To wrap up the week we are announcing the Top 10 Sports Teams, the latest awards category from the iWorkinSport Most Attractive Employers in Sport 2024 survey. Note that for the purpose of the ranlings, the Sports Teams category excludes football teams, and teams from the professional North American leagues (NFL, NBA, MLB, NHL and MLS). Those are two separate categories in our rankings.
Six of the nine F1 teams that made the Top 20 list are also included in the Top 10 list, cementing the sport as a clear favourite among sports team employers. The teams include Aston Martin, Ferrari, Kick Sauber (formerly Alfa Romeo), McLaren, Mercedes and Red Bull Racing. Two other automobile sports teams - McLaren Formula E and Red Bull Moto GP - also made the Top 10. Basketball teams FC Barcelona and Real Madrid round out the Top 10. Check out the full list below.
The list is the result of a study conducted by iWorkinSport, which surveyed more than 1,600 people from 83 countries representing 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 ten categories and, at the end, they indicated one single preferred choice, overall – the “Employer of their Dreams”.
The final rankings of the iWorkinSport Most Attractive Employers 2024 will be announced at an Awards ceremony at the Olympic Museum, in Lausanne, on June 4th, at a VIP dinner offered to recruiters and academic partners of the iWorkinSport Job Fair, which will take place the following day in Lausanne.
In the Sports Teams category, the 10 most-voted were, in alphabetical order:
Aston Martin (F1, ENG)
FC Barcelona (Basketball, ESP)
Ferrari (F1, ITA)
Kick Sauber (formerly Alfa Romeo) (F1, SUI)
McLaren (F1, ENG)
McLaren (Formula E, ENG)
Mercedes (F1, GER)
Real Madrid (Basketball, ESP)
Red Bull (MotoGP, AUT)
Red Bull Racing (F1, AUT)
Over the coming weeks, the shortlists in each category will be announced. To find out which companies are shortlisted, follow iWorkinSport’s professional and social media channels: LinkedIn, YouTube, Facebook, Instagram, Twitter (or X) and iworkinsport.com.
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More about The Most Attractive Employers in Sport 2024
The survey was conducted from 16 January to 17 March 2023 and counted 1,619 respondents, from 101 nationalities, living in 83 countries, with 84% having at least a bachelor degree and 52% with postgraduate education, while 87% already work in sport. Detailed demographics data will be available in the report.
Disclaimer: As the name suggests, the Most Attractive Employers in Sport survey doesn’t necessarily measure employees’ satisfaction but rather the companies’ Employer Branding - as it is open to anyone with a desire to work in sport to participate.
About iWorkinSport
iWorkinSport is the Global Hub for all things career, recruitment and education in sport.
The company connects and provides solutions and opportunities to all stakeholders in the field of career development in sport - be it candidates, employers, employees, students, academic programmes, HR professionals, recruitment agencies, consultants, career coaches, etc. It also produces, aggregates and curates content and knowledge relevant to careers in sport.
iWorkinSport 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 have been in attendance, recruiting at the event. The next iWorkinSport Job Fair will happen in Lausanne, Switzerland, on June 5th. For more information and to register, go to www.iworkinsport.com/jobfair.
Contact: For more information, contact info@iworkinsport.com.