Smart Jocks for Hire: Former Division 1 Basketball Player and Univ. Director Launches Niche Career Site
Former NCAA Collegiate Student-Athletes launch Career site to help recruiters and staffing professionals locate and hire college grads making the transition to careers in corporate America.
Tempe, AZ, April 06, 2006 --(PR.com)-- Dumb jock? Probably not. These days the graduating athletes at top-tier universities are likely to be Rhodes Scholars. Many will go on to earn MBAs and Ph.D.s. Now corporate recruiters and staffing professionals can find these super-achievers at the Collegiate Recruitment Team (CRT) online at http://www.collegiate1.org. "Every one of our career seekers has a four-year degree, and nearly one-third of those have an advanced degree," says Wendell Tull, executive director of CRT.
Tull, a former NCAA Division I basketball player, formed the nonprofit organization to help graduating student-athletes transition into corporate careers and higher education. Through partnerships with corporations nationwide, CRT offers networking resources that help student-athletes advance professionally and academically with organizations that value diversity.
"CRT connects companies with a diverse network of young men and women who are dedicated workers and proven team players," Tull says. "Our student-athletes have successfully managed schedules jam-packed with classes, practices and competitions. They've worked vigorously, they've earned their degrees, and now they are poised to excel in corporate America." According to Tull, the 53,000 job seekers currently registered with the CRT site have an average of two-four years of experience while those with an advanced degree have slightly more.
Tull hit on the idea for CRT during his tenure as director of enrollment at Arizona State University's Polytechnic campus. Corporate recruiters and staffing professionals, he noted, had a hard time recruiting and retaining a diverse, highly educated pool of applicants; candidates on large job boards were not measuring up. Tull himself had enjoyed early career success, and many of his friends and acquaintances had similar stories. The common thread: they were all former collegiate athletes, team players experienced at working under pressure and achieving lofty goals.
When a number of former student-athletes who were also Rhodes Scholars sent Tull their resumes, he was intrigued. Tull looked up Oxford's most recent scholars and was not surprised to see many were former college athletes. From his conversations with corporate recruiters, Tull knew they were looking for people with four-year degrees and leadership ability--highly motivated team players accustomed to success.
CRT offers career boards for job seekers and employers, scholarship information for students pursuing graduate degrees, partnerships with corporations and graduate schools and on-campus presentations for current collegiate student-athletes. "Our mission at CRT is to create the largest, most dynamic network of degreed student-athletes in the U.S.," Tull says.
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Tull, a former NCAA Division I basketball player, formed the nonprofit organization to help graduating student-athletes transition into corporate careers and higher education. Through partnerships with corporations nationwide, CRT offers networking resources that help student-athletes advance professionally and academically with organizations that value diversity.
"CRT connects companies with a diverse network of young men and women who are dedicated workers and proven team players," Tull says. "Our student-athletes have successfully managed schedules jam-packed with classes, practices and competitions. They've worked vigorously, they've earned their degrees, and now they are poised to excel in corporate America." According to Tull, the 53,000 job seekers currently registered with the CRT site have an average of two-four years of experience while those with an advanced degree have slightly more.
Tull hit on the idea for CRT during his tenure as director of enrollment at Arizona State University's Polytechnic campus. Corporate recruiters and staffing professionals, he noted, had a hard time recruiting and retaining a diverse, highly educated pool of applicants; candidates on large job boards were not measuring up. Tull himself had enjoyed early career success, and many of his friends and acquaintances had similar stories. The common thread: they were all former collegiate athletes, team players experienced at working under pressure and achieving lofty goals.
When a number of former student-athletes who were also Rhodes Scholars sent Tull their resumes, he was intrigued. Tull looked up Oxford's most recent scholars and was not surprised to see many were former college athletes. From his conversations with corporate recruiters, Tull knew they were looking for people with four-year degrees and leadership ability--highly motivated team players accustomed to success.
CRT offers career boards for job seekers and employers, scholarship information for students pursuing graduate degrees, partnerships with corporations and graduate schools and on-campus presentations for current collegiate student-athletes. "Our mission at CRT is to create the largest, most dynamic network of degreed student-athletes in the U.S.," Tull says.
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Collegiate Recruitment Team
Wendell Tull
480-776-5755
www.collegiate1.org
Mobile: 480-229-5264
Wendell Tull
480-776-5755
www.collegiate1.org
Mobile: 480-229-5264
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