Below, Eclaro Sports VP Jay Williams authors an open letter to CoSIDA members, explaining Eclaro's executive search firm services for athletic PR professionals and offering CoSIDA members a free and confidential questionnaire for those interested in new career opportunities.
see background information on this partnership: July 30, 2010: CoSIDA Partners with Executive Sports Search Firm Eclaro Sports
CoSIDA Eclaro Database Questionnaire (.pdf)
CoSIDA Eclaro Database Questionnaire (.doc)
Dear CoSIDA Member:
Eclaro Sports is excited about a new program it has initiated with CoSIDA to help sports communications professionals move forward in their careers. Eclaro Sports, an executive search firm, is compiling a
confidential database of sports communications professionals, so that when jobs open, it can match up qualified candidates to the position. All CoSIDA members can opt-in to this totally confidential database if they have any interest in moving up in the profession, whether it be to a Director role, a bigger school, or even to pro sports or corporate communications. We plan to try to help all interested CoSIDA members, from an assistant at the smallest school to a veteran running an office at a BCS school.
The plan is that when a sports communications job opens, an athletic director or the other hiring party can contact Eclaro Sports, or Eclaro Sports will contact them, to identify the best available candidates for their position. The AD would provide some of the qualities they are seeking, and Eclaro Sports would comb carefully through the database to find a number of suitable candidates.
We would contact each potential candidate via email to find out whether there is interest in a particular job, and if there is, their contact information would be passed on to the hiring party.
Eclaro Sports wants to be an advocate for sports communications professionals, much like many executive search firms do for athletic directors and coaches. Eclaro Sports would provide a central location to match employers and communications directors in a professional and confidential manner, and would provide a service that is affordable for all levels of college athletics. For more information, read the CoSIDA-Eclaro Sports partnership release
HERE.
If you are interested in moving your career forward, please consider adding your name to this database, which will never be seen by anyone other than the Eclaro Sports staff.
All you have to do is fill out the short questionnaire (see above, in .pdf and .doc versions) detailing your career goals and attach your resume and send it to me at jwilliams@eclaro.com.
We will do our best to be your partner in furthering your career!
Regards,
Jay Williams
Vice President
www.eclarosports.com