✍️ Rohit Singh

🗓️ Oct 23, 2024

Yes, the sports sector holds a very promising future, according to Statista, the global market value of the industry is set to bombard and touch $680 billion by 2028 but it also comes with immense competition thus you need proper planning and strong preparation. This post will talk about the steps how you can land your desired job in the sports industry:

Goal-Setting

Goal setting is the first thing to do while you are job hunting. Narrow down your vision, consider your strength, see what can best align with it and start because the sports management industry is very broad and you must be selective. A few of the many career options include:

• Athletic director
• Event Coordinator
• Marketing Manager
• Facility operations manager 

Having a goal and following it step-by-step can not only increase productivity but also channel your effort in the right direction and keep you away from following the rabbit hole. The goals can be very basic and measurable like making two or three valuable connections this week with whom you can learn something, customizing your cover letter, or applying your resume for the fourth job this month.

Networking

Building a strong, reliable professional network can help you like anything else. For example – Let’s say there are 100 applicants for a particular job role and your resume is 70th in the order, who knows maybe before getting into your resume the desired candidate gets selected but if you have some great connection in that organization then by their name your resume could be the first one for the screening process and you can grab that dream job.

Education and Experience

A relevant certificate or degree is also necessary for you to target sports-centered jobs. A sports major, like a bachelors in sports management or other, is what is preferable. Advanced education, such as a master’s program or degree could give you an edge in the competitive and future-potent sports industry.

Personal Branding

Make your personality a brand. Craft a strong online presence. Optimize your profile on social media platforms like Linkedin and Twitter and mull how you can add knowledge and value to your audience. It’s simple, you have to create a solid impression so that other people can remember you. In other words, Branding is all about how you portray your personality and sell your work.

You should not only be the one who just mentioned sports is my passion but rather prove it with action. Talk about how you volunteered in your local leagues or some industry events.

Learning 

Grab every internship or learning opportunity from where you can get industry experience. Always have a learning mindset, it’s not necessary that you would land your dream job in your first at-bat but the experience gained will surely help to get there. 

Always ready to go above and beyond when it comes to work and don’t hesitate to take on high profile projects. Be the go-to person in your team whom any individual can trust and you won’t be at rookie level for much longer.

Advance your career by doing a master’s in sports management from the ISM GLOBE. 

ISM GLOBE offers a sports management masters program or PGPSM which allows students to get hands-on industry experience and acquire technical knowledge. Our master’s program helps the students to be exposed globally to international universities, and global brands to understand the dynamics and their functionality to get a pleasing and lucrative career.