Six Tips to Find Your Sports Industry Fit

As our name suggests, we offer sports career advice to help people find jobs in the sports industry. However, the sports industry is broad and has opportunities for a variety of specialized roles within it, so finding your niche is important. That’s the spot Layne from Cleveland finds himself in with his question for the WorkInSports Podcast: “Hi Brian, you came and spoke in my college classroom a few weeks back and was so into the info you were sharing, I started listening to the podcast right away. You have hooked a new listener and fan! "I have a question for you; I love sports, I’m majoring in sports, but I have no idea what I should do in sports. I’m not asking you what I should do. I’m asking you what can I do to figure out what I love and want to pursue?” Here are 6 things you can do and host Brian Clapp can explain them in detail: 1. Search for entry-level roles using key terms associated with these positions. 2. Focus on jobs that match what you are passionate about. 3. Do a lot of internships. 4. Research salary information (check out our salary research tool). 5. Decide your priorities in life and how the job you choose factors into those priorities. 6. Upload your resume and see what matches come up.