the student-athlete resume
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The Student-Athlete
Advantage
Derek Hillestad, MS
April 19, 2005
What I Do
• Manage 70 staff
– Recruit, interview, hire, train, schedule,
supervise, evaluate
• Plan, schedule and supervise all events in
the Arena, lobby, plaza, and this room
• Director of Operations
– Budget
– Risk Management
– Oversee all maintenance of the building
Brand You
• What Makes You…. You
• Know Your Style
– Your Coaches: Is there a coach that handles
every situation “by-the-book”? How about a
coach that is always a helper? What is your
style?
This is a Business
• If you are on scholarship…
– You committed to USD to play your sport in
exchange for tuition, meals, or living
arrangements.
– You had to work hard in high school to
achieve the GPA needed to be admitted to
USD
Managing People
• How many of you have managed people
before? Captains? Seniors? – If you are a
captain or senior, then you have managed
people.
• Find a correlation with your personal
experiences and what you are writing on
your resume.
• If you are applying for a job that requires
you to manage people, know your style.
Good vs. Bad Words
Bad Good
“deal with administrators” “work with administrators”
“managed” “recruited, scheduled, etc.”
“made sure” “ensured”
References
• People that know your work ethic,
character, and leadership skills
• Call your references and explain to them
the job that you are applying for. Let them
prepare to sell you.
• Keep in touch with your references for the
rest of your life. Your references will be
how you move up in your career.
Creating Your Network
• Take advantage of USD Alumni
• Be professional with communication
– Call when you say you will call. Do what you
say you will do.
• Attention to little details add up to an
organized work style (she remembered the
names of my children, where I went to
college, etc.)
The Student-Athlete
• What makes me more marketable than a
non-student athlete?
– Time Management
– Being part of a team
– Preparation (practices, strength and
conditioning, study table)
– Punctuality
– Presenting yourself to the public & media
Time Management
• Balancing Competing Priorities
– Academics
• Internships
– Athletics
• Community projects
– Social Life
– Family
– Employment
• Jobs while in college
Being Part of a Team
• Leadership
– The Senior Influence
– Captains
• Knowing Team Strengths & Weaknesses
– Who needs help / support and during which
situations. (Great shooter, but poor vision on
defense)
• Counting on one another to complete a
common goal
Preparation
• There is no “off-season” in NCAA Division I
Athletics
• Practices
• Strength and Conditioning
• Study tables / maintaining GPA
• Course loads
Media Relations
• Have you ever been interviewed?
– Television
– Union Tribune
– Radio
– High School?
• Most of you were standouts in High School. How
you carried yourself during media exposure is
important.
What We Look For
• Things I look for
• What search committees look for– Their perception of how long you plan on being at the job
– Whether you have PASSION for the job
– Experience (direct & related)
– People Skills (ability to communicate clearly)
– Professionalism (how you carry yourself during the interview and
how relaxed you seem). Make them believe that you are the
hardest working candidate in their hiring pool
– The ability to lead others (is this a person that we want the rest
of our staff modeling their behavior and work habits after?)
