GUNNISON, Colo.- Podium X today announced a new partnership with Western Colorado University, Podium X’s first Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference(RMAC) partner, designed to help student-athletes prepare for success beyond athletics through career development resources and access to internship and job opportunities.
Through the partnership, student-athletes will have access to Podium X’s professional profiles, resume-building tools, AI-powered career assistance, interview preparation, and other resources designed to help them identify and communicate the valuable skills developed through their collegiate athletic experience.
“We are excited to partner with Podium X! Every student-athlete is building valuable skills and experiences both in competition and beyond it, that employers see valuable. Podium X gives us another way to help Mountaineers recognize, confidently articulate, and leverage those experiences as they prepare for not just for their next season, but for success long after their time as a Mountaineer,” said Katheryne Hinze, Director of the Center for Career Success.
The Podium X platform is designed specifically to help athletes translate their experiences into career opportunities. Student-athletes can build professional profiles that showcase their academic, athletic, leadership, and work experiences; create and customize resumes; explore and apply for jobs and internships; and use AI-powered tools for cover letters, interview preparation, thank-you notes, resume optimization, and more.
“Our responsibility is to prepare Mountaineer student-athletes to succeed long after their final competition,” said Dr. Amber Burdge, Western Colorado University Director of Athletics. “Thanks to funding from our Office of the Center for Career Success, this partnership with Podium X invests in that future while strengthening career development across campus. It will help our student-athletes communicate the leadership, discipline and resilience they bring to the workplace and create new opportunities for participating corporate partners to recruit Mountaineer talent. Connecting our students’ strengths with employers who value them brings lasting value to our students, our partners and Western.”
About WCU: Established in 1901, Western is a four-year public institution in Gunnison, CO that offers undergraduate and graduate programs in over 100 areas of study. Our campus on the Western Slope of the Rocky Mountains is home to more than 2,000 resident students, while approximately 1,600 additional students take courses at the University remotely.
About Podium X: Podium X is a premier athlete career development platform designed by experts in career services, staffing, talent management, and human resources. With more than 37,000 athletes on the platform, Podium X offers a comprehensive suite of tools and resources to support athletes throughout the career development and recruitment process while helping them build their professional brands and prepare for opportunities beyond athletics.
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