STATEN ISLAND, NY. – Wagner College athletics uses Podium X to offer student-athletes career development and personal marketing tools. 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) prospects.
“I have always had tremendous respect for student athletes. They manage their time and responsibilities to both their academics and their sport,” says Paul Barretta, Associate Professor of Marketing. “I have seen how effectively their skills carry over into their professional lives, and Podium X is an ideal opportunity for student athletes to support this transition, from internships to full-time postgraduate careers. I am excited to bring this service to the Wagner Seahawks.”
The Podium X platform (www.podiumx.com) takes a fresh approach to the student-athlete experience by offering an online profile that is specially designed for athletes to highlight their unique journey and valuable soft skills often developed through athletics. This Podium Profile serves as an enhanced resume listing business, athletic, leadership, and educational experience, even media clips about their sports careers. Students can create traditional resume PDFs with one click, apply to jobs within the platform or externally with AI assistance to create cover letters, thank you notes, interview prep and resume optimization. With the recent addition of an all-encompassing resume parser, athletes can upload and customize resumes with 20 templates, fonts, colors, column spacing, and more.
Podium X is the premier solution for athlete career development, designed by experts in career services, staffing, talent management, and HR. Trusted by over 25,000 athletes, representing more than 470 schools, and formally partnered with more than 50 organizations, Podium X offers a comprehensive set of tools to support athletes throughout the career development and recruitment process, as well as enhancing personal branding and marketing for sponsorship opportunities.
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