Eight national football leagues appear in the list of Top 20 Most Attractive sports leagues to work for, according to a in a survey conducted by the Switzerland-based company iWorkinSport.
The top-tier leagues from England (Premier League), Germany (Bundesliga), Spain (LaLiga), France (Ligue 1), Italy (Serie A), the Netherlands (Eredivisie), USA (MLS) plus the English Football League (second-tier) are joined by three motor sports competitions, two basketball leagues, two tennis world tours, and one competition in each of the following sports: American football, baseball, cricket, ice hockey and mixed-martial arts.
Thirteen of the ranked sports leagues run national competitions, while six organise global tours and one is continental.
iWorkinSport CEO said “I guess that’s not surprising that, as a business, football is very attractive for the majority who wants to work in sport, but it was interesting to see the other eight sports that appear in the list. We should also mention that while not all of them are technically constituted as 'leagues' you can say that they all compete in the same space, hence their presence in the same group in our survey".
The study surveyed more than a thousand people from all continents, with the majority already working in sport, and asked them a simple question: “If you could choose to work anywhere in sport, where would that be?”
At first, the respondents chose organisations divided into nine categories, and at the end, they indicated one single preferred choice, overall – the “Employer of their Dreams”.
In the category "Sports Leagues", the 20 most voted organisations were, in alphabetical order:
ATP (Tennis, Global)
Bundesliga (Football, GER)
EFL (Football, ENG)
Eredivisie (Football, NED)
Euroleague (Basketball, Europe)
Formula 1 (Motorsport, Global)
Formula E (Motorsport, Global)
Indian Premier League (Cricket, IND)
La Liga (Football, ESP)
Ligue 1 (Football, FRA)
MLB (Baseball, USA)
MLS (Football, USA)
Moto GP (Motorsport, Global)
NBA (Basketball, USA)
NFL (American Football, USA)
NHL (Ice Hockey, USA)
Premier League (Football, ENG)
Serie A (Football, ITA)
UFC (Martial Arts, Global)
WTA (Tennis, Global)
The iWorkinSport Most Attractive Employers 2021 report will be launched on the 21st May 2021, at the iWorkinSport Virtual Job Fair. The publication will feature the final rankings for each category plus insightful job market trends’ analysis.
iWorkinSport is currently posting the shortlists of the Top 20 Most Attractive Employers in Sport, in each category. To find out which companies are shortlisted, follow iWorkinSport’s professional and social media channels: LinkedIn, YouTube, Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and iworkinsport.com.
More about The Most Attractive Employers in Sport survey
The survey, conducted from mid-December 2020 to mid-February 2021, had more than 1,000 respondents, from 86 countries, with 92% having at least a bachelor degree and 62% with postgraduate education, while 68% already work in sport. Detailed demographics data will be available in the report.
About iWorkinSport
iWorkinSport connects employers and talent, as well as promotes education and career growth in Sport.
The company was created in 2017 with the aim to organise the first truly international career fair focused on the sports industry. It enables some of the most renowned organisations to meet, interview and recruit students and alumni from the most prestigious sport management programmes in the world.
World-class sports organisations such as the International Olympic Committee (IOC), FIFA, UEFA, FIBA, Adidas, Juventus FC, Manchester City FC, Infront, IMG, CAA11, the NBA, Eurovision, Soccerex, the World Football Summit and many others have been in attendance, recruiting at the event.
In addition to the traditional Job Fair, iWorkinSport organises two online events: the Education Virtual Expo and the Virtual Job Fair.
Contact:
For more information, contact info@iworkinsport.com