One thing I was very fortunate enough to find time for was having an internship early on in college. That helped me get one set closer to obtaining a job because of the hands on experience I got. Being a student athlete, that’s not always the case. A typical student athlete is practicing 5 days out of the week along with classes, study hall, and tutoring sessions etc., that by the time their day is over it is about the same time people are coming home from a 9-5. I’ve noticed that there’s not really much time to squeeze in internships in there. NOW, with a lot of hard work and time management, it is very possible, but options may be limited.
One thing that I (and many other student athletes) were told when first starting out in college was that we would have an upper hand when the time comes to get a job. We know time management, communication, and working in a team setting. What I feel like happens now, is that people who get internships early on and those who have time to get that e...
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