Indiana University Athletics
Excellence Academy Hosts Hoosier Networking Event
10/10/2019 3:09:00 PM | General, Academic Services, Student-Athlete Services
BLOOMINGTON, Ind.– The IU Excellence Academy hosted a Hoosier Networking event for student-athletes on Sept. 18.
The event brought together 32 employers ready to hire for internship, full-time roles and job showing roles with student-athletes freshman through fifth-year seniors.
The event allowed the student-athletes to expand their network and their career readiness skills.
Leading up to the Hoosier Network Event, the Excellence Academy hosted Career Boot Camp that consisted of four days of training on different topics such as Networking 101, Elevator Pitch, Resume Building, Resume Review, and Drop-In Career Advising.
Several student-athletes expressed what they were able to get out of the networking event.
"I got to work on my interpersonal communication and learn more about industries I'm not familiar with." – Sachi Ananias, Field Hockey
"It was helpful to practice having professional conversations, learn about some opportunities, and reconnect with a friend who came back to recruit!" –Joely Pinkston, Women's Cross Country and Track and Field
"I became interested in other industries, talked with companies I did not plan on talking to, and learned a ton about transitioning to a career from college from some IU Athletics Alumni." – Maggie Bornhorst, Rowing
"I actually got to connect with my old football mentor who was a senior when I was a freshman, it was nice to see he is doing well and that he is successful post-college athletics." –Nick Westbrook, Football
The event brought together 32 employers ready to hire for internship, full-time roles and job showing roles with student-athletes freshman through fifth-year seniors.
The event allowed the student-athletes to expand their network and their career readiness skills.
Leading up to the Hoosier Network Event, the Excellence Academy hosted Career Boot Camp that consisted of four days of training on different topics such as Networking 101, Elevator Pitch, Resume Building, Resume Review, and Drop-In Career Advising.
Several student-athletes expressed what they were able to get out of the networking event.
"I got to work on my interpersonal communication and learn more about industries I'm not familiar with." – Sachi Ananias, Field Hockey
"It was helpful to practice having professional conversations, learn about some opportunities, and reconnect with a friend who came back to recruit!" –Joely Pinkston, Women's Cross Country and Track and Field
"I became interested in other industries, talked with companies I did not plan on talking to, and learned a ton about transitioning to a career from college from some IU Athletics Alumni." – Maggie Bornhorst, Rowing
"I actually got to connect with my old football mentor who was a senior when I was a freshman, it was nice to see he is doing well and that he is successful post-college athletics." –Nick Westbrook, Football
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