Sports Internship Fair

As a reminder, Gillette Stadium, home of the New England Patriots and New England Revolution, is hosting its/* Fifth Annual*/* /Sport Management and Entertainment Executive Lecture & Career Fair/* on Saturday, April 10, 2010. The event will run from 3:30 to 7:30 PM at Gillette Stadium in the Dana Farber Field House. Prior to the Career Fair, there will be a lecture including top-level Executives from the Kraft Sports Group beginning at 3:30 PM. Following the presentation, students will have the opportunity to meet with representatives from many of the industries top professional teams, minor league teams, sports apparel companies, media companies, and public relations or advertising agencies.

Beginning at 3:30 PM, senior level executives from Gillette Stadium will discuss their career paths and other helpful career tips. The follow executives will be speaking:
Jennifer Ferron
Vice President of Marketing Operations, Gillette Stadium
Murray Kohl
Vice President of Sales, Gillette Stadium
Brian Bilello
Chief Operating Officer, New England Revolution
Stacey James
Vice President of Media Relations, New England Patriots

Immediately following, representatives from a variety of the organizations for the Sports and Entertainment fields will be on hand to talk to candidates about opportunities with their organization.

Companies that participated at previous events include:
New England Patriots
New England Revolution
Gillette Stadium
Team Ops LLC
Boston Celtics
Boston Breakers
Quantum of Cape Cod
ESPN Boston
Sports Radio 850 AM
WAAF
Massachusetts Army
National Guard
Vermont Lake Monsters
Connecticut Sun
Lowell Devils
Lowell All Americans
Regan Communications
New England Sports
Network (NESN)
WATD 95.9
WJMN 94.5 (Jam'n 94.5)
Salem Radio Group
New England Cable News (NECN)
Worcester Tornadoes
I
f you would like to be included in this event, please register at www.gillettestadium.com. The registration cost is $25 if you sign up before Thursday, April 8 ($35 the day of the event). The fee includes:
- 1 Ticket to the Career Fair
- Complimentary Parking
- 1 Ticket to the New England Revolution home opener vs. Toronto FC!
(following the Career Fair)

*Make sure you remember to bring multiple copies of your résumé! Professional attire is recommended.

If you have any questions, please call 508-698-8590. For an updated list of attending companies, please be sure to check out the website (www.gillettestadium.com) in the weeks to come.

To purchase additional tickets to the Revolution Home Opener following please call 1-877-GET-REVS and make sure to reference the event! To sign up, go to http://www.gillettestadium.com and click on the Event Calendar.

If you have any further questions please feel free to contact myself,
Lauren Mundy, by e-mail at LaurenM@patriots.com or by phone at 508-384-9162. You can also contact Megan Culver at MeganC@patriots.com or via phone at 508-549-0157.

Sports marketing internships

Sports marketing and professional sports internships are in demand by students. Unfortunately, we haven't been approached by very many sports organizations regarding internships. Some time ago, I posted internships with Gillette stadium and the Bruins - see the links below.

http://businessinternships.blogspot.com/search?q=Gillette

http://businessinternships.blogspot.com/search?q=Bruins

Some of our students have interviewed for the Gillette positions and I have talked to the supervisor there. My impression is that the Gillette internship is a tough one - mostly helping market affinity credit cards for the Patriots and the Revolution and if you make it through that, better internships with the Patriots, Revolution, or the Kraft Sports group might follow.

We also had a posting last spring for TD North Garden and the NE Sports Museum:

http://businessinternships.blogspot.com/2007/04/td-banknorth-garden-and-sports-museun.html

I am not as familiar with the Bruins internships so you may want to test the waters on that one by sending a resume. Other ideas might be to send the P-Bruins a resume and the Pawtucket Red Sox. The sports marketing
internship is something you will need to hustle to find since I haven't had a great deal of luck bringing in professional organizations from the sports world. We have had students intern at WEEI Boston - in fact we have a student there right now. I don't have contact information on them but I'm sure you can find it on their web site (I do listen to WEEI every day).

If you want to do some marketing of yourself as a sports marketing intern, check out the sample cover letter at:

http://businessinternships.blogspot.com/2007/03/finding-your-own-internships.html

One last idea, you could send a cover letter and resume to the Athletic Director of area colleges (including those in Rhode Island) and propose to work for 9 hours a week helping to market their sports programs. I'm sure they could use a hand. There is usually a sports information director who probably needs help. That might help you make more contacts. That's the way it is in the sports internships, sometimes you have to start at a grass roots level, network, and make contacts.

Summer may also offer opportunities for sports internships. Think about what professional sports teams are located back home. There's the Sea Dogs in Portland, Lowell Spinners, Brockton Rox, etc.

Sports and Entertainment Career Fair

Here's a message that I recently received from the Kraft Sports Group (NE Patriots and the Revolution). I know some students are interested in internships and job prospects in the sports and entertainment industry and might want to attend this event. There is a cost involved.

The New England Patriots and Revolution will be hosting their fourth annual Sport and Entertainment Career Fair at Gillette Stadium on April 4th, 2009 from 4:30- 7:30 PM. As an addition to this year's career fair, we will be hosting a round table discussion prior to the fair starting at 3:30PM with senior level executives from our organization to discuss what it is like to work in the sports industry. The career fair is open to all students graduate and undergraduate that are looking to make the first step into the Sports and Entertainment industries. Attendees will have the opportunity to meet with representatives from many of the industries top professional teams, minor league teams, sports apparel companies, media companies, and public relations or advertising agencies.

The price of admission to the fair will also include a ticket to the Revolution's second home game of the season against the FC Dallas at 7:30 pm. Here's some additional information:

Beginning at 3:30 PM, senior level executives from GilletteStadium will discuss their career paths and other helpful career tips.

The follow executives will be speaking:
Jennifer Ferron,Vice President of Marketing Operations, Gillette Stadium
Murray Kohl, Vice President of Sales, Gillette Stadium
Brian Bilello, Chief Operating Officer, New England Revolution

Immediately following, representatives from a variety of the organizations for the Sports and Entertainment fields will be on hand to talk to candidates about opportunities with their organization.

Companies participating in this year's event are:
New England Patriots
New England Revolution
Boston Celtics
WEEI
Big Fish Promotions, LLC
Boston Lobster's Tennis Team
Central Connecticut State University
MikeFM
Bay State Banner
Lowell All-Americans Baseball
Sports Management Worldwide
Worcester Tornadoes
Connecticut Sun
Salem Radio Group

If you would like to be included in this event, please register below.
The registration cost is $25 if you sign-up before Thursday, April 2
($35 the day of the event). The fee includes:

- 1 Ticket to the Career Fair
- Complimentary Parking
- 1 Ticket to the New England Revolution Home Opener! (following the
Career Fair)

*Make sure you remember to bring multiple copies of your résumé!
Professional attire is recommended.

If you have any questions, please call 508-698-8590. For an updated list of attending companies, please be sure to check out our website http://www.gillettestadium.com/) in the weeks to come.

To purchase additional tickets to the Revolution Home Opener following
please call 1-877-GET-REVS and make sure to reference the event! To sign up, go to http://www.gillettestadium.com/ and click on the Event Calendar.

Mike Griffin's comments: Many students are interested in sports management careers or careers in the business side of the entertainment industry. Usually what I find is that to break into these fields you must take on a no pay or low paying internship - which I suspect most of these opportunities are. However, you won't know what is available unless you get out and talk to people. So for a few hours of your time and the cost of the event, you will learn what it takes to at least get your foot in the door in the sports and entertainment industries. Mike is the Director of Internship programs at the Charlton College of Business, University of Massachusetts Dartmouth.

Sports and Entertainment Career Fair

Hi business majors:

As internship director, I get questions from
students about internships and jobs in the sports
management area. Unfortunately, other than an
occasional announcement from the P-Bruins or the
Patriots, I don't see much offered in that
area. Today, I received an interesting flyer
from New England Patriots regarding a sports and
entertainment career fair that they will be
hosting a Gillette Stadium in April. If you are interested, read on ....

The New England Patriots and Revolution will be
hosting their third annual Sport and
Entertainment Career Fair at Gillette Stadium on
Saturday, April 12th, 2008 from 4:30- 7:30 PM.
The career fair is open to all students graduate
and undergraduate that are looking to make the
first step into the Sports and Entertainment
industries. Attendees will have the opportunity
to meet with representatives from many of the
industries top professional teams, minor league
teams, sports apparel companies, media companies,
and public relations or advertising agencies.

The price of admission to the fair will also
include a ticket to the Revolution's second home
game of the season against the Colorado Rapids at
7:30 pm. Here a list of the companies that will be in attendance:

New England Patriots
New England Revolution
Gillette Stadium
Team Ops LLC
Boston Celtics
Boston Breakers
Vermont Lake Monsters
Connecticut Sun
Lowell Devils
Lowell All Americans
Regan Communications
New England Sports Network (NESN)
WATD 95.9
WJMN 94.5 (Jam'n 94.5)
Salem Radio Group
New England Cable News (NECN)
Worcester Tornadoes
Quantum of Cape Cod
ESPN Boston
Sports Radio 850 AM
WAAF
Massachusetts Army National Guard

The registration cost is $25 if you sign-up
before Thursday, April 10 ($35 the day of the event). The fee includes:

1 Ticket to the Career Fair
Complimentary Parking
1 Ticket to the New England Revolution v.
Colorado Rapids match (following the Career Fair)
Make sure you remember to bring multiple copies
of your résumé! Professional attire is recommended.

If you have any further questions please feel
free to contact Chris Starck at
Chriss@Patriots.com or via phone at 508-384-9277
or Megan Culver at MeganC@Patriots.com or via phone at 508-549-0157.

You can also visit:

http://special.patriots.com/offers/index.cfm?UUID=ThirdAnnualSportManagementCareerFair

for more information.

Internship at Gillette Stadium

Check out the following link regarding an Administration internship at Gillette Stadium.

The Kraft Sports Group offers paid and unpaid internships designed to provide an experience that will enrich your educational and professional development. We offer the ability to learn about business management, the sports and entertainment industry and various support disciplines. Departments with a posted internship are committed to mentoring these individuals to ensure the experience is valuable and interesting.

Unpaid internships require the student to earn academic credit for this experience at an accredited University or College. You may need to speak to your academic advisor about program requirements for obtaining college credit for the experience. All internships require documentation of school accreditation prior to beginning their assignment.

If you are interested in applying for our program, please forward your cover letter and resume to Jobs@Gillettestadium.com

Be sure to include the term for which you are applying also indicate your availability as Full-Time or Part-time. Candidates for internships may be subject to a background check.

Candidates will be evaluated based on skills, characteristics and experience that best fit the needs of the available position. We look forward to hearing from you and Thank you for your interest in The Kraft Sports Group.

Kraft Sports Group Internship

Customer Marketing & Strategy – Event Internship
The Customer Marketing & Strategy department at the Kraft Sports Group (New England Patriots, New England Revolution and Gillette Stadium) is looking for qualified, highly motivated, enthusiastic undergraduates for an internship opportunity at Gillette Stadium.

This internship is for game-day and marketing events only. All candidates must complete the internship for academic credit through
their university or college. Candidates must be available to work a
majority of 2010 Patriots home games. See the schedule at www.patriots.com.

With your application please provide all relevant details regarding your
university requirements to receive credit.

Candidates should meet the following requirements:
Qualifications:
Excellent communication skills
Must be customer service oriented
Self-driven and capable of excelling in competitive atmosphere
Strict attention to detail
Reliable transportation

Responsibilities:
Market and promote Patriots programs and initiatives
Collaborate with staff to provide game-day and event analysis
Provide customer service to existing Kraft Sports Group customers
Conduct and record market research in person and via phone

Please contact:
Peter Tully, Strategy & Business Development Coordinator
petert@patriots.com
(508) 549-0172
Rosmary Roca, Strategy & Business Development Manager
rosmaryr@patriots.com
(508) 549-0246
* All applicants should provide cover letter and resume.

Gillette Stadium - Operations Intern - Summer 2014

Patriot's - Gillette Stadium - Kraft Sports Group - here's a new posting for an operations intern at the stadium in Foxboro, MA:

https://www5.apply2jobs.com/thekraftgroup/ProfExt/index.cfm?fuseaction=mExternal.showJob&RID=212&CurrentPage=2&sid=19

5th Annual Sport Management and Entertainment Executive Lecture & Career Fair

Business Majors:

The New England Patriots and the New England Revolution will be hosting their /*5th Annual*/ /*Sport Management and Entertainment Executive Lecture & Career Fair*/ at Gillette Stadium on Saturday, April 10, 2010 from 3:30-7:30 PM. The event is open to all students, graduate and
undergraduate, that are looking to make their first step into the Sports and Entertainment industries.

The first portion of the event will consist of a presentation from some of our organization's top executives. Following the presentation, students will have the opportunity to meet with representatives from many of the industries top professional teams, minor league teams,
sports apparel companies, media companies, and public relations or advertising agencies.

Attached you will find a flyer that will enable you to more effectively communicate the details of the event to your students, and includes a list of executives participating and companies that have attended the fair previously. As the Career Fair approaches, more information will
become available and we will make sure to update you on this year's list of companies. The price of admission to the event listed on the flyer, and will also include a ticket to the Revolution's home opener game against the FC Toronto at 7:30 PM immediately following the Career Fair.

Comment from Professor Griffin: Sports related internships are difficult to land and are often unpaid but they are the way to get your foot in the door at sports related entities.

New England Patriots
New England Revolution
Gillette Stadium
Team Ops LLC
Boston Celtics
Boston Breakers
Quantum of Cape Cod
ESPN Boston
Sports Radio 850 AM
WAAF
Massachusetts Army
National Guard
Vermont Lake Monsters
Connecticut Sun
Lowell Devils
Lowell All Americans
Regan Communications
New England Sports
Network (NESN)
WATD 95.9
WJMN 94.5 (Jam'n 94.5)
Salem Radio Group
New England Cable News (NECN)
Worcester Tornadoes

If you would like to be included in this event, please register at www.gillettestadium.com. The registration cost is $25 if you sign up before Thursday, April 8 ($35 the day of the event). The fee includes:
- 1 Ticket to the Career Fair
- Complimentary Parking
- 1 Ticket to the New England Revolution home opener vs. Toronto FC!
(following the Career Fair)
*Make sure you remember to bring multiple copies of your résumé!
Professional attire is recommended.
If you have any questions, please call 508-698-8590. For an updated list
of attending companies, please be sure to check out
our website (www.gillettestadium.com) in the weeks to come.

Kraft Sports Group/Gillette Stadium - Marketing internships

Here's the link to a posting for a Customer Marketing & Strategy Intern at Gillette Stadium:

https://www5.apply2jobs.com/thekraftgroup/ProfExt/index.cfm?fuseaction=mExternal.showJob&RID=184&CurrentPage=1&sid=19

Gillette Stadium Finance Internship

Here is a link to a finance internship at Gillette Stadium in Foxboro.  This was posted just a few hours ago and I found it via LinkedIn: http://www.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=b3eac15c92c5bbb8&q=Internship&l=Boston,+MA&tk=19grlf3f7076h1io&from=ja&alid=d6c97fdc066484d6&utm_source=jobseeker_emails&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=job_alerts

Marketing Operations Intern - Gillette Stadium

Marketing Operations Intern
Gillette Stadium - Foxborough, MA

Position Summary: The Marketing Operations Fall Intern is responsible for supporting the department with the execution of sponsorship assets and events. This role will provide an introduction to advertising operations, event planning, and sponsorship fulfillment. Responsibilities and Accountabilities: Research for upcoming events and activations Assist with event preparation and execution- creation of registration materials, promotional materials and event related documents Post Event follow up-photo printing, mailings, etc... Preparation of digital and broadcast media affidavits Social Media research Capturing and tracking of proof of performance photos Prize fulfillment and customer service Administrative support and special projects as business dictates Requirements: Skills, Qualifications & Experience: Proficiency in Microsoft Office Strong communication & interpersonal skills Strong organizational skills Results oriented Ability to multi-task Ability to work comfortably both independently and in a team environment To apply, follow this link: https://www5.apply2jobs.com/thekraftgroup/ProfExt/index.cfm?fuseaction=mExternal.showJob&RID=472&CurrentPage=2&sid=19

Customer Marketing & Strategy Intern (Kraft Group Gillette Stadium)

Here is the link:
https://www5.apply2jobs.com/thekraftgroup/ProfExt/index.cfm?fuseaction=mExternal.showJob&RID=1066&CurrentPage=1&sid=19

Proctor and Gamble - Finance Internship

Finance and Accounting Students:

Take a look at this interesting announcement!

It looks like you must apply through their web site.


IN - Finance Intern - Boston, US-FIN00001386
Description
Procter & Gamble Finance & Accounting offers you the opportunity to experience a breadth of assignments as well as the flexibility to meet your individual career objectives as we work together to build our businesses. Finance & Accounting is unique within Procter & Gamble since we work across every area of the business, both domestically and globally. Our role within P&G is to provide leadership to business decision making as well as manage the Company’s financial and accounting affairs to maximize long-term profits, cash flow, and return on investment.

Our intern assignments are real Finance and/or Accounting work designed to allow you to experience, first-hand, the type of work we do within P&G. As an intern, you can make an impact on the business as well as continue to build your analytical, technical and leadership skills. Most projects offer the opportunity to work with individuals in a variety of capacities within the area you’re assigned and, potentially in other functions. You’ll have an individualized work plan that will guide you throughout the summer and you’ll get coaching from your immediate manager throughout your internship.

This internship is will be at our Boston, MA location working for our Gillette Finance & Accounting organization.

A solid background in Finance and/or Accounting along with demonstrated leadership ability is required for those interested. To learn more about Finance & Accounting opportunities at Procter&Gamble, please visit our website at http://www.pg.com/

Procter & Gamble is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Touching Lives, improving life. P&G.


Qualifications
We are looking for students in their junior year (or one year away from graduation) of an Undergraduate or Masters degree and First year MBA students. Majors or Concentrations include Accounting, Finance, Economics, Business or Commerce.

Requirements also include at least 2 college-level accounting courses upon completion of degree, minimum GPA of 3.0 (on a 4.0 scale), and a willingness to relocate.

Candidates must be a U.S. citizen or national, permanent resident, refugee or asylee, or temporary resident under the legalization program of the 1986 Immigration Act. P&G does not offer practical training positions nor sponsor foreign citizens to obtain work visa or permanent residency.

At P&G, Intern/Co-Op sessions are considered temporary employment, with a predicted ending point. No full-time employment commitments are made; however, depending on satisfactory completion of certain criteria, candidates may be considered for full-time positions upon graduation.

Procter & Gamble is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Kraft Sport's Group Internships - Summer, Fall, Spring

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FYI. I received this announcement today from the Kraft Sports Group.

KRAFT SPORTS GROUP MARKETING INTERNSHIPS
NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS
NEW ENGLAND REVOLUTION
PATRIOT PLACE
Thank you for your interest in the Marketing Department of the Kraft
Sports Group. The Marketing Department is responsible for all of the
sales and marketing operations for the New England Patriots, New England
Revolution, and Patriot Place. Marketing internships are offered during
the spring, summer, and fall semesters. Students conducting full-time
internships during each of these semesters work two to five days a week
in the office as well as game days and marketing events. Students with
limited time commitment can apply for a game days and marketing events
internship. All internships must be completed for academic credit
through their university or college. All internships are based out of
Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, MA. Public transportation does not run
to the stadium on non-Patriot home game days; therefore, applicants must
have his/her own source of transportation.
Below is an outline of the various internship opportunities at the Kraft
Sports Group. Please indicate if you have a preference when you apply.
OFFICE
Special Team Events and Partnership Marketing
Events and Marketing Services
Marketing Fulfillment
Creative Services
Corporate Sales
Sponsor Relations
Game Day Entertainment and Broadcast Services
Premium Seating Services
Patriot Place Marketing
Revolution Sales
SUMMER GAME DAYS AND EVENTS INCLUDE:
New England Revolution Home Games (June - August)
New England Patriots Training Camp (July – August)
New England Patriots Home Preseason Games
Taylor Swift Concert
Jon Bon Jovi Concert
New England Country Music Festival
Patriot Place Events
Resumes and cover letters should be submitted to the following:
Christopher Starck
New England Patriots
New England Revolution
1 Patriot Place
Foxboro, Massachusetts 02035
Internships@Patriots.com

Sport Entertainment Career Fair

As a reminder, The New England Patriots and Revolution will be
hosting their third annual Sport and Entertainment Career Fair at
Gillette Stadium on April 12th, 2008 from 4:30- 7:30 PM. The career
fair is open to all students graduate and undergraduate that are
looking to make the first step into the Sports and Entertainment
industries. Attendees will have the opportunity to meet with
representatives from many of the industries top professional teams,
minor league teams, sports apparel companies, media companies, and
public relations or advertising agencies.

The price of admission to the fair will also include a ticket to the
Revolution's second home game of the season against the Colorado
Rapids at 7:30 pm.

Attached you will find a flyer with more information.

Sports Management Career Fair

Sports Management Career Fair at Gillette Stadium
April 14, 2012
Noon - 3 pm
Cost $25 before April 12, $35 Day of event
Free parking and complimentary ticket to Revolution Game
For more information, call 508.549.0181

Kraft Sports Group Marketing Internships

KRAFT SPORTS GROUP MARKETING INTERNSHIPS
NEW ENGAND PATRIOTS AND NEW ENGLAND REVOLUTION

The Marketing Department is responsible for all of the sales and marketing
operations for the New England Patriots and New England Revolution. Marketing
internships are offered during the spring, summer, and fall semesters. Students
conducting full-time internships during each of
these semesters work two to five
days a week in the office as well as game days
and marketing events. Students with
limited time commitment can apply for a game days and marketing events
internship. All internships must be completed for academic credit through their
university or college. All internships are based out of Gillette Stadium in
Foxborough, MA. Public transportation does not
run to the stadium on non-Patriot
home game days; therefore, applicants must have his/her own source of
transportation.

Below is an outline of the various internship
opportunities at the Kraft Sports Group.
Please indicate if you have a preference when you apply.

OFFICE
Special Team Events and Partnership Marketing
Corporate Sales
Marketing Fulfillment
Grass Roots and Promotions
Premium Seating Services
Sponsor Relations
Revolution Communications and Public Relations
Revolution Ticket Sales
Soccer Team Operations
FALL GAME DAYS AND EVENTS INCLUDE:
2008 Revolution Home Games (Sept – Nov)
2008 Patriot Home Games (Sept – Dec)
Hall at Patriot Place Induction Ceremony
Patriot Place Events
Resumes and cover letters should be submitted to the following:
Christopher Starck
New England Patriots
New England Revolution
1 Patriot Place
Foxboro, Massachusetts 02035
Internships@Patriots.com

Finance Intern: Proctor and Gamble

Here is an announcement for a Boston-based finance internship with Proctor and Gamble. To apply, click on this link:

https://pg.taleo.net/careersection/10000/jobdetail.ftl?lang=en&job=248198

FIN - Finance Intern - Boston, US-FIN00001386

Description
Procter & Gamble Finance & Accounting offers you the opportunity to experience a breadth of assignments as well as the flexibility to meet your individual career objectives as we work together to build our businesses. Finance & Accounting is unique within Procter & Gamble since we work across every area of the business, both domestically and globally. Our role within P&G is to provide leadership to business decision making as well as manage the Company's financial and accounting affairs to maximize long-term profits, cash flow, and return on investment.

Our intern assignments are real Finance and/or Accounting work designed to allow you to experience, first-hand, the type of work we do within P&G. As an intern, you can make an impact on the business as well as continue to build your analytical, technical and leadership skills. Most projects offer the opportunity to work with individuals in a variety of capacities within the area you're assigned and, potentially in other functions. You'll have an individualized work plan that will guide you throughout the summer and you'll get coaching from your immediate manager throughout your internship.

This internship is will be at our Boston, MA location working for our Gillette Finance & Accounting organization.

A solid background in Finance and/or Accounting along with demonstrated leadership ability is required for those interested. To learn more about Finance & Accounting opportunities at
Procter&Gamble, please visit our website at http://www.pg.com.

Procter & Gamble is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Touching Lives, improving life. P&G.

Qualifications
We are looking for students in their junior year (or one year away from graduation) of an Undergraduate or Masters degree and First year MBA students. Majors or Concentrations include Accounting, Finance, Economics, Business or Commerce.

Requirements also include at least 2 college-level accounting courses upon completion of degree, minimum GPA of 3.0 (on a 4.0 scale), and a willingness to relocate.

Candidates must be a U.S. citizen or national, permanent resident, refugee or asylee, or temporary resident under the legalization program of the 1986 Immigration Act. P&G does not offer practical training positions nor sponsor foreign citizens to obtain work visa
or permanent residency.

At P&G, Intern/Co-Op sessions are considered temporary employment, with a predicted ending point. No full-time employment commitments are made; however, depending on satisfactory completion of certain criteria, candidates may be considered for full-time positions upon
graduation.

How to Win

Over the holiday break I purchased the ebook: How to Win at the Sport of Business by Mark Cuban.

The book is only available in digital format and I paid $2.99 to read it on my new Kindle Fire. I recommend the book to college business majors and other folks who are in the verge of a business career or ready to launch a business.

One thing I like about Cuban's advice on how to win in business is his emphasis on the importance of reading. When he was starting one of his technology companies, Cuban would bring software and hardware manuals home after work and read them. He learned everything there was to know about software such as Peactree Accounting, Wordstar (once a popular word processing program), Lotus 123 (which was the popular spreadsheet software before MS Excel). He also read many magazines and books to search for new ideas. So much of this information today is free on the internet. So much knowledge is readily available to students and yet so many don't take advantage of the information. Each day while school is insession, I see stacks of free newspapers such as the USA Today, NY Times, and Boston Globe - that so many students walk by and never pick up. So many of my students don't buy the required textbooks and many who do buy them do not read them cover to cover. Take it from Mark Cuban, knowledge is power and you can get a great deal of it from reading.

Cuban is the founder of HDNet, Broadcast.com and MicroSolutions. He has also been an investor in startups, including Mahalo, JungleCents.com, motionloft.com, Filesanywhere.com, Naked Pizza and 140Fire.com. Mark is also known as the owner of the Dallas Mavericks. He also co-owns the Landmark Theater chain, Magnolia Pictures and Magnolia Home Video.

Mark Cuban also gives some terrific advice about focus while in school. He says that being focused at age 21 is "overrated." He continues..." now is the time to screw up, to try as many things as you can and just maybe figure things out." I especially like his advice on learning. He says: " The thing you need to do is learn. Learn accounting. Learn finance. Learn statistics. Learn as much as you can about business. Read biographies about business people." The lesson is to learn what you can so that you can create a base of knowledge that you can draw upon for the time in your life when you will be ready to focus.

Cuban emphasizes that if you can sell, you can always get a job. Selling skills are very valuable in all jobs. Even a CPA must sell additional services (tax planning, management consulting, personal financial planning) to grow the revenue.

Finally, for so many college students who aspire to go into the business of sports, Cuban has some very valuable advice. It is quite congruent with so many students that I have spoken with over the last 5 or 6 years who want to work in the field of professional sports. Cuban says "don't major in Sports Marketing." He says that if you want to work for a sports organization, get a broad based business education. He recommends majoring in anyone of the functional business areas - accounting, finance, sales, management etc. We (UMASS Dartmouth/CCB) have had students intern for the Boston Bruins, Gillette Stadium, Pawsox, and P-Bruins and I tell these students that it is a tough field to break into so make sure you have a very solid base with a traditional business major.

Mr. Cuban recently emailed me and asked that I share any feedback with him. Let me know if you read the book and what you think! Cuban told Fortune magazine that he wrote this book from content derived from 7 years of blogging and that the economics of the digital delivery (ebook format) and the effectiveness of social network marketing make this an interesting venture.

Kraft Sports Group Marketing Internships

Here's an email I received from the Kraft Sports
Group regarding marketing internships.

KRAFT SPORTS GROUP MARKETING INTERNSHIPS

NEW ENGAND PATRIOTS AND NEW ENGLAND REVOLUTION
Thank you for your interest in the Marketing
Department of the Kraft Sports Group.
The Marketing Department is responsible for all of the sales and marketing
operations for the New England Patriots and New England Revolution. Marketing
internships are offered during the spring, summer, and fall semesters. Students
conducting full-time internships during each of
these semesters work two to five
days a week in the office as well as game days
and marketing events. Students with
limited time commitment can apply for a game days and marketing events
internship. All internships must be completed for academic credit through their
university or college. All internships are based out of Gillette Stadium in
Foxborough, MA. Public transportation does not
run to the stadium on non-Patriot
home game days; therefore, applicants must have his/her own source of
transportation.

Below is an outline of the various internship
opportunities at the Kraft Sports Group.
Please indicate if you have a preference when you apply.

OFFICE
Special Team Events and Partnership Marketing
Corporate Sales
Marketing Fulfillment
Grass Roots and Promotions
Premium Seating Services
Sponsor Relations
Revolution Communications and Public Relations
Revolution Ticket Sales
Soccer Team Operations

FALL GAME DAYS AND EVENTS INCLUDE:
2008 Revolution Home Games (Sept – Nov)
2008 Patriot Home Games (Sept – Dec)
Hall at Patriot Place Induction Ceremony
Patriot Place Events

Resumes and cover letters should be submitted to the following:
Christopher Starck
New England Patriots
New England Revolution
1 Patriot Place
Foxboro, Massachusetts 02035
Internships@Patriots.com