AT&T Nation’s Football Classic® will host its first annual Diversity in Sports Career Fair for HBCU Graduates and Students

WASHINGTON—In her ebook “Getting the Call: How to Land Your Dream Job in Sports“, Lana Berry states people know all too well global sports and infotainment industries are one of the hardest and most competitive fields to break into. She asked over 100 people all over the sports world how they did it and what has helped them along the way, in order to better guide readers, athletes, candidates, and new job seekers.

No matter what kind of opportunity one may be looking for in sports, or even in any other field, there are interesting items for each reader to discover. The following lists a few take-aways:

• Get actionable steps to get to where you want to go
• Discover how they did it
• Understand what helped them along the way
• Explore what their day-to-day life is like in their current position
• See what the most important and influential topics they may have read year to date.

The CAREER FAIR
Next month, on Friday morning, September 16, 2016 at 8:00 am, Events DC, The Shadow League, and the AT&T Nation’s Football Classic® will co-host the first annual Diversity in Sports Panel & Career Fair to support HBCU students and graduates interested in careers within the sports business industry. Meet executives and hiring managers from Under Armour, ESPN, Major League Baseball (MLB), and the National Basketball Association (NBA).

The morning will kick-off with a featured interview between Howard Bryant of ESPN.com and ESPN The Magazine, and Ms. Kerry Chandler, Chief Human Resources Officer of Under Armour.

Pre-Registration required ►  http://diversityinsportsforum.com/ 

BDPA Student Members attending this year’s career fair are encouraged to highlight recent courses and related experiences with Industry, outreach events, and BDPA programs. Demonstrate to potential employers how experiences are relevant and add value to sports organizations meeting or exceeding technical, marketing, and related STEM challenges across sports and entertainment industries.

Most of the top ten (10) trending jobs in sports reported by Forbes.com have significant “STEM” overtones.  A list of sports related careers for college graduate consideration, follow:

• Physical Therapists—median annual salary $76,000 (science and tech)
• Statisticians—median annual salary $73,000 (math and tech)
• Sports Psychologists—median annual salary $69,000 (science and tech)
• Sports Agents—median annual salary $65,000 (tech, business, and law)
• Public Relations Managers—median annual salary $58,000 (tech and communications)
• Advertising Account Executives—median annual salary $45,000 (business and tech)
• Event Coordinators—median annual salary $45,000 (project management and tech)
• Broadcaster—median annual salary $36,000 (communications and some tech)
• Photojournalists—median annual salary $29,000 (art design, journalism, and tech)
• Coach—median annual salary $28,000 (part-time and seasonal, business management)

Note:
Opportunities for application, systems, and gaming development also are on the table along with graphics designers and social media managers

Best advice:
Code once. $ell Many. Buy a team. Build a stadium. Wrap your brand around IT.

DATA and RESEARCH
A short vignette captured by bdpatoday  during CES 2015 , formerly the Consumer Electronics Show, for Popular Technology TV (PTTV), features new sports technology, gadgets, and services from HP and NASCAR, Microsoft and the NFL, Under Armour’s reveal of UA Record™, and FitBit. Our short video is available for viewing on PTTV’s playlist by selecting here.

Prior to attending this year’s career fair, review a few charts provided by Monster.com below which feature government data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) outlining trends in sports careers.