Five Organising Committees of the Olympic Games appear in a list of the Top 20 Most Attractive Event Organisers for professionals who work or want to work in sport, according to a survey conducted by iWorkinSport.
The five Games in the list are: Tokyo 2020, Paris 2024, Los Angeles 2028 (Summer), Beijing 2022 and Milano Cortina 2026 (Winter). The Commonwealth Games of Birmingham 2022 also appear in the list, alongside two FIFA World Cups (2022 and 2026), the four tennis Grand Slams, the three main cycling tours, two rugby events and one major event in sailing, golf and motorsport.
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 Events", the 20 most voted organisations were, in alphabetical order:
America's Cup 2021 (Sailing, NZL)
Australian Open (Tennis, AUS)
Beijing 2022 (Olympics, CHN)
Birmingham 2022 (Commonwealth Games, GBR)
Dakar Rally (Motorsport, KSA)
FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 (Football, QAT)
FIFA World Cup United 2026 (Football, USA, MEX, CAN)
Giro d'Italia (Cycling, ITA)
LA 2028 (Olympics, USA)
La Vuelta (Cycling, ESP)
Milano Cortina 2026 (Olympics, ITA)
Paris 2024 (Olympics, FRA)
Roland Garros (Tennis, FRA)
Rugby World Cup 2023 (Rugby, FRA)
Ryder Cup 2021 (Golf, USA)
Six Nations (Rugby, ENG, FRA, WAL, ITA, SCO, IRL)
Tokyo 2020 (Olympics, JPN)
Tour de France (Cycling, FRA)
US Open (Tennis, USA)
Wimbledon (Tennis, ENG)
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.
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For more information, contact info@iworkinsport.com