University of Incarnate Word Partners with Podium X

SAN ANTONIO, Tex. –The University of Incarnate Word Athletics is using Podium X to offer career development and personal marketing tools to its student-athletes. Podium X changes the way student-athletes prepare and apply for jobs and internships as well as market themselves for NIL (Name, Image, and Likeness) opportunities.

“Innovation is embedded in our core values here at the University of the Incarnate Word, and this partnership with Podium X is a perfect fit, delivering leading solutions to promote career readiness to UIW student-athletes,” says J.R. Pulido, Associate Athletic Director of Student-Athlete Success. “Podium X allowed the department to provide additional layers of career development to our student-athlete development programming as UIW student-athletes pride themselves as leaders in the classroom and in service learning. This partnership with Podium X will enhance the student experience to further develop student-athlete success.” 

The Podium X platform (www.podiumx.com) allows creation of an online profile that is specially designed for athletes to highlight their unique journey and valuable soft skills often developed through athletics. Student-athletes can represent themselves digitally or create traditional resume PDFs or NIL Pitch Profiles with a click and be matched to hundreds of national job openings. Employers post job openings and can view student profiles that match the skills they need.

Podium X was developed by experts in career services with extensive experience in staffing and recruiting, training/development, talent management, and human resources. It is backed by the power of XPG Recruit Athlete, a division of Jacksonville, Florida based XPG Recruit, with an experienced team that specializes in placing graduated athletes into career opportunities.