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Career: Carolina Hurricanes 2nd Annual Career Fair

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The Carolina Hurricanes are hosting their second annual career fair this year on February 26th. For more information and to register for the event, please go to this website.

Come join the Carolina Hurricanes and RBC Center for the 2nd Annual Carolina Hurricanes Career Fair. Don’t miss this opportunity to meet with leaders of professional sports franchises, sports marketing and broadcasting companies, as well as staffing and recruiting agencies. Bring your resumé.

Event Schedule

  • 1:00 Career Fair Doors Open
  • 4:30 Career Fair Ends — Extended Networking Event Begins
  • 6:00 Extended Networking Ends — Gates Open for Game
  • 7:00 ’Canes vs Sabres Game Starts!

The $30 student price ($45 for adults) includes admission to the Career Fair and a Lower Level ticket to the Hurricanes vs Sabres game (regularly valued at $70). Parking is included in the cost of your admission (regularly $10).
Organizations in Attendance Will Include:
Carolina Hurricanes/RBC Center, Charlotte Bobcats, Lowe’s Motor Speedway, Durham Bulls, USA Baseball, Wolfpack Sports Marketing, 99.9 The Fan, Charlotte Knights, Atlanta Hawks, Atlanta Thrashers, Westaff, Corestaff, Quality Staffing, Unicorn Staffing, Staff Masters and many more!
(Companies subject to change.)

Comments

4 Responses to “Career: Carolina Hurricanes 2nd Annual Career Fair”

  1. Brian on February 17th, 2009 6:32 am

    I’ve found these career fairs to be nothing more than a way for the organization to get you to buy tickets. There are 3 types of opportunities at these career fairs. 1) Unpaid internships, 2) Event workers, 3) Commission based sales positions.

    You stand in line for 20 minutes waiting to hear that no one is hiring, unless you’re in a position that has very little expense for the company; such as an unpaid intern or a commission-based sales executive (don’t get paid unless you make a sale).

    Don’t try to work in sports. Unless you know the hiring manager for a company, you’re not getting a job. There’s way too much competition and teams don’t have a need for employees.

  2. Christy on February 17th, 2009 3:21 pm

    Brian- Thanks for your comment on career fairs. I, too, agree that building strong personal relationships with the people making the hiring decisions is absolutely essential to finding a job in sport. You are also correct in the type of opportunities available at these sport career fairs.

    I try to post a wide range of sport PR opportunities and many of the readers coming to this website are looking to get their foot in the door with an unpaid internship, which is why I put up posts about upcoming career fairs.

    Thanks again.

  3. Brian on February 18th, 2009 3:37 am

    Christy, how would you recommend someone landing an entry-level position in sports, that isn’t one of those three categories (internships, sales, event staff)?

    Is it all about connections? Am I not going to find anything unless there’s an alum who is willing to help?

    Say I want that Kansas City Royals job posted a while ago. How should I pursue it? Technically I’m overqualified. I have a college degree in sports management, I’ve interned with a sports office, worked part time jobs in sports. They’re just looking for someone with 2 years of college and Microsoft Office proficiency.

    However I know that if I apply via the TeamWorkOnline link, I’m competing against 1000 other people and my resume isn’t even going to be seen. They say “no phone calls” to all the jobs, but isn’t that the only way you’re going to get the job, by calling and selling them on yourself?

    What should someone who just graduated college be doing at this point?

  4. Christy on February 22nd, 2009 8:06 pm

    Brian-

    Connections are the best way to get a position. It’s not just alumni that might be helpful. You can try doing informational interviews and/or volunteer with different teams to foster relationships with people in the business. You don’t necessarily need to know someone who works for the team with an opening, but if you know someone who could put you in touch with someone at the team, it’ll drastically increase the likelihood that your resume will get read and that you may get an interview with the team.

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