LEARN: HOW PEOPLE LAND
DREAM JOBS IN SPORT USING
THE SPORTSGRAD METHOD

Before signing on, I was stuck in a knot of overthinking about the trajectory of my career. SportsGrad’s step by step process gave me a clear structure to work from and the confidence to go after the opportunities I felt were out of my reach.

So probably the biggest change I've had since being involved in the program has been how I sell myself. When I first started working with Reuben and being part of the program, I really undersold the skills and experiences that I developed outside the sport because I didn't think they would be relevant or as applicable to the things I was trying to do in the roles I was looking at.

It certainly has not been easy, but after putting everything into this program its nice to see the work finally paid off. As Reuben has quoted many times, if you apply yourself to this program it really is a "cheat code".

A data analyst from Canberra who didn't know a single person in sport. Drove 7.5 hours down the Hume to start as a Data Engineer at the NBL.

And so if you're on the fence, you're unsure about the investment, I think for me, it really works. I'm now working at the biggest sport company in the world, selling some really exciting products, selling exciting innovation and doing some really awesome storytelling with the great people. So it's really worked out well for me.

I got the job through SportsGrad. Reuben introduced me to the right person and steered me in the right direction around who I should be connecting with. One coffee turned into another, which turned into an application for a job that wasn't advertised, which turned into an interview. Without any other sort of applicants going for it.

7 weeks. That's how long it took from touchdown to offer. Guess the SportsGrad method really works!

I could just go back six weeks ago and tell myself just do it, stop worrying about it and stop being on the fence about it, just take the leap and do it. I think I was very scared about taking a leap, but if you want to face these scary situations and be brave and take the jump, then do it because it's working.

From my experience, the more you put into this program the more you will get out of it. The framework which reubs has build really works. Setting specific goals will give you direction and targets, weather big or small, they will build habits which will help you drive yourself into a position for success

I think, yeah, the headhunted system changed everything. Definitely wouldn't have had any of this be possible without it. Met my boss, met my two bosses through LinkedIn, was offered an interview through LinkedIn purely from the headhunted posts.

Last night I got the opportunity to meet some amazing and like minded sports enthusiasts at the SportsGrad Adelaide meet up. I walked in extremely nervous, not knowing anyone but walked out on a high with excitement to hopefully one day be working my dream job in sport.

They said that there was a job in Cricket Australia and I asked a bit about it and then within a week I was interviewing and I was lucky enough to get that role there.

It's definitely been worth the investment. Go for it, you won't regret it.

Customer Experience at Cricket Australia over summer, then Membership Sales & Services Officer at Richmond FC.

Before I joined SportsGrad I’d honestly not really given my own ability any thought, i’d purely been trying to land jobs using what I had done in the past, rather than selling what I knew I was capable of. I credit my interview preparation solely to the SportsGrad Method, as it helped me tell my story and land my job! This program is worth it for anyone at any stage of their career, and I really wish I’d discovered it when I was back in uni.

I thought it'd take a few months, but it took about two weeks. So Reuben and I had an hour meeting and it was more so going through interview techniques, which I then used at this interview and then straight away got offered a job.

The investment has paid off, I would say, 10 times over, I think, because not just being able to work here and work within the actual industry after only three months. The tools that Rubin gives you and the overall confidence that you will get from being within the program will not just set you up within sports, but it will set you up through your whole life.

Sportsgrad helped me make a career change by giving me the resources and information I needed to be able to work out what I wanted to do and also connected me with people to help me do that. I would describe the Sports Grad Method program as like the car that helps you get where you want to go. The part of the program that's been the most valuable to me is all the opportunities to network. It's something I hate doing or hated doing previously, but I've actually found that I quite enjoy those sessions now.

I would say that joining the program is totally worth investment. I would almost make it required for anyone who's doing a sports management or sports business or sports science degree. I feel like the skills just perfectly ramp up once you've got your degree.

100% it was worth it. It was much quicker than expected.