My son is graduating from college with a bachelors degree in markeing
in May 2003 and wants to pursue woirking in either the golf or
basketball industry in "marketing" -- not a sales rep -- and
suggestions as to sites, companies, and other info for himn to look at
for this is asked.

Hello jim1946-ga,

Congratulations on your son’s imminent graduation. He is fortunate
that he has a career goal in mind that can be clearly defined and
described. I’ve collected a variety of resources for you/him that will
help you get oriented to the jobs available in sports marketing,
especially golf and basketball. These job posting sites may not yield
specific jobs that meet his needs, but they will be very useful for
identifying companies and industry segments as well as job titles and
functional areas that might be of interest. Whatever company or job
looks interesting is a good jumping off point for conducting more
detailed research in order to get familiar with industry issues and
the language/jargon used by these companies. Identifying specific
organizations will also help to jump-start your son’s networking
efforts. Encourage him to talk to everyone he knows about his
aspirations and the companies that look interesting to him.

I note that many of the job boards in this industry are fee-based and
promise you access to jobs not available on the open market. I would
be cautious about these. Normally the job seeker should not be paying
for the services of job boards, recruiters or employment agencies. I
would do some background checking on these before paying for any
subscriptions.

Since your son is in the early stages of job search, I suggest that he
check in with his college career center to see what services they have
to offer. They may have experience with specialized resources for his
targeted industry. They will also help with developing a targeted job
search campaign, help him develop prospect lists of companies and
suggest ways to network for personal connections into the hidden job
market. I have a feeling that most jobs in this industry might never
make it to the open job posting market. The career center may have a
program set up where they connect new grads with alums to help with
the job search.

I wish your son great success as he launches his career.

czh

GENERAL SPORTS JOB BOARDS AND RESOURCES
=======================================

http://www.warsawcenter.com/careers_index.html
Warsaw Center Sports Careers Homepage
Links to many sports careers job sites.

http://espn.monster.com/
ESPN Career Center in partnership with Monster.
http://jobsearch.espn.monster.com/jobsearch.asp?cy=US&sq=sports&lid=&fn=8&q=golf&sort=rv&vw=b
Searched with keyword “golf” and came up with 38 job postings in
Marketing.

http://www.sportscareers.com/jobs/jobs.htm
Subscription-based job board.

http://www.jobsinsports.com/subscribe.cfm
Subscription-based job board.

http://www.workinsports.com/wis.asp?options
Subscription-based job board

http://www.sportsworkers.com/search/
Job postings
http://www.sportsworkers.com/career/column95.shtml
So, what is sports marketing?

http://www.jobweb.com/Research/jfield.htm
Sports, Sports Management Jobs
Links to about a dozen sites.

http://www.onlinesports.com/pages/CareerCenter.html
Sports Related Job Listing and Resume Bank

http://www.sportsjobwire.com/
Job postings from sports employment industry.

http://directory.google.com/Top/Business/Arts_and_Entertainment/Sports/Employment/
Business > Arts and Entertainment > Sports > Employment
http://directory.google.com/Top/Business/Arts_and_Entertainment/Sports/Management/
Business > Arts and Entertainment > Sports > Management


GOLF JOB BOARDS AND RESOURCES
=============================

http://www.usgolfjobs.com/
Golf Industry Jobs
Subscription-based job board.

http://www.golfingcareers.com/
Job board and many other resources

http://golfsurfin.com/
Just Golf Jobs
Free job search to members

http://www.golftrade.com/wwwboard/offered.html
Job Board

http://jobsearch.monster.com/jobsearch.asp?cy=US&re=14&brd=1%2C1862%2C1863&lid=&fn=&q=golf&sort=rv&vw=b
Searched on Golf jobs on Monster and got 735 hits. Use this kind of
broad search to get familiar with what’s available, then narrow your
search terms.


BASKETBALL JOB BOARDS AND RESOURCES
===================================

http://nbateamjobs.teamworkonline.com/teamwork/jobs/default.cfm
Search by functional job categories

http://jobsearch.monster.com/jobsearch.asp?cy=US&re=14&brd=1%2C1862%2C1863&lid=&fn=&q=basketball&sort=rv&vw=b
Searched on Basketball jobs on Monster and got 94 hits. Use this kind
of broad search to get familiar with what’s available, then narrow
your search terms. Try similar searches with other job boards.

SEARCH STRATEGY
===============
sports marketing jobs
marketing jobs golf
marketing jobs basketball

super, great start for mike, thanks