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Getting Hired 2nd Edition Now Available
For Immediate Release - May 15, 2012

The second edition of the best selling career development book for college sports is now available. The book is available online on this website, at Amazon, or at Sports Leadership Publishing Company (P.O. Box 792, Meridian ID 83680). To purchase a copy click on the link below.

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2nd Edition To Be Released This Week

For Immediate Release - April 7, 2012

The second edition of the book Getting Hired in College Sports is being released by Sports Leadership Publishing Company later this week.

Getting Hired provides an all inclusive career development process. This includes identifying the various types of jobs that exist in college athletics and recreation, the job search strategies that a person should be utilizing, and the five stages of the job search process.

Within the job search process, a person will have access to the various skill assessment tools, and job search marketing materials that really sell you. These include such items as how to write a quality cover letter, the proper way to write a resume, the strategies for selling yourself, how to answer interview questions, how to interview, and how to follow-up after the interview. This book has done the research for you as Dr. Gauthier has spent five years researching the most effective job search techniques and strategies.

Getting Hired in College Sports, 2nd Edition (U.S. $23.95) is the latest book on career development within college sports by sports career expert Dr. Howard Gauthier.

Sneak Preview of New Book

For Immediate Release - March 25, 2012

Dr. Howard Gauthier provided a preview of his upcoming book, The Execution Loop For Success, during a presentation at the 6th Annual Vance Peterson Coaching Clinic in Deadwood South Dakota on March 24, 2012. The Execution Loop combines research and stories as a way to present the elements that are necessary to effectively execute in sports, business, and life. The Execution Loop For Success is due out in the Summer of 2012.

Presentations Highlight at Idaho PE Conference

For Immediate Release - October 15, 2011

It has been released earlier this month that Dr. Howard Gauthier is providing two presentations at the Idaho Association of Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance at their state conference October 21-22, 2011. Dr. Gauthier, an assistant professor at Idaho State University, is presenting on his book Getting Hired in College Sports and on his soon to be released book The Execution Loop for Success. For more information on the conference please contact Dr. Michael Lester at lestmich@isu.edu, or for more information on either of Dr. Gauthier's books, contact Dr. Gauthier at howard@sportscareersinstitute.com.

Sports Management Directory Updated

For Immediate Release - October 6, 2011

The sports management programs directory has been updated for the Fall 2011 semester. It includes the websites of 330 sports management and sports management related degree programs in 47 states. The directory is free for anyone who wants to search for sports management degree programs and can be accessed by clicking on the Sports Management Programs site that is listed on the drop-down menu on the "more" tab above. For more information regarding the directory, please contact howard@sportscareersinstitute.com

New e-book - How To Answer Interview Questions
For Immediate Release - June 23, 2011

A new e-book on career development has been released by Sports Leadership Publishing Company and is now available as an instant download through Sports Careers Institute, LLC. The latest booklet is entitled How To Answer Interview Questions.

Whether you get the job offer after the interview is dependent to a large extend on how you perform during the interview process. Are you properly prepared? Do you know which questions you'll be asked, and will you be prepared to answer every question? How do you answer a question in which you weren't prepared?

In this 27-page e-book, you will discover the five major types of interview questions and the corresponding strategies that you should use for answering each of these questions. Also included in the book is a list of the top 10 questions that are asked during an interview. You will then develop a Personal Sales Pitch by completing a worksheet that is included in the e-book. This sales pitch will be the foundation for answering most of the interview questions. Other parts of this e-book include a section on how to properly organize and tell a story when answering questions, a section on how to answer interview questions, a section on how to answer illegal questions, a section on what questions you should ask, and finally a section on what questions you should not ask in an interview.

How To Answer Interview Questions (U.S. $7.95) is the latest e-book by sports career expert Dr. Howard Gauthier.

Getting Hired available as an E-Book

January 24, 2011

The best selling sports career development book, Getting Hired In College Sports, is now available via instant download as an e-book. Getting Hired In College Sports is a 264 page book that provides proven resume and interviewing strategies that help to separate an applicant from their competition. Getting Hired In College Sports will give an applicant the edge they need to compete in the job search process. This book provides a step-by-step job search process from former Division I athletics director, Dr. Howard Gauthier, who has over 25 years of experience in college athletics.

Getting Hired In College Sports is a reference book that should be in the personal library of every sports management student, coach, administrator, or sports professional. For more information on Getting Hired In College Sports, Click Here.

Gauthier To Provide Keynote

November 10, 2010 Dr. Howard Gauthier, Assistant Professor in Sports Science and Physical Education at Idaho State University will be a keynote speaker this week at the Vermont AHPERD conference in Lake Morey, VT. AHPERD is the state and national association for Physical Education, Health, Recreation, and Dance. Gauthier is also the President of Sports Careers Institute, LLC. His keynote address is entitled "Leadership and Our Responsibility as Educators”. He has a second presentation on “Methods for an Effective Job Search in the Sports Industry”. Gauthier is the author of the book Getting Hired In College Sports. He has spent over 25 years in college sports as a basketball coach and athletic director. Gauthier was the Director of Athletics at Idaho State University from 1998 to 2003. He has also been the athletic director at Briar Cliff University, Southwest Minnesota State University, and California State University at Monterey Bay.

More information on Dr. Gauthier and his book can be seen by going to the Sports Careers Institute’s website at www.sportscareersinstitute.com.

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About Dr. Howard Gauthier

Dr. Howard Gauthier is an assistant professor in the Sports Management graduate program at Idaho State University. He has over 25 years of experience in college athletics as a men's basketball coach and in athletic administration. He has been involved in coaching and administration at every level of college sports. He coached at the NCAA Division I and III levels, and at the NAIA level. He also worked in the athletic departments at the University of Miami and Washington State University, and was the Athletic Director at the Division I level at Idaho State University. Gauthier has served on several NCAA, NACDA, and Big Sky Conference committees.

Dr. Gauthier is an accomplished speaker and author. He routinely speaks on topics surrounding leadership, success, and career development. Most recently, Dr. Gauthier published the book Getting Hired In College Sports. This book provides a base for career development within the world of college sports.

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Proven Resume and Interviewing Strategies that will separate you from your competition. Getting Hired In College Sports will give you the edge you need to compete in the job search process.

Get the job of your dreams in college sports with this step-by-step job search process from former Division I athletics director, Dr. Howard Gauthier, who has over 25 years of experience in college athletics.

Getting Hired In College Sports is a reference book that should be in the personal library of every sports management student, coach, administrator, or sports professional.

$19.95 - Click To Purchase

"I love this book. The concepts that Howard outlines in the book are straight from the world of college sports."
   -Dr. Kelly Higgins
    Former Athletics Director
    Ft. Lewis College