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11 tips to get started in the Football industry
23 Jun, 2020
Each summer thousands of university graduates head out into the marketplace waving qualifications seeking new challenges and work opportunities in the sport business. Just like big money transfers in the football business the stakes are raised each year. Finding the ‘dream job’ can be almost impossible let alone something that remotely inspires you to get out of bed each day!.   Here are a few tips and reflections on...
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Aitor Karanka: Countering High Full-backs
22 Jun, 2020
At Jobs In Football, we try to connect users with the best learning resources available through all aspects of the game. When it comes to Coaching, there are a myriad of options in terms of online resources, but why not learn from the very best? Our partners at CV Academy provide exactly this, with courses delivered from the best minds at the elite levels of the game.   In this instalment, Aitor Karanka presents a match...
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Women's World Cup - A new era for employment?
17 May, 2020
Opportunities for Employment: Does the Success of the 2019 Women’s World Cup Mark a New Era for female sports representation?   Mention of the women’s world cup has traditionally fallen on deaf ears. FIFA has conventionally considered it as a mere formal necessity on its calendar, whilst broadcasters and sponsors have customarily tended to overlook it as vexatious background noise; audible, but not worth immediate...
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JIF Recommends: The Coaches' Voice Academy
14 May, 2020
At Jobs In Football, we try to connect users with the best learning resources available through all aspects of the game. When it comes to Coaching, there are a myriad of options in terms of online resources, but why not learn from the very best? Our partners at CV Academy provide exactly this, with courses delivered from the best minds at the elite levels of the game.   The Coaches’ Voice Academy helps coaches at all levels...
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The role of the Football Agent
07 May, 2020
Every day in the life of a football agent is different – this is what makes the profession so unique and so exciting. There are many aspects that make up the essential tasks of an intermediary in the modern game of football. The most well-known parts of the job are transfers and contracts, which require much work. It is rare that any deal (even if it is completed towards the end of the window) hasn’t been the subject of talks...
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How to be a Groundsman
06 May, 2020
Can't pull yourself away from the pitch? Want to have a direct influence in helping your team play to their style? The role of Groundsman may be for you.   Level of game position is required: The Groundsman is crucial at professional level but more and more smaller clubs, academies etc are employing them to maintain their surfaces. Hours: Often dependent on team schedule, season, clime. Long hours often required...
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