Jason Martin entered the University of South Carolina’s sport and entertainment management program hoping to become the next Jerry Maguire, the mythical superagent. Instead, like most people trying to break into the sports industry, he is looking at years of low-paying, unglamorous jobs like selling ads, tickets and hot dogs.
Kati Karottki graduated from Massachusetts with a bachelor’s degree in sport management. She had to adjust her expectations after Lehman Brothers collapsed in September.
If no full-time work turns up by September for Jason Martin, who recently graduated from the University of South Carolina, he will enroll in a master’s degree program.
That, of course, assumes he can find a job. In January, he started a four-month unpaid internship at the Family Circle Cup, a women’s tennis tournament, helping sponsors place their ads. He hoped his internship would lead to a salaried job.
Not this year. Because of the recession, Martin, who graduated this month with thousands of other sports management majors across the country, is continuing his job search at home in Virginia. If no full-time work turns up by September, he will enroll in a master’s degree program.
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