Soccer, Track Student-Athletes Participate in SEC Career Tour
December 03, 2020 | Track & Field, Soccer
Three MSU athletes participated in the fifth-consecutive career tour from the Southeastern Conference.
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – Three Mississippi State student-athletes participated in the fifth-consecutive Southeastern Conference Career Tour which concluded Thursday. Kristen Malebranche and Stormy Meier from women's soccer along with Chandler Underwood from men's track and field took part in the virtual event along with members from each of the other 13 SEC universities.
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"The goal of the career tour is to provide exposure for SEC student-athletes who are seeking career opportunities in various fields," says the Southeastern Conference. "The program allows student-athlete to connect with human resource recruiters and submit resumes for entry-level jobs, internships and gain valuable knowledge of professional branding."
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Virtually the three Bulldogs along with 64 of their peers were able to meet executives at several corporations out of the Atlanta, Ga. area, including Cox Communications, the Atlanta Hawks, and Chick-fil-A, with Growing Leaders as the host of the Career Tour.
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The three-day program began with a meeting with SEC Commissioner Greg Sankey on Tuesday, then the group also learned from former SEC Career Tour participants about their preparation, unique experiences and how they leveraged relationships to obtain employment. On Wednesday, the group met with Randy Hain of Serviam Partners, who discussed ways to build effective business relationships and how to improve the quality and quantity of business relationships through authenticity, curiosity and other proven best practices.
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On the final day of the Career Tour, Kevin DeShazo of Fieldhouse Media led a discussion on leveraging personal brand and social media to land a job and become more attractive to organizations. The group also heard a presentation from Dr. Tim Elmore of Growing Leaders, Inc.
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Malebranche is a senior who graduated recently in November with her degree in biochemistry on the pre-med track. Meier is a sophomore meteorology major and Underwood is a senior computer science major.
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"The goal of the career tour is to provide exposure for SEC student-athletes who are seeking career opportunities in various fields," says the Southeastern Conference. "The program allows student-athlete to connect with human resource recruiters and submit resumes for entry-level jobs, internships and gain valuable knowledge of professional branding."
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Virtually the three Bulldogs along with 64 of their peers were able to meet executives at several corporations out of the Atlanta, Ga. area, including Cox Communications, the Atlanta Hawks, and Chick-fil-A, with Growing Leaders as the host of the Career Tour.
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The three-day program began with a meeting with SEC Commissioner Greg Sankey on Tuesday, then the group also learned from former SEC Career Tour participants about their preparation, unique experiences and how they leveraged relationships to obtain employment. On Wednesday, the group met with Randy Hain of Serviam Partners, who discussed ways to build effective business relationships and how to improve the quality and quantity of business relationships through authenticity, curiosity and other proven best practices.
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On the final day of the Career Tour, Kevin DeShazo of Fieldhouse Media led a discussion on leveraging personal brand and social media to land a job and become more attractive to organizations. The group also heard a presentation from Dr. Tim Elmore of Growing Leaders, Inc.
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Malebranche is a senior who graduated recently in November with her degree in biochemistry on the pre-med track. Meier is a sophomore meteorology major and Underwood is a senior computer science major.
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