Education & Sports

This career circle is for any student who is interested in pursuing a career in the fields of Education and/or Sports.

Join as many Career Circles as you want by updating your career interests on Handshake. Updating your career interests will allow you to receive the latest Circle updates. Check out more information about the Circles here.

Check out job and internship listings by major/career interests on the School of Education and Human Development website to view currently open listings for UM students and alumni. For thousands more opportunities, log in to Handshake.

Do you have questions about internships, graduate school, or your future career? Or are you unsure what your first step should be? Speak with a coach via Zoom or stop by Toppel for in-person coaching, Monday – Friday from 10:00 am – 4:00 pm. Feel free to email us at toppel@miami.edu if you need assistance outside of our drop-in coaching hours.

What Does it Take to Succeed in Sports Marketing

Have you chosen sports marketing as your career path and are not sure how to succeed? Sports marketing is full of different opportunities for individuals to be creative and develop skills. This article reviews how you excel in sports marketing …

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Types of Careers for Education Majors

Did you attain a degree in education and are not sure what you can do with it? Being an education major does not mean you can only have a career in a traditional teaching style, there are many other alternatives. …

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What’s Trending in Sports Marketing?

Are you in sports marketing and outdated what’s trending? Are you struggling to be updated with all aspects of sports marketing? This article reviews and advises about the most popular sport marketing trends.

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Featured Resources

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Athlete 365 Career+

Athlete 365 Career+

Athlete365 Career+ prepares athletes to transition into the workplace by offering advice, services, and tools.

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National Collegiate Athletic Association – The Market

An NCAA database listing internships and career opportunities in college athletics. 

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HigherEdJobs

HigherEdJobs

A job board for positions in higher education institutions

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K12JobSpot

K12JobSpot

A job board for educator positions

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WorkInSports Job Board

WorkInSports Job Board

Job board offering tips from sports industry experts and tools to help you perfect your resume, cover letter, and interviews.

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Are you looking to use real-time job market data to make informed decisions about your future career path, explore relevant salary data, or identify the skills you need to build or market to get your next role? Use the following tool to explore your options.

There are two ways to navigate this tool:

  1. Keyword Search: Search for the title of the job you’re looking to pursue, or skills you may have that could be relevant for a particular career path.
  2. Narrow Down by Industry + Occupation: If you have a general sense of the industry you’d like to pursue, you can narrow down the occupations within a given industry to help you decide.

First, choose an industry of interest, then filter for occupation. (If you'd like to see data for a specific location only, filter by state.)

Type in a keyword to select a relevant occupation. (If you'd like to see data for a specific location only, filter by state.)

Featured Jobs & Internships

Thousands of internship and job opportunities are posted on Handshake by employers specifically looking to hire students. The following job and internship opportunities were pulled from Handshake for your career circle.

For thousands more opportunities, log in to Handshake. All UM students have a Handshake account that is automatically created for them when they enroll at the U. All you have to do is log in to Handshake to activate your account.

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Skill Building with LinkedIn Learning

Access and explore on-demand LinkedIn Learning content (courses and videos) that can help you identify and build skills needed to be successful in your future career. Here, you can find relevant LinkedIn Learning content featured for your career circle.

Advanced SQL Practice: DELETE Operations

Taught by Scott Simpson
In this course, practice using advanced SQL delete operations. Removing data from a database is often handled by a component…

DataOps with Apache Iceberg using Spark, Nessie, and Dremio

Taught by Dremio
It’s time to get up to speed with Nessie, the transactional catalog for data lakes that works with Apache Iceberg…

Mentoring Employees in the Era of AI

Taught by Ruth Gotian
Artificial intelligence has created a lot of uncertainty in the workforce. Employees are often unclear if they will have a…

The Cost of Ignoring Employee Feedback

Taught by Madecraft
Are you undervaluing employee feedback? In this course, Yan Gelman shares the consequences of ignoring employee feedback as well as…

Cross-Cultural Communication for B2B Marketing Executives

Taught by Madecraft
Is your B2B marketing strategy equipped for cross-cultural success? In this course, Elaine Lai Wright shares strategies for effective global…

Finding and Maintaining Your Motivation to Lead

Taught by Aimee Bateman
One of the most important aspects of leadership is, unsurprisingly, possessing the motivation and sense of purpose to lead. But…

8 Keys to Boost LinkedIn Learning Engagement for L&D Professionals

Taught by Jocelyn Slevin
Unlock the full potential of LinkedIn Learning for your organization. This course provides actionable strategies to seamlessly integrate LinkedIn Learning…

Nano Tips for Cross-Cultural Communication for Leaders with India Gary-Martin

Taught by India Gary-Martin
Welcome to our Nano Tips series, where LinkedIn Learning creators deliver impactful lessons in literally seconds. In this course, India…

Advanced SQL Practice: Manage Tables

Taught by Scott Simpson
Get ready to practice advanced SQL table management techniques using the database of a sample chat application. In this course,…

Advanced SQL Practice: INSERT Operations

Taught by Scott Simpson
In this interactive course, Scott Simpson shows you the skills needed to manually insert records into a SQL database. Learn…

Essential Soft Skills for Creative Professionals

Taught by Branka Knezevic
Elevate your creative prowess as you unlock the secrets of effective communication, collaboration, and leadership in the world of architecture,…

Retain Your Talent with These Six Tips

Taught by Madecraft
Retaining top talent is crucial for reducing turnover and boosting productivity. In this course, expert Kolby Goodman provides practical steps…

AI-Enhanced Leadership Development and Self-Coaching for Managers

Taught by Carolyn Goerner
Did you know that AI can help you become a more effective manager, regardless of where you’re at in your…

Foundational Math for Generative AI: Understanding LLMs and Transformers through Practical Applications

Taught by Axel Sirota
Unlock the mysteries behind the models powering today’s most advanced AI applications. In this course, instructor Axel Sirota takes you…

Nano Tips on How to Apologize Authentically with Arti Halai

Taught by Arti Halai
Welcome to our Nano Tips series, where LinkedIn Learning creators deliver impactful lessons in literally seconds. In this course, Arti…

Nano Tips for Communicating in Your Authentic Style with Arti Halai

Taught by Arti Halai
Welcome to our Nano Tips series, where LinkedIn Learning creators deliver impactful lessons in literally seconds. In this course, Arti…

FigJam for Design Thinking and Collaboration

Taught by Joseph Labrecque
In this course, learn how to use FigJam, a streamlined collaboration and brainstorming tool that sits alongside Figma to help…

Creating Business and Industry Analysis for Financial Analysts

Taught by Hailey Margetta
Elevate your business and industry analysis skills in this course that goes beyond basic financials to give you the ability…

Practical Splunk: Build Data Intelligence through SPL, Reports, and Dashboards

Taught by Karun Subramanian
This course provides you with a functional, hands-on overview on how to create data intelligence from machine-generated data using Splunk…

Leadership Styles, Behaviors, and Approaches

Taught by Alexander Lyon
In this course, Alexander Lyon—a communication consultant and associate professor—guides you through the styles, behaviors, and approaches that you need…

LinkedIn Learning is free for currently enrolled University of Miami students. You must have a CaneID to access LinkedIn Learning. Click on “View All LinkedIn Learning Courses” to browse through all the content featured for your career circle.

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Skill Building Through Virtual Company Projects

Build valuable career skills and get a taste of industry experience via short virtual projects created by top companies across the globe on the Forage platform. Click on "View All Projects" to view all experiences for this career community. To check out projects across all the career communities and relevant practice interview questions, here.

Getting Ready to Join the Workforce Experience with Standard Bank

Build Your Brand Experience with BCLP

Data Science Experience with Lloyds Banking Group

Client Service Experience with BNY Mellon

Consultant Experience with Accenture Nordics

Family Law Experience with Leo Cussen

Wondering how to list a completed project on your resume/CV or LinkedIn profile? Review the Forage referencing policy.

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Featured Industry & Career Guides

Vault offers comprehensive industry and career guides that provide insights into industry work life and advice for students and alumni on kickstarting their careers. You can access 170+ guides on our Custom Career Content site to help you explore career paths and gain valuable information that will help you make informed career decisions.

Vault Guide to Education Jobs, Third Edition

Vault Guide to Education Jobs, Third Edition

The Vault Guides to Jobs series provides essential information about key careers and industries, with an emphasis on preparing for …

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Vault Guide to Nonprofit Jobs, Third Edition

Vault Guide to Nonprofit Jobs, Third Edition

The Vault Guides to Jobs series provides essential information about key careers and industries, with an emphasis on preparing for …

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Vault Guide to Sports Jobs, Third Edition

Vault Guide to Sports Jobs, Third Edition

The Vault Guides to Jobs series provides essential information about key careers and industries, with an emphasis on preparing for …

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Cane2Cane Mentors

Explore careers, prepare for your future, and connect with industry professionals. Exclusive to our University of Miami community, Cane2Cane is a social network where 'Canes receive help navigating from college to career. No matter who you know, or don't know, connect and learn from professionals across 60+ industries who are eager to help you prepare for your career journey.

Magaly Park

Community Mentor
  • Miami, Florida
  • Board Member GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY OF GREATER MIAMI INC
Meet Magaly

Liam Willerup

Alumni Mentor
  • Coral Gables, FL
  • Podcaster Coast2Coast
Meet Liam

Léi Y. Sun, M.S.Ed

Alumni Mentor
  • Miami, FL
  • Doctoral Practicum Student Alliance for Psychological Services
Meet Léi Y.

Nicole Fernandez

Alumni Mentor
  • Fort Lauderdale, FL
  • Sr. Manager, Sales Enablement | GTM Learning Strategy & Design Citrix
Meet Nicole

Keashla Marengo

Alumni Mentor
  • Miami, FL
  • Director of Employer Engagement University of Miami
Meet Keashla

Carly Smith

Faculty & Staff Mentors
  • Miami, FL
  •  Director, Career Education University of Miami
Meet Carly

Dante DeCesare

Alumni Mentor
  • Fairfield, CT
  • Area Coordinator Sacred Heart University
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Tyler Katz

Alumni Mentor
  • Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
  • Engagement and Program Associate, Hillel and Office of Jewish Student Life Lehigh University
Meet Tyler

Leah Quinones

Faculty & Staff Mentors
  • Miami, FL
  • Adjunct Professor Barry University
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Chen Shi

Alumni Mentor
  • Miami, FL
Meet Chen

Samantha Valea

Alumni Mentor
  • Miami, FL
  • Assistant Director University of Miami
Meet Samantha

Angel Vallejos

Alumni Mentor
  • Washington, DC
  • Graduate Fellow CHCI
Meet Angel

Join your peers on Cane2Cane to connect with a 'Cane who can help you achieve your career goals! You can search for connections in the Cane2Cane community by applying various filters, such as industry, location, degree, and more!  

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JOBSCAN

The more effectively you can tailor your resume for a specific job, the better your chances are. Easily optimize your resume by completing a scan below. By scanning and comparing your resume versus any job description Jobscan will give you an instant analysis of how well your resume is tailored for a particular job and how it can be even better optimized for an applicant tracking system (ATS). To start, paste in the text of your resume then paste the text of the job posting you’re interested in, and press Scan.