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Career Center, Santa Clara University

Student-Athletes

 

Strategies for Career Success as a Student-Athlete

 


Overview

As a student-athlete, we know there are many demands on your time and attention. In this guide, we've identified very specific recommendations for student-athletes. (More general recommendations can be found in our other career guides.) Follow the steps in this guide to achieve career success!


Step 1: Meet Your Career Coach


Step 2: Do Your Research

Just because you're a student-athlete doesn't mean you have to work in sports, but if you are interested in a career in sports, here's a few good places to start:

  • Teamwork Online Online job board for the professional league, minor affiliates and NCAA athletics.

  • NCAA After the Game Former NCAA student-athletes can post their resume, find employment opportunities and get job-seeking advice.

Step 3: Gain Work Experience on a Tight Schedule

  • Micro-internships — The Career Center has has partnered with Parker Dewey to provide micro-internships: opportunities to build skills and experience working with local and national companies on exciting short-term projects. Most micro-internships are paid.

  • Work Simulations — The Career Center has partnered with Forage to provide work simulations: short, real-world, online projects hosted by companies ranging from JPMorgan Chase and Red Bull to Lyft and Lululemon and hundreds more.

Step 4: Start Networking


Step 5: Connect with Athletics Alumni

  • Bronco Exchange is an exclusive and easy-to-use platform that connects Santa Clara University students, alumni, faculty, staff, and friends in a global, virtual community. Whatever your goals, there’s a Bronco in your corner ready to help.

Prepare for Your Next Year

Have you completed all of the recommended steps for student-athletes? Explore the other career guides.

 

Job Prep Toolkit

Visit our Job Prep Toolkit for more resources.

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