If you’re pursuing a job in sports, one of the most frustrating things you will hear from employers—that is, if you’re not prepared—are those two dreaded words: “Experience Required.” I always thought, “How in the world can I get experience, when the only employers hiring are those that require experience?” It never made sense to…
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The #1 Reason You Won’t Get Hired in Sports
The number one reason people don’t get hired in the sports industry is “Likeability.” In other words, if you’re not likeable, if you have a chip on your shoulder, if you’re a negative person, if you talk trash about other people, or if you’re just a miserable human being all the way around, nobody…
EXCLUSIVE! Secrets to Landing your Dream Sports Job from an Industry Insider
The sports world is like a secret society including a language similar to Morse code. Once you’ve entered through the doors of the stadium, you are adorned with a special robe in your designated team colors. As the next ‘chosen one,’ you receive a purple medal of honor for making it through the doors as…
A Sports Marketing Success Story
Sports marketing has evolved over the last few decades. It used to consist simply of a television commercial, a signboard at a televised event, or maybe a player endorsement with a chosen player wearing a company logo on a shirt. Today, sports marketing is far more innovative and sophisticated. Sponsors want returns for their investment…
How to Market Yourself for a Job in Sports: 3 Keys to a Killer Pitch
There are many types of pitches. Some pitches are for raising money for a new company. Other pitches are designed to pique the interest of a book publisher or a movie producer. The pitch I’m going to help you with is designed to get you in front of the person who has the power…
The Mark Cuban No Excuses Policy for Breaking Into Sports
When Mark Cuban bought the Dallas Mavericks, they went from NBA laughing stock to perennial winners literally overnight. (Check the win-loss record for the year Cuban bought the team. It will blow your mind.) One of the many things Cuban brought to the organization that helped turn it around was a “No Excuses” policy. What…
Why Professional Athletes Struggle with Retirement
With all of the hype surrounding around Ian Thorpe’s comeback, you might have missed the latest announcement of another former Australian ‘super-fish’ Michael Klim returning to the Aussie swim team for London. At 33, he is a three-time Olympian who started his own range of skincare products after announcing his retirement in 2007 (when he…
What are The Hottest Employment Prospects in Sports?
What are the hottest employment prospects in sports? These days, its the sports-related companies making news. Everyday, something new and exciting is breaking in the sports business world: new product launches, new companies, new divisions, new corporate sponsorships, new vice presidents, new arenas, new channels, new programming, new sporting events – you name it – sports…
How to Find a Job in the Growing Sports Industry
According to the SportsBusiness Journal, the Sports Industry is one of the fastest-growing industries in the United States with nearly $250 billion in revenue annually. That makes it bigger than the U.S. Auto Industry and 10 times larger than the Motion Picture Industry. What does that mean to you? It means there’s an enormous amount of…
How to Work in Social Media for a Super Bowl Bound Team
Voice of the Box‘s latest interview comes in a timely matter, as the Super Bowl is set to go this Sunday in Dallas. Joining Matt is Duke Bobber, Internet Coordinator for the Super Bowl bound Green Bay Packers. Duke travels every game with the team, running the main Packers website, as well as its social…
Top 5 Ways to Stay Motivated While Working From Home
Many of you who read sportsnetworker.com are entrepreneurs who regularly browse the site for sports news and education in social media. You also want to learn how to manage your own sports-related businesses, based on the successful journeys of others. Sometimes this is accomplished through reading interviews with Travis Bell and Levar Fisher. We learn…
Uncovering the Hidden Sports Job Market
Sports PR jobs seem like they’re hidden, but they’re really not. You just have to know where to look. Most people can’t find Sports PR jobs because they have blinders on. They get so focused on working for their favorite team, they can’t see the big picture. That’s understandable because of all the excitement surrounding…