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Wed, 02/01/2012 - 12:50
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Hire Me....Dot Com

It is not the natural inclination of most people to shout from the rooftops, to all who will listen, that they are unemployed. It may therefore seem counterintuitive to create a website dedicated to promoting one’s job search and try to direct as much traffic as possible to that website. But, that's exactly what I ended up doing after I was laid off from my job last February after a corporate restructuring. I realized I could be in for a lengthy and uphill battle in a job market crowded with talented and creative individuals.

Mon, 01/02/2012 - 13:43
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Do The Job You Want and the One You Have

The first piece of career advice I ever received was, "Dress for the job you want, not the one you have." Through the years I passed along that advice and then developed variations of it as young professionals reached out to me for help with how to take the next steps in their careers, specifically with internal promotions. They were being praised in their current roles, but those above were overlooking them as replacements for their bosses who were moving on to other organizations.

Wed, 11/30/2011 - 10:36
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Trust in Your Staff to Make a Dent in Your Task List

All too often, we find ourselves getting caught up in the hustle and bustle of our daily activities. Often it seems that the 10 items we had on our task list for the day are not the actual items that consume our day once we arrive in the office. This usually results in the infamous “There just isn’t enough time in the day” comment that many of us have probably rambled off at one point or another. While it may be easy to get a little flustered from time to time, it’s imperative that this not become the norm as your staff will inevitably begin to become flustered too.

Mon, 10/31/2011 - 18:22
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Interviews in Fast Forward

Looking through resumes is time consuming, especially with as competitive as the sports industry has become in recent years. Because of that, these candidates are more creative with the ways they are trying to stand out, including websites, QR codes, videos and more. They usually have the experience to back it up, as well as references calling on their behalf so trying to weed through these candidates is becoming more time consuming.

Mon, 10/03/2011 - 13:00
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Defining Event Presentation and Its Challenges

This article introduces a new career field to The Migala Report: Event Presentation.

Game entertainment, game operations, live programming – these are some words people typically use to describe what is ultimately become known as “event presentation.” So what is event presentation? When I ask today’s sports management students this very question, the response seems to be consistent along the lines of, “entertaining fans from the moment they arrive to the moment they leave.” Although this is true, today’s marketplace has transformed the definition of event presentation to include so much more. For the purpose of this article, I’m referring to sporting events, but the same principles apply to other events. To begin to define event presentation it’s important to visualize event presentation as a wheel with many spokes. The spokes represent the elements that must be incorporated into each and every event to support an organization’s objectives. These elements can include:

Sun, 07/31/2011 - 22:02
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The Fastest Road Isn’t Always the Best One

When I was at the NACMA convention in June, I met several young professionals looking for career advice. One young woman in particular caught my attention. When I asked about her current job, she responded “I’m a professional intern.” She interned in her college athletic department beginning her freshman year. She volunteered for three different pro teams during the summers while finishing college. Then, she was a grad assistant for two years and just completed a 10-month internship in another athletic department in May. She has lived in three different time zones in seven years.

Mon, 07/11/2011 - 08:21
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I HATE THE TERM NETWORKING

So as I asked around the office for suggestions on this blog post this morning, suggestions were all over the board.  Topics ranged from detailing the assimilation of Brazilians into American marketing culture, the differences between private and public schools and books I’ve read.  The other topic suggested by the talented Lauren Taylor was networking, which is the topic furthest from my heart.  The reason it strays so far from me is I’ve never really understood the term, yet everybody talks about it and tells you it is important.

Fri, 04/29/2011 - 10:11
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It's Okay to Make Mistakes in Life, but Never on Your Resume

They say if you ask 10 people to look at your resume, you will get 10 different opinions. Well, I asked 10 established collegiate sports marketers what they want to see on a resume and their overall answers were the same: be valuable, be specific, be unique and be smart. When putting together your resume, you need to be more than a marketer. Take a look at what else these collegiate sports marketers expect you to be as I have compiled all of their answers in their own words.

Be a Caterer

Tue, 03/01/2011 - 15:04
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Carrying Your Career Ladder through Your Personal Crossroads: A Parable

After leaving Upstart University in October of 1999 for a job that Knox Fitzgerald figured would have been his fast track to achieving his career goals, he found himself right back at Upstart in June of 2000. The job he took out of state was not what he had expected and, to his great fortune, the position he left with Upstart athletics had not been filled permanently. Knox got his old job back, received a title bump, and garnered a little bit more pay for his seven month sabbatical.

Sat, 02/05/2011 - 19:49
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Street Smarts vs. Book Smarts: Having Both Makes You a Top Candidate

Most successful sports professionals wouldn’t stand a chance if they put their first resumes up against the college graduates this Spring. The industry continues to get more competitive every year and the young professionals are responding by finishing their undergraduate studies with four years of experience volunteering for sports organizations. These are the people landing the internships and entry-level positions, which leaves everyone else scrambling to figure out their next move.

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