Former Athlete Job Board Opens

Jan. 28, 2009 - PRLog -- SCOTTSDALE, AZ —AthleteforHire.com (AFH) announced it has recently launched a unique  job board especially to unite former college and professional athletes with companies through the posting of jobs and  athlete resume.  After eight years on the web, this specialized yet straightforward gateway affords companies a free service with the ability to find the talented and driven new team member they want.

"Capable candidates are just too difficult to find on the larger and unspecialized job boards," states Drue De Angelis of The De Angelis Group, a reputable Search Firm located in Scottsdale, AZ.   Companies are trying to find ways to streamline their candidate search and having a place designed exclusively for athletes to post their resumes for companies to see is an obvious evolution in internet recruiting.  All types of companies from every sector are recognizing the impact that a former high level athlete can bring.  Our intention was to make this process easier for them.
Athletes that have competed at the college level and beyond have learned what it takes to have success in the professional setting. Teamwork development and a strong work ethic through victory and disappointment breed mental toughness which serves to provide employers with a solid contributor over the long-haul.

To find talented people, employers are more willing to look past job experience, and more closely examine athletic experience. High level competition on the “playing field,” allows for greater insight to the life skills of a person, not just their job skills. Athletes know there are skills that must be learned and mastered in order to win.  Additionally,  athletes have the drive, determination, and self discipline to learn them and master them.

"Athletic participation produces personal traits or behavior patterns that enhance labor market productivity, and athletes acquire reputations that increase employer demand for their services off the playing field." Long and Caudill (1991) Review of Economics and Statistics

Shawn Boskie, a former major league pitcher for 15 years, is one of the original founders of Athleteforhire.com and will serve as its Managing Partner and head up relations with the sporting organizations as well as industry.  AFH intends to become the primary resource that companies utilize to find competitive, driven, and talented job seekers.

Athleteforhire.com is where athletes find the job worth the challenge!

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Athleteforhire.com is a niche job board designed as a conduit to help companies find former professional and collegiate athletes for hire. All services provided are free to the users.