Event Recap: Marcia Harding, ILR Career Services

On Tuesday, September 27th, the ILR Sports Management Club hosted its first guest speaker of the year: Marcia Harding from ILR Career Services. Marcia gave an informative presentation titled “How to Get a Job in Sports,” where she offered tips and advice on how to obtain a job in the competitive sports industry.

Marcia provided great insight regarding networking, resume building, social networking (specifically LinkedIn), and interviewing within a sports context. She emphasized the resume as being an important aspect in trying to get a job in sports. For example, as with resumes in other career fields, it is important to highlight one’s specific sports-related internships/positions in the past to show the employer your previous experiences and interests in the industry.

Marcia's PowerPoint presentation also highlighted how social networking is increasingly becoming more important, as is getting to know people in the industry and learning how they obtained their jobs, as well. Furthermore, any other possible connection that can be made could prove to be invaluable later down the line. LinkedIn (Editor: check out our members' LinkedIn profiles on the Contributors page!) has become a great resource for communicating and connecting with current employees within the industry.

The resources and help provided by the ILR Career Services team can definitely be applied to any career field. We were lucky to have Marcia (and all those who helped make the presentation) at the latest Sports Management Club meeting as we continue to follow our passion and search for jobs in sports!