The Work in Sports Podcast - Insider Advice for Sports Careers

Work in Sports Podcast Episode 5 - Philadelphia Eagles Talent Acquisition Manager Colleen Scoles Hi, Welcome to the Work in Sports Podcast – I’m Brian Clapp Director of Content for WorkinSports. My job is to use my experience in the sports industry to share ideas with you on how to make your way in sports. I like my ideas, I feel pretty strongly about my perspective on things and I feel a healthy number of people have said thank you and that I have helped them. BUT, I’m always looking for fresh, current perspective on what the day to day world is like out there for sports job seekers. So, I asked around. I looked through my LinkedIn contacts and saw Colleen Scoles – Talent Acquisition Manager for the Philadelphia Eagles.  As we explored in the last podcast, talking about networking with Zach Hall of the Arizona Diamondbacks, I’m terrible and I mean terrible at asking for things. I don’t like it. I don’t like feeling like I am indebted to someone, or that I need them. I have this stubborn independence streak. It’s a flaw …I can admit it. But I was really excited when I connected with Colleen in LinkedIn… so I reached out. And you know what, she said yes about as pleasantly as someone can. All of a sudden my anxiety was replaced by excitement. I was getting a top of the line guest, just by asking nicely. What came next was even more exciting – Colleen held nothing back. She shared with me what she looks for in resumes, how to determine if someone is a cultural fit, the biggest mistakes people make on their resume – and most impressively, that at the Philadelphia Eagles they look through each resume submitted manually. That’s crazy. Before we get into the conversation with Colleen, which trust me, you are going to love. Lets answer a fan question – Anna from Denver has a follow up question on networking and its overall importance. Anna writes – “hey brian I love the podcast and am so glad you’ve started this up. I have a hard time knowing how to communicate with people in the industry – how do I make real connections with people on social media and other avenues.” Just because networking isn’t my comfort zone doesn’t mean I don’t have things that work, and things I like when people do them to me. Step 1 – determine where it is worth it to spend your time on social. LinkedIn is more professional than most other social networks and everyone has a business connection vibe, so it make sense to start there. Step 2 – Have a purpose with every conversation you strike up. Don’t make a connection and do nothing with it. Say Hi, tell them you read a story of theirs and liked it, tell them you enjoy their employer page, or their group or their picture…ok the last one is creepy. But the idea is to say something…without asking for anything. Step 3 – If you share their content, like their articles, and follow their business now you are in a position to talk to them. But it’s about how you talk to them that matter – don’t ask for things like a job or a referral – this person does not know you and will be put off if you do this… I know I am. Instead ask a specific question – hey I’d love to be a production assistant and work my way up in sports television, any particular skill you think I should master? Or I’ve always wanted to work in sports sales… any resources you’d recommend  I read about becoming a better sales person? Do not ask vague open ended questions – they will not get answered. If you say, I love sports what do you think I should do with my life… you will not get an answer. But if you can ask intelligent specific questions and start a conversation…now you are on to something.

Bonus Podcast - Fox Sports Radio's Clay Travis Shows What Stupidity Looks Like I’m doing this bonus podcast because I’m mad – really mad – and this is my chance to rant a bit and release some steam. I’ll let you know this is about Fox Sports radio host Clay Travis’ appearance on CNN this past Friday – but first a little backstory to set the stage. For about 20 years I’ve worked in the sports media – a majority of that in broadcast television. When you work on the sports side of TV, you are often looked down at and not believed to be a true journalist. The political producers think you cover fluff pieces – the investigative team doesn’t think you know how to track down a story – the weather people, the metro, even the traffic folks feel emboldened against the silly sports people. But every once in a while there is a moment where we in sports television get to show off. A story crosses over from being sports, to being news. Now, the news people will always try to steal those stories, but good sports people know how to take the story back. In 2001 at the Daytona 500 Dale Earnhardt died on the track, I was in the producers chair live on the air on CNN/Sports Illustrated as we scrambled to get confirmation, report the story, get reaction and more. It was chaos….and then – big CNN network called down and said, ‘we’re taking your feed live on CNN, don’t f it up.” This was that moment, and while I don’t like to think we put ourselves on a pedestal in a tragic time for Earnhardt’s family. We shined that day, and everyone was proud really proud. But those moments don’t come along that often…and unfortunately they are usually based around tragedy. Think Aaron Hernandez, Payne Stewart dying, Pat Tillman – We had one of those moments this week. Jemele Hill tweeting out that Donal Trump was a white supremacist and White House Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders using her podium to declare it was a fireable offense. This is an opportunity for sports people to shine. The networks will come calling and they’re going to want to hear passionate opinions on freedom of speech, on whether she always speaks as a representative of her employer or if she’s allowed a private voice. There are some juicy subjects to debate and discuss here. And then Clay Travis happened. Side note  before I dig into this – I always debate in my head whether even talking about an A-hole like Clay gives this special type of moron exactly what they want, notoriety and to be liked and propped up by their Neanderthal base.  My normal approach is to let the idiots burn out and just ignore the, but I can’t bite my tongue this time. I have to call this guy out. So if you haven’t heard – Fox Sports Radio’s Clay Travis was on CNN as a guest to discuss the Jemele Hill controversy. Former ESPN Senior Editor Keith Reed was the other guest and the host was Brooke Baldwin. When Baldwin came to Travis for his opinion on whether Jemele Hill should be punished by ESPN, possibly fired, he responded ‘I believe in the first amendment and boobs.” Keith Reed rolls his eyes, Baldwin comes back to him and asks wait did you say booze…or boobs. Travis doubles down says it again, smirking. She calls him on it. He triples down and recites his carefully planned line again. Can’t you just picture it – this lug nut sitting in front of the mirror earlier in the day thinking…I’ll unbutton my shirt just a little extra today…get just an extra dab of gel in my hair… and I’ll make a boob joke on live TV. This is going to be great. But it failed. It failed miserably. I've heard in the last few days that Travis work shopped this juvenile boob line on his blog and radio show prior to his CNN appearance...

Podcast Interview with Arizona Diamondbacks Mascot and Author of Don't Sleep on Planes, Zachary Hall Hi! Welcome to the Work in Sports podcast – I’m Brian Clapp Director of Content for Work in Sports – today on the podcast we have Arizona Diamondbacks mascot and author of Don’t Sleep on Planes, Zachary Hall. A little backstory here - After I decided we should launch this podcast my boss – Work in Sports CEO John Mellor – reached out and said you have to have Zach Hall on as a guest. My first thought was, OK a mascot is a pretty cool gig, but will this really speak to a large portion of our audience? Are there enough people out there interested in this form of entertainment? And to John’s credit he said – read his book and call him. Zach’s book is on networking, and what makes his story and techniques so inspiring is that he took advantage of his opportunity. Here’s what I mean. Zach is a professional mascot, which means he is very often at major events within the city of Phoenix, rubbing elbows with important people. And instead of staying in character or acting as a wallflower once his mask came off, he started reaching out and talking to the important people around him. He used networking to further elevate himself, and to help others. As a self-confessed terrible networker, I wanted to learn more about his mascot life, but also his networking concepts. There are many parts of this interview that you can put into action today. Before we head down that road – a question from a fan, Rochelle from Dallas wants to know if being a student athlete is something that will help her get a job in the sports industry. If you have a question – email it to me, bclapp at workinsports.com --- Questions for Author of Don’t Sleep on Planes and Arizona Diamondbacks Mascot, Zach Hall: 1: First things first – you’re a mascot for the Diamondbacks. How did this happen? 2: Did you have a mentor or someone that inspired you to enter this field? 3: Basketball mascots have to do more flips and dunks – whats the most reckless thing you’ve had to do in the spirit of fan entertainment? 4: Are you considered a part of the marketing staff, community relations – how does it actually break down within the team? 5: Percentage wise – how much of your time do you spend on the field vs. in the community? Which do you prefer? 6: For fans outside of Arizona – what is your go-to move on the field? 7: Lets’ jump out of the bobcat suit and talk about your book. Don’t Sleep on Planes – which is a title I love by the way – and it’s all about the importance of networking and the how to steps anyone can implement – lets’ start with an easy one… when and why did you determine that networking would be such an instrumental part of your career? 8: You tell a story in the book about meeting a high level executive on a plane ride to vegas – hence the title of the book – tell us about that event and what it led to for you. 9: This may be hard to acknowledge but I’m a bit of an introvert when it comes to networking – I see myself as a bother, so I just keep my head down – how can an introvert still make their way in networking? 10: What about outside the field of play, do you have a different way of getting to know complete strangers? What’s the Scenario? You’re at a mascot conference there are celebrity speakers, team executives, athletes – it’s a potpourri of potential sports industry connections…the conference is ending everyone is dispersing and...

Millennials in the Sports Workplace - An Inside Look with Taylor Carmichael, WorkinSports.com Intern Hi I’m Brian Clapp and this is the Work in Sports Podcast – I’m going to let you in on a little secret, I’m a 42-year old dude. I’m in that phase where I think I’m young, but my kids remind me all the time that I’m not. I didn’t grow up with a cellphone, or a laptop – heck I didn’t even get cable TV until my sophomore year of high school. I remember we didn’t have access to Boston Celtics home games on TV because they were on cable -- but we got the road games on Channel 38 which you could get with just an antenna. I’d sneak down at night to watch Larry Bird play games in Milwaukee or Dallas – way past my bedtime – but it was all I could do to feed my sports appetite. All this is to say the world is different now, and I can’t pretend to have all the answers that relate to a younger generation…so I’m bringing in a millennial expert today – our intern Taylor Carmichael from Arizona State University. But before we jump into, what I think is an awesome conversation about Millennials in the workplace and the different challenges they face – let’s answer a fan question. Got an email this week from Steve in Missouri – Steve is a college junior and wants to know if relocating is a necessity for working in the sports industry… If you have a question – send it to me at bclapp at workinsports dot com – I’ll answer the best questions every week. Alright now that we’ve handled that – let’s get into it with Taylor Carmichael – Work in Sports Podcast Episode 003 - Show Notes and Questions Taylor is a senior at Arizona State University at the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism… 1: Just so everyone knows, I’ve told Taylor that while I am technically her boss, she is not supposed to agree with me today out of any obligation – I want her to disagree and defend her generation because let’s face it millennials get a bad rap. Let’s start with a few assumptions and I want you to explain to me as a millennial if these are true or a myth: Millennials are just mad at everyone who isn’t a millennial My generation was mad about things – unemployment, high college debt, high cost of living – but we answered that problem by listening to Pearl Jam and brooding. Millennials to me are more active with their disdain which makes some people say “who do you think you are?”. Millennials feel entitled – this is the whole participation trophy thing …that all Millennials feel they deserve things rather than have to work for them. Millennials are lazy. Millennials are lost without their phones and can’t write more than 140 characters at a time. Millennials don’t want to work for anyone or play by anyone elses rules – they spend a lot of time figuring out how to “f*** the man” I’ll beep that out. I was reading this morning that Millennials are the largest generation making up nearly 40% of the population…which is nuts. So your crew is the future of the workplace in every industry. I wrote a piece a few months back about how we need more millennials in the workplace and that employers shouldn’t be afraid of what millennials aren’t they should embrace what they are… I gave some brilliant reasons…and it got slammed. People said I was shortsighted, that I was giving out participation trophies, that I was an enabler…Why do you think people have such a negative reaction to Millennials in the workforce? “By and large, they’re not as driven as my generation,” retired Morgan Stanley CEO and chairman John Mack recently complained about us.

Podcast Interview with J.D. Pruess - Sports Producer, American Ninja Warrior In the last few years since we launched our blog on WorkinSports.com we’ve received over 10,000 questions about the sport industry from our user base and the sports community at large. I try my best to answer them all big and small, but it can get a little repetitive. You see many people are living the same experience, and enduring the same fears, and while it can be tough to answer each question individually – we’re going to tackle these issues with you in this forum every week. This week we’re talking about choosing the right college for a sports career, and even deeper – is there such a thing? Hi I’m Brian Clapp, and this is the Work in Sports Podcast. As I mentioned today we’re focusing in on college choice – how important is it to your future in the sports industry, how much does it help you after graduation and if you don’t get into the big name sports schools – is all hope lost and you should just give up? I have a very strong opinion on this, which we will explore -  but it’s not all about what I think, I’m just one voice. Sure I’ve worked in the sports industry for 20 years, have been responsible for hiring sports staff, and I went to college, so I am qualified to have an opinion – but I can only speak to my experience. There are other points of view worth exploring, so as I’ll try to do every week – I’m bringing in another voice from the sports industry. This week – it’s J.D. Pruess – acclaimed sports producer – Podcast Outline for J.D. Pruess Interview Hi J.D. … This is the part where I say nice things about you, are you ready… J.D. is one of the most accomplished producers in sports, he has worked for sports networks including Fox Sports and ESPN, produced sports documentaries around the globe, worked for the Los Angeles Dodgers, and currently is a producer for one of the hottest/coolest sports shows ever – American Ninja Warrior. Did I miss anything? Should I dig deeper into the fact you also worked for ESPN Hollywood – and became friends with Mario Lopez? Alright so the reason I wanted to have J.D on is because J.D. and I had polar opposite college experiences, and yet we’ve both been working in the sports industry for over 20 years -- J.D. went to one of the best schools in the nation – The University of Missouri, and I went to The University of Delaware, not a bad school blue hen fans, but not one of the top “sports institutions”. So I want to start at the beginning of your journey J.D.—when did you identify you wanted to work in the sports industry and why? Because you knew early on, did you intentionally target a top school like Missouri? See right there my experience was totally different – I had no idea what I wanted. I was about as confused a 17 year old kid as you could be. I didn’t choose Delaware based on what I wanted to learn, I choose based on comfort. I liked the campus, and it was somewhere new I had never been. I am a simple man. I started out as a biology and chemistry double major – I liked science, what can I say. I’d assume one of the major advantages of a top school is facilities geared towards focus – while I don’t want this to be a University of Missouri infomercial, I do think it is important to paint a clear picture of opportunity – so what were the facilities like? Outside of top facilities – what about networking? Did being at Missou help you make connections in the industry? Alright – so you have sports specific classes, TV production networks, top of the line facilities, and a built in network --- you know what I had...

Sports Sales Careers Are Your Ticket into the Sports Industry - Work in Sports Podcast E001 Say the word sales and most people have a negative reaction. Yep you just felt it in your chest right as I said it… in fact, you are probably considering stopping this podcast already, thinking this will not help me or have anything to do with me…because I don’t want to work in sales. I get it. Sales are the phone call that comes in during dinner… or waits just a little too long to say anything once you pick up… or comes in from some random town in Illinois…bottom line, you know there is going to be a pitch and an ask at the end and you just don’t want to deal with it. If you have such a visceral reaction to sales people – why in the world would you want to work in sales? Most people aren’t inspired by these calls - hanging up with the attitude “I want to do that some day!” BUT, I’ve worked in the sports industry for over 20 years and I’d estimate 80% of the top level fancy car driving, golf course playing, athlete elbow rubbing executives that I’ve either worked for or talked to have a background in sales. Why? Because revenue drives everything. I’m Brian Clapp Director of Content for WorkinSports and this… is the work in sports podcast… it’s important to understand that without revenue generated primarily by sales people there is no massive free agent signing for your team. There is no in demand coach to rejuvenate your team without sponsorship deals. There aren’t fancy facilities and wifi enabled arenas without group sales and merchandise. Sales are the straw that stirs the drink in sports. If you can generate sales and drive revenue, your superiors will notice and you will climb the career ladder faster than just about any career path. One such powerful sales executive is Carl Manteau Senior Director of Group Sales for the Milwaukee Bucks…Hi Carl how are you? Questions for Carl Manteau, Milwaukee Bucks Senior Director of Group Sales 1: Over 50% of the jobs in the sports industry have a sales requirement in them – I know this because we have a sports job board and I searched this morning -- so this is where the opportunity lies for the majority of sports people. But it gets kind of confusing – I look around and I see jobs in inside sales, group sales, sponsorship sales, premium seating sales, account executive roles etc etc etc. If I was just starting out I wouldn’t know where to start…So carl – help us understand the basic career path of someone in sports sales – where do they usually start? 2: What about education – are sales a ‘learn on the job’ career or is there something in particular a student should focus their classwork on? 3: I hate to admit it, but people bad mouth sales. The term has a negative connotation – tell us why you got into sales, what you love about it, and what it has done for your career? 4: I talk to executives in the sports industry all the time – and news flash people -- a vast majority of them have a background in sales. Why is understanding the business of sales such an important attribute for people to have? I had bosses at 5: Lets get into the mechanism of the job – you graduated college, you get an entry level sales job with your favorite team – what does your day to day look like? 6: See this sounds a lot like when I started in sports TV – there were about 25-30 of us fresh out of college working as production assistants. We worked crazy hours, hustled our butts off, cut highlights for shows and tried to show our supervisors were were ready for the next step. It’s almost a lord of the flies scenario – survive the chaos or q...

Don't kid yourself, sports jobs are highly competitive. In the past, WorkinSports.com has been asked to help sports employers like ESPN with some of their recruiting efforts and it's amazing the amount of responses they get for every opening. Do you want to be the person getting the competitive sports jobs, or just the person filling out a lot of applications? If you want to be the person who gets hired, you need to answer and act upon this simple question: WIS differentiator good.MTS // Video Transcript for "How To Stand Out From The Crowd For Sports Jobs" Brian Clapp, Director of Content WorkinSports.com: If you've ever spent any time watching reality competition shows, anything from Top Chef to Ink Masters what you quickly find out is that the finalists, the final four to six people, are all really, really supremely talented at what they do. The difference between the eventual winner and the fourth place person may in fact be razor thin. So lets think about this concept as it relates to your search for sports jobs. Lets say you were applying for a job at ESPN or Nike or some other really big sports industry behemoth. Think about how many resumes they are going to receive for each opening, think about how many interested people there are out there from a wide range of experience levels - and then think about how you might fit into that equation. Are you a finalist, a top four person, or the eventual winner? If you don't think you are the eventual winner of this sports job, you have the entire skill set, think about what you need to do that is one step more. Ask yourself the question - what skill could I learn that would make me more valuable to this employer? Maybe it's something like Photoshop, maybe you can teach yourself Photoshop or take a class on Photoshop. You may have no interest in being a graphic designer, but a skill like Photoshop might be the one thing that sets you apart from the rest of the competition. It might be that subtle extra layer of versatility that helps you in get the sports job you want. What I want you to do is really dissect your section of the sports industry, and figure out where you can find a little difference point - what can you do to be just a little bit better? That is the question you need to be asking yourself as you compete for sports jobs.

The goal of our WorkinSports blog is to help our audience any way we can - sometimes that requires us to give you a bit of a wake-up call. This video is one of those times. WIS Most jobs are not for sports fans.MTS // _ // ]]> Video Transcript: "The Harsh Advice You Need to Hear About Working in Sports" Brian Clapp, WorkinSports.com Director of Content:  I hate to burst the bubble of every sports fan out there - but most jobs in the sports industry are not just for sports fans. People email me daily saying "I know everything about sports, quiz me I know it all! How should I get a job in the sports industry?" What I tell them is, go get some skills because just having knowledge of sports doesn't really qualify you for anything. People think just because they have intricate sports knowledge and can tell you who the 1973 AL MVP was, that that means they are going to be hired by ESPN and get on the air debating with Skip Bayless. I'm sorry but it doesn't work that way - jobs at ESPN require great technical knowledge, writing for sports blogs means you have to be a strong writer, not just knowledgeable, if you want to work for a team you need to know sales, marketing, analytics - you have to add value. If you want to work in sports there are tangible skills you need to learn - but here is the biggest thing, most of the jobs in sports are in sales and marketing - on the business side of sports. There aren't nearly as many jobs working in sports specifically for a team or network so my suggestion is to start out where the biggest opportunities are. The Tampa Bay Rays just came out with a throwback jersey. Since they have only been around for about 15-20 years it doesn't make all that much sense to have a throwback jersey. BUT, a genius in the marketing department thought this is a way to make more money and sell more jerseys. They came up with an idea and executed on it and now they are going to sell them like hotcakes which leads to revenue. What is the point? That decision had nothing to do with being a sports fan. It had to do with business knowledge, marketing knowledge, those are the things that will help you get a job in sports. So learn business, learn sales, learn tangible skills - focus on more than just being a sports fan and then you can begin working in sports. Just being a sports fan doesn't qualify you for anything.

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Whether your professional network is small or large, you need to make sure you have the right people in it. There is one person in particular you really need, we explain who they are and where to find them in this short video: WIS the person you need in your network wistiaEmbed = Wistia.embed("ca9zr6nqlg"); Video Transcript for "The Person You Need in Your Professional Network" Brian Clapp, WorkinSports.com Director of Content transcript coming soon)

Becoming a professional athlete is a near impossible task, but for many who can't climb that mountain the next best thing is becoming a sportscaster. Wondering how to make that dream a reality? We have some tips and techniques to get you headed down the right path: WIS becoming a sportscaster // Video Transcript for "So You Want to Become a Sportscaster? Here's How to Refine Your Skills" Brian Clapp, WorkinSports.com Director of Content: So you want to become a sportscaster? It's the dream job of so many young sports fans, and it makes perfect sense. So many people grow up watching sportscasters on TV presenting sports news, talking to the great athletes of the time and it's easy to make the assumption that you can do this job! Then the next question comes in... how? How do I get there? How do I get hired? How do I get noticed? Well, it all starts with practice and I'm going to give you a tip today to practice the right way. Step 1: Grab a friend Step 2: Friend throws out a random sports concept - it can be real, it can be fake breaking news...it doesn't matter. Step 3: You set a clock and give yourself 2 minutes Step 4: In the two minutes you write a 15-20 second intro to that story Step 5: Timer goes off - you get in front of your camera (or webcam) and present it as if you were on live TV For example, your friend throws out "Odell Beckham Jr. just blew out his ACL" BOOM! Now you have 2 minutes to write your story and get up there memorized and ready to present to the camera. After you do that, watch it back and critique yourself. Don't be biased, be critical. To become a sportscaster you have to be prepared for the urgency of the industry. You never know exactly what is going to happen, so you have to prepare yourself to write well under a deadline and be able to present it well on camera. If you practice this technique a lot, you will become natural and skilled in the art of talking on camera and that is how you begin to build a great demo reel and get yourself noticed.

Sometimes you need a little tough love to push you through your career, with that in mind I think this may be just what you need: WIS writing skills // Video Transcript for "The Skill You Need to Improve for Your Sports Career" Brian Clapp, Director of Content WorkinSports.com: I had a mentor earlier in my career who told me I was not a good enough writer to work in the sports industry. Talk about a punch in the gut, that one kind of hurt. What he explained was, if you are not a good writer it means you are just a talker and talkers work in used car lots, not the sports industry. Boom! Shot to the chest. That burns. Looking back, it's true, writing was a skill I really needed to work on and I think you do too. Almost everyone I come in contact with in the sports industry needs to constantly work at improving their writing. I'm not sure if most people realize how much writing skills come into play no matter what you do in sports. * If you want to be an anchor or reporter you will be constantly writing, they aren't just winging it * If you want to work in sports marketing you'll be creating email campaigns, brochures, social media posts and more * If you want to work in sports public relations, you'll always be writing press releases and other documents In every part of your sports career path you'll create presentations, craft emails, write official documents - you will always be writing. Working in the sports industry isn't about being able to hit three pointers or understand a cover 2 defense, it's about being able to communicate information that is valuable to your audience, whether that is in sports broadcasting, marketing or sales or some other discipline. So, start working on your writing skills today and it will help differentiate you from the crowd, because most people exercising their writing muscle.

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The expectations of the workforce have changed. According to a recent study the number one reason people are attracted to a new job is "Good Pay", which explains why the majority of workers are always on the hunt for something better. We explain more about the current state of job searching in this short, informative, video: WIS the state of job seeking // Video Transcript for "The Current State of Job Searching and How it Affects You" Brian Clapp, WorkinSports.com Director of Content: We as a workforce, as a society, as a people, are a very restless bunch. There is a recent study published saying that 65% of people, within three months of finding a new job, are already in the midst of a fresh job search. There is no sense of loyalty anymore, most worker-types used to get into a job and bank on being there for at least 1-3 years. The belief always was, you need to have strong examples on your resume of being loyal, of showing you can learn and you can grow. within a company. That jumping around from job to job was a red flag on your resume. But now, we're a restless community, essentially saying, "Yeah I got this job and I went through the interview process and I worked hard to get it...but I'd kind of like to see what else is out there." This job search pattern is exactly why we are constantly searching for new jobs, new people and new employers on WorkinSports.com - because we know the majority of people are looking to advance and to grow instead of stagnate. The vast majority of people aren't comfortable with the role they are in, so we help you find a better one. It would be idealistic to get your dream job right out of the gate. You graduate college, start working at your dream company and just stay there forever. That just isn't the reality nowadays - people are actively searching for jobs almost all the time. And if that number is accurate, that 65% of people are looking for new jobs after 3 months on a job, what do you think the number is after 6 months, or 9 months? You are not alone if you are feeling anxious and want to look for a new position and want to keep seeing what is out there and what your options are. WorkinSports.com can be your best avenue to achieve your goal of a better job - we are constantly filling our job board with new opportunities, upwards of 75-100 every day. We're here to help...so use us!

Recent studies indicate hiring managers make a decision about your prospects at their company within the first few minutes of talking to you. What are they looking for in that short time period? We know one thing, and we explain it in this short video: WIS confidence // Video Transcript for "The Trait Hiring Managers Are Looking For" Brian Clapp, WorkinSports.com Director of Content: When I am interviewing people the number one thing I am looking for is confidence. Not cocky - cocky is flip and snarky - nobody wants to bring that into their corporate culture. Confidence on the other hand is an innate ability to believe in yourself and your abilities. Here's the problem, most people when they try to seem confident, come off cocky - they cross that line. So how do you show a natural confidence level? It's simple really - education and practice bring natural confidence. Let's say you are preparing for a test in college, if you study a lot you are going to go into that test confident, if you went you partying the night before, you are not going to go in confident. It's that simple. Educating yourself on a skill set, and practicing it repeatedly makes you naturally feel comfortable. So whether you are practicing interview questions and scenarios you think may come up, or your ability to speak intelligently about your Photoshop skills - having that confidence comes from your overall education and preparation. Now, where are some resources you can get a more targeted education without having to go through a long-term, expensive degree experience? There are many resources nowadays, sites like Lynda.com and CreativeLive - where you can focus in on a singular task and learn a specific skill. If you do that, you'll have a new found confidence in your ability to achieve certain tasks and it will naturally come out in the interview process. Look for ways you can further educate yourself and that will enhance your natural confidence.