It is Time to Go EXTRA in Your Sports Job Search

The Work in Sports Podcast - Insider Advice for Sports Careers

I’m going to jump right into things this week with a passionate plea for all of you job seekers out there.

The time is now to go extra.

What is happening in the sports industry right now?

Huge shifts in hiring.

For the last year there has been staffing contraction due to COVID – not necessarily because of revenue depletion, sure in some cases it was, but not everywhere. Certain jobs were temporarily contracted due to the lack of live attended sports events, no need for me to rehash that, many of you lived it.

The need was always going to be there, and come charging back...which is happening now, we are seeing a huge uptick in hiring.

There are a few other things happening too.

1: People changed over the last year. Their priorities shifted, their desires changed, their focused took on new meaning.

Many people sat back and said --- “maybe sports aren’t my jam.” Maybe the schedule isn’t my thing. Maybe I don’t want to be around 15,000 people a night. Maybe I don’t want to work holidays and weekends.

Everyone reprioritized for some reasons. Everyone was affected differently by the last year.

I’ve talked to many people who have said, I think I;m giving up on the sports idea...or I’m going to look for something closer to family, because that what I learned to appreciate and value in the last year.

Our society is taking a new view on work, and even more, purpose...and I respect the heck out of that.

You do you.

I hear that, and I love that people are knowing themselves and engaging in self-care, but I also think...that opens opportunities for others, and that other could be you.

Let’s get into the thrust of this conversation: Now is the time to go EXTRA.