Energize your University's network with centralized and effortless communications

Dear {{First Name}},

Your next career opportunity could come from someone who wore the same jersey. {{Your University Name}} has partnered with The College Athlete Network to create a structured, professional network that connects current athletes and alumni with meaningful career opportunities.

Here's how our network works:

Step 1: Create Your Availability Profile

Visit members.collegeathletenetwork.org to create your Availability profile. Share your career interests, preferred locations, and professional goals. The process takes just a few minutes.

Step 2: Complete Your Checklist

Your athletic department monitors your progress to ensure every athlete has equal access to opportunities. Once you complete your checklist, we'll begin matching you with relevant opportunities in our network.

Step 3: Your Profile Goes Live

After your checklist is complete, coaches activate your profile, making it visible to our University's network of over 5,000 athletes and alumni.

Step 4: Connect with Opportunities

Alumni and corporate partners actively search the network to find qualified candidates. When there's a match with your profile, they'll reach out directly.

Step 5: Build Your Career

Connect with real opportunities from real people—alumni and corporate partners who value the discipline, leadership, and work ethic that athletes bring to the workplace.

Step 6: Support Future Athletes

When you're hired through the network, the hiring company makes a tax-deductible contribution to our athletic program—typically 25% of what they would have paid a recruiter. You're not just building your future; you're investing in the next generation of {{Your University Name}} athletes.

Create My Availability

We're here to support your success.
{{Your Name}}
{{Your University Name}} Athletic Department

Dear {{First Name}},

We've created a streamlined way for you to hire exceptional talent from {{Your University Name}}'s athlete network while supporting your alma mater. Here's how it works:

Step 1: Athletes Share Their Availability Profiles

Current and former athletes create professional profiles detailing their career interests, goals, preferred locations, and availability.

Step 2: The Athletic Department Ensures Quality

Coaches and athletic department staff encourage athletes to maintain current, accurate profiles, ensuring you have access to reliable information.

Step 3: Profiles Are Activated

As athletes complete their checklists and Availability profiles, they become visible in the network, creating a growing pool of qualified candidates.

Step 4: Search and Connect

Use our search filters to find candidates by industry, location, or experience level. Connect directly with highly motivated athletes ready for their next opportunity.

Step 5: Make Your Hire

You gain access to trusted, high-character candidates without paying traditional recruiter fees—typically saving 20-30% compared to external recruiters.

Step 6: Support Your Alma Mater

Instead of paying a recruiter, make a tax-deductible contribution to the athletic program that developed your new hire. It's a strategic investment that benefits your company and supports future athletes.

No external recruiter fees. No unnecessary friction. Just meaningful connections that create value for everyone involved.

Browse Athlete Availabilities

Thank you for being part of something bigger,
{{Your Name}}
The College Athlete Network

Dear {{First Name}},

{{University Name}} is introducing an innovative approach to talent acquisition that connects our network of athletes and alumni directly with forward-thinking companies like yours. Through the College Athlete Network, we're creating a streamlined pathway to exceptional talent while eliminating traditional recruiter fees.

Your company gains access to a curated, verified pool of high-performance candidates—current and former athletes who bring discipline, resilience, and proven leadership to the workplace.

Step 1: Athletes Create Professional Profiles

Student-athletes and alumni complete structured Availability profiles that outline their career interests, professional experience, and location preferences.

Step 2: Quality Assurance and Verification

Our athletic department monitors profile completion and ensures that every Availability meets our standards for clarity, professionalism, and accuracy.

Step 3: Network Activation

Once verified, profiles are activated in the network, providing you with exclusive access to a pipeline of vetted, high-character talent.

Step 4: Targeted Candidate Search

Use our advanced filtering system to identify candidates who align with your specific hiring needs—whether you're focused on performance metrics, leadership qualities, or diversity initiatives.

Step 5: Hire Proven Performers

These candidates bring a unique combination of discipline, resilience, and collaborative mindset to your organization—qualities developed through competitive athletics and proven in high-pressure environments.

Step 6: Strategic Corporate Partnership

In lieu of traditional recruiter fees, your company makes a tax-deductible contribution to the athletic program—a strategic investment that directly supports the talent pipeline while advancing your corporate social responsibility goals.

This is more than a job board; it's a strategic partnership. {{University Name}} is actively aligning our athlete community with the talent needs of innovative companies, creating a mutually beneficial ecosystem that drives hiring success and meaningful impact.

We invite you to explore the network and discover how this partnership can enhance your talent acquisition strategy while supporting the next generation of leaders.

Sincerely,
{{Your Full Name}}
{{Your Title}}
{{Your University}}