Have you hung up the boots and are ready for your next opportunity post sport? Maybe you’ve got an ambitious semi-professional playing future ahead of you, but you need to support yourself financially as well?

If this resonates with you, this post will cut to the chase and let you know whether we’ll be able to help you. Read on to myth bust and clarify any curiosities you may have about Athlete2Business and learn how we can support athletes.

Who are Athlete2Business?

First things first, Athlete2Business is a recruitment agency who specialise in placing current/ex athletes into corporate roles across sales, marketing, operations, consulting, recruitment, admin and other white collar professions.

What the heck is a recruitment agency and why are you willing to help me?

If you haven’t heard of a recruitment agency before, are confused about how they operate or have ever thought “but what’s the catch?”, essentially businesses hire recruiters to find them quality candidates for job vacancies they need to fill.

Once a suitable athlete-candidate is hired by one of our clients we are working with, they then pay us a recruitment fee for the service of finding them a quality employee. This is how we make our revenue and is why Athlete2Business is a completely free service for athletes and sporting organisations.

What kind of opportunities can Athlete2Business provide?

We’ve partnered with hundreds of businesses across Australia and South East Asia who value the athlete mindset and would love to have athlete candidates on their teams.

We have placed hundreds of athletes into industries such as technology, recruitment, construction, sport, media, sustainability, healthcare and professional services.

The roles available vary from marketing, operations, project management, consulting and administration, but the main area we specialise in is sales and recruitment. This is because sales and recruitment have zero barrier entry, and you don’t need any prior experience or study.

Through years of experience in the industry, we’ve realised the skillset athletes develop throughout their years of playing give them the potential to be incredibly successful within sales and recruitment realms. Athletes are naturally hardworking, resilient, have grit, are willing to apply and seek feedback, and are motivated to chase and achieve KPI’s. It’s also a financially rewarding and fulfilling career, with some candidates earning $150k + within the first 24 months.

What kind of commitment do you require from athletes?

At the moment we are only able to help facilitate full time roles and support athletes who’s #1 priority is their business or corporate career. If you’re someone who is still trying to make it in your sport, feel free to check our blog of tips and tools on how to prepare for a post sport life. When you are ready to transition out of sport, we are more than happy to help when sport is your #2 priority.

Let’s talk dollars…

Our roles vary from $60k in base salary to $200k in base salary depending on your experience and expertise. Sales and Recruitment roles come with commission along with a base salary. As an example you can earn $60k base but by 12 months your total earning could be $150k+ depending on your job performance. You can check out our full list of jobs and attached salaries here.

What does an athlete do if they’re keen to know more?

If you’re still reading and are interested in knowing how we can help you, the process is simple. We will start you off with a free introduction chat with one of our consultants so we can get to know you. The aim of this chat is to:

• learn what you bring to the table in terms of your current skillset
• unpack your career goals and what industries you might be suited for
• get to know your values to ensure we match you with the right organisation with a similar culture fit

If you would like to speak with one of our consultants about your next career move, you can do so here.