How to Get a Job When Unemployment Rates Are High – Work In Sports Podcast - a podcast by Brian Clapp - Work in Sports

Hey everybody, I’m Brian Clapp VP of Content and Engaged Learning at Workinsports.com and this is another special edition of the Work In Sports podcast…For the last month and a half, we’ve gone to 3 episodes a week so that we could keep supplying you with the most up-to-date industry-relevant information and guidance. We’ve added a ton of new listeners so thanks to all of you for either tuning in for the first time, or continually listening.If you are a new listener, I want you to know that all of our content is evergreen. Meaning, it is still just as relevant as the day we posted it. So if you go back through our archives, and see that I interviewed super agents like Nicole Lynn, Leigh Steinberg or Jack Mills…  or James Kimball from the UFC, or Kara Walker from the Boston Celtics...or any of our other incredible guests… know this...we don’t talk about last night’s game or specific plays or events tied to that moment in time. We talk about their career, how they got where they are and what guidance they have for you, in our audience. So go back, listen to any of our episodes, and you’ll get incredible sports career advice.Alright, last note before I get into today’s episode… On Wednesday I interviewed Leah Clayton, who is the Director of Marketing for the athletic department at Lenoir Rhyne. Many, many, many of you have asked me to interview people in smaller athletic departments, or to get people earlier in their career -- well, Leah is both, she’s just a few ears into her sports career, and she’s really making a mark at Lenoir-Rhyne.She is also wildly charismatic, and I had a really really good time interviewing her. Smart and funny….plus she called me out for mispronouncing her alma mater, which I loved. I absolutely love it when someone is confident enough to call me out.OK, so what do we want to talk about today?This question from Ben in Washington stood out to me…“Hey Brian, love the podcast, I’m a pretty new listener but I’ve gone back and listened to 5 of your previous episodes and really enjoyed the content.  My favorite so far was Celia Bouza from ESPN Next - you and her had a really strong rapport, and I loved that chemistry.I’m a college senior, so my world has been turned a bit upside down. For the last decade we’ve had pretty low unemployment numbers, people were getting jobs. Now, unemployment is going to go through the roof. You’ve lived through this more than most of us… what is it really like when unemployment is high?”Ben -- welcome to the community, and thanks for listening. Celia is one of my favorites too -- glad you enjoyed that one and YES, I am old enough to remember when unemployment was high. I’m old enough to remember how scary it was with the financial crash of 2007-2008. And I’m old enough to remember 9/11 and the fears that came after that. I was working at CNN during 9/11 and that was a scary, scary time. But rather than focus on what it was like to live through those moments, let’s focus on the job market during high unemployment. 1: Employers get really, really frustrated. They have roles to fill, but because unemployment is high, they get more and more unqualified people applying for their jobs,

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