Russ Hafferkamp

CareerBall Russ Hafferkamp

CareerBall is the #1 career and life transition guide for competitive athletes and parents of athletes at the high school, college and elite level. This updated, third edition of CareerBall presents a timeless, step-by-step guide for leveraging your athlete DNA in the workplace, in job interviews and successfully navigating today's fast-changing job market. Each year over 200,000 competitive athletes make the transition from the structured life of high school, college, and competitive athletics to jobs and careers that will fulfill their life's potential. For many, this transitional period will be navigated gracefully and without incident; for many others it will be a confusing and frustrating experience. To help these athletes get started, the contents of CareerBall are presented in a 'keep it simple' format. It's part lecture, part how-to manual, and with many different chapters to allow you to cherry-pick the knowledge within, depending upon where you are in your own career development. Inside each chapter resides some of the most important tried-and-true, up-to-date gems of career advice that you can use to ensure a happy path when you have concluded full-time athletics. My Best Advice? "Don't be asleep at the switch. Get yourself a copy of CareerBall! Unless you're making seven-figures a year and signed to a multi-year contract, being a good athlete is no guarantee that you will succeed in your career after sports...or for that matter, even find a job".