Former student-athletes
may be the best employees
CLICK HERE FOR THE FULL ARTICLE titled "Why a Former Student-Athlete
Will Be Your Best Employee" at linkedin.com by Kirsten Dodds (Campaign Associate
at United Way of Calgary and Area)
Top 10 qualities learned or perfected from being a student-athlete that are attractive to an employer.
1. "TIME MANAGEMENT is studying for midterms and completing assignments on the bus ride home, after a heart-breaking loss... when your mind and body just wants to shut off and take the break it so needs...
2. "BEING PART OF A TEAM is second nature - this is so incredibly transferable to the work place...
3. "COMMUNICATION is right up this alley as well...
4. "WILLINGNESS TO RECEIVE FEEDBACK and be vulnerable in order to change for the better of the team.
Top 10 qualities learned or perfected from being a student-athlete that are attractive to an employer.
1. "TIME MANAGEMENT is studying for midterms and completing assignments on the bus ride home, after a heart-breaking loss... when your mind and body just wants to shut off and take the break it so needs...
2. "BEING PART OF A TEAM is second nature - this is so incredibly transferable to the work place...
3. "COMMUNICATION is right up this alley as well...
4. "WILLINGNESS TO RECEIVE FEEDBACK and be vulnerable in order to change for the better of the team.
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| From left, Wesley Wolverines sophomore #8 OF Megan DiRubbio (Smyrna, DE), junior #99 OF Lauren Hoffman (Middletown, DE) and senior #17 OF Casey Beall (Severn, MD). |
5. "THE ABILITY TO TAKE A LOSS and turn it into fuel to succeed.
7. "MOTIVATION to always be better.
8. "ADAPTABILITY. Going from winning to losing during a game.... what is the game plan? We have seconds to react. It'd be the same in the work place, whether it be new people, obstacles, or changes to a plan.
9. "PREPARATION, preparation, preparation...
10. "LOVE A CHALLENGE...
"Student-athletes understand what it means to have our name represent SOMETHING BIGGER THAN US. We understand that responsibility."
