Employee wellbeing in sports companies has moved from a nice-to-have to a strategic priority. Across the sector, from outdoor apparel brands to professional...

Sports industry talent retention has become one of the most pressing issues facing HR and leadership teams across the sector. The pattern is...

INSIDERS with Bastian Grau Pickleball Specialist at Joola The market for racket sports in Europe is witnessing rapid growth, particularly with the emergence...

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US sports brands are moving into Europe faster than ever. The commercial opportunity is clear: a fragmented but maturing market, surging consumer demand...

If you’re a sports organisation relying solely on job boards to attract talent, you’re already behind. Posting jobs is a tactical move. But...

INSIDERS with Eddy Ferhi Head of Marketing France at ASICS Eddy Ferhi’s path to Head of Marketing at ASICS France is anything but...

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INSIDERS with Christian Schneidermeier Director at European Outdoor Group Christian Schneidermeier spent 25 years at Ortovox, building the iconic mountain sports brand from...

If you work in talent acquisition for a sports organisation, you’ve probably used “employer branding” and “recruitment marketing” as if they mean the...

The sports industry has never been short of passion. But passion alone no longer wins the talent war. Across football clubs, sportswear companies,...

INSIDERS with Galahad Clark CEO at Vivobarefoot Vivobarefoot was not born from a market opportunity. It was born from a conviction, and a...

Sports organisations invest heavily in brand. They protect their image with fans, nurture relationships with sponsors, and manage their media presence with precision....

Most sports organisations believe their name does the recruiting for them. The crest, the stadium, the cultural weight of the sport, these are...

Europe is home to one of the most dynamic and diverse sports industries in the world — but navigating the European sports talent...

INSIDERS with Gilles Galoux CEO at Baouw Today, we’re looking at Baouw, the French organic sports nutrition brand disrupting the industry. To understand...

US sports brands are crossing the Atlantic faster than ever. Fanatics opened its London office. Overtime, DraftKings, and a wave of sports tech...

The European sports sector employs an estimated five million people across its full ecosystem — from professional clubs and governing bodies to sports...

INSIDERS with Dean Aaron Sievers Community & Event Manager at CEP The running gear market is evolving rapidly as brands push the boundaries...

Sports retailers are facing unprecedented pressure — not only from consumers but from the talent market. With annual turnover rates above 60% in...

Sustainability has shifted from a trend to a business imperative in the global sports industry. By 2026, more than 40% of European consumers...

INSIDERS with Martin Guillet & Grégoire Puget Marketing Manager & Country Head France at Buff The market for outdoor and trail running accessories...

By 2026, online sports sales in Europe are projected to exceed €70 billion, making e-commerce the fastest-growing segment of the sporting goods industry....

INSIDERS with Bart van Driel International Sales Manager Northern Europe for Julbo From a tiny village in the Jura Mountains to outdoor playgrounds...

In 2026, the sports industry is no longer only competing for market share, it’s competing for talent. Candidates don’t just look for jobs;...

Interns and apprentices are the future talent pipeline of the sports industry, yet most companies underestimate their expectations and the impact of early-career...

Diversity and inclusion (D&I) are no longer HR buzzwords: they are essential drivers of performance, employer attractiveness, and long-term retention. In the sports...

The DACH region, Germany, Austria and Switzerland, represents one of the most strategic labour markets for sports and outdoor brands in Europe. It...

INSIDERS with Christoph Engl CEO at Oberalp Group Mountains aren’t just a market for Oberalp. They’re an obsession. A lifestyle. A philosophy that...

Writing a job ad in the sports industry is not an administrative task. It is a strategic recruitment tool. When it’s done properly,...

INSIDERS with Jeroen MEIJER Senior Marketing Manager EMEA at KEEN KEEN doesn’t fit neatly into a box. And that’s exactly the point. The...

INSIDERS with Peter CABLE Head of Running at Scott How many brands make bikes, skis and running shoes? Not many. Scott is one...

Hiring in the sports and outdoor sector in 2025 is proving far more complex than many hiring managers initially anticipate. While the market...

The sports industry is undergoing a structural transformation rather than a simple cycle shift. Digital acceleration, sustainability constraints, and new fan consumption models...

Adidas, Nike, and Puma are not just global sportswear leaders; they are among the most attractive employers in the entire industry. With billions...

INSIDERS with Céline PANIZZI Regional Director, EMEA & APAC at NÄAK In recent years, the sports nutrition market has been booming. More races,...

France, Germany, and the United Kingdom form the three largest sports job markets in Europe. Together, they employ hundreds of thousands of professionals...

INSIDERS with Kevin Croq Country Leader France & Benelux at Suunto Today we’re diving into SUUNTO, the Finnish company and international leader in...

Sports tech is reshaping the global industry, from performance analytics and connected fitness to AI-powered coaching and wearable technologies. In Europe, the sector...

Outdoor sports like cycling, hiking, climbing, and trail running are booming across Europe. The European outdoor equipment market exceeded $5 billion in 2024,...

Sports retail remains the backbone of the industry, employing hundreds of thousands across Europe. Despite the rise of online channels, physical and hybrid...

Salaries in the European sports industry are evolving rapidly, shaped by digitalization, sustainability, and shifting retail dynamics. For both recruiters and candidates, knowing...

Candidates don’t just look for jobs anymore, they look for brands they can trust. In 2025, employer branding is no longer a “nice...

After sending out several applications for sport jobs or even just one for your dream career, you finally hear back! A moment of...

We try to get to the bottom of the possible solution to the (lifelong) question of purpose vs money and perhaps help you...

In every interview in the sports industry there is a moment when you have the opportunity to ask questions yourself. In this...

En toda entrevista en el sector del deporte hay un momento en el que tienes la oportunidad de hacer preguntas tú mismo. En...

Resigning from your job is a major career decision that should be approached with care and professionalism. Whether you’re moving on to a...

Have you ever thought about what it would be like to break free from the traditional 9-to-5 and set your own rules? Well,...

Even though the questions of an interview differ for every sports company, there’s a handful which pop up almost every time. Answering them...

A pesar de que las preguntas de una entrevista difieren en cada empresa especializada en deportes, hay un puñado de ellas que aparecen...

Can an industry famed for its competitive spirit also lead the charge in championing social responsibility? The Global Sustainability Benchmark in Sports (GSBS)...

There are outdoor brands. And then there are brands that have been testing their gear on real people in real conditions since before...

The European fitness market has demonstrated resilience and growth, emerging stronger from the challenges of recent years. The European Health & Fitness Market...

El mercado europeo del fitness ha demostrado resiliencia y crecimiento, emergiendo más fuerte de los desafíos de los últimos años. El Informe del...

Welcome Aboard, Even From Afar! Can you imagine joining a team without ever entering the office or meeting your colleagues in person? This...

In 2009, two former Salomon employees laced up their trail shoes, looked at the mountain slopes around Annecy, and asked a question nobody...

As we step into 2024, the sports recruitment landscape is evolving at a breakneck pace. It’s high time to gear up with strategies...

The most revealing thing about a company’s internal culture is not what it says about itself, it’s what it builds. Amer Sports has...

When Sportyjob and ISPO join forces, they open a world of opportunities for job-seekers and recruiters within the vibrant sports industry. The ISPO...

Interview with Alicia Pinckney and Laetitia Tierny VF Corporation in EMEA has partnered with the Black Talent in Design & Fashion Fund to...

The strength of the team is each individual member, and the strength of each member is the team. The philosophy may be well-known,...

In today’s professional landscape, an unprecedented phenomenon is unfolding: the largest generation gap in history. For the first time, we are witnessing a...

En promedio en la UE, la proporción de personas activas de 55 a 64 años ha aumentado en un 40 por ciento en...

This article sheds light on how leadership behaviors, innovative job designs, and progressive work methods can dramatically improve employee well-being....

Today, we dive into inspiration. Whether you’re embarking on your professional journey or have been on one for years, the desire for purpose,...

In a world where career meaning can feel elusive, let’s take a moment to explore a different path. Imagine a place where your...

Sumérgete en una oportunidad excepcional que combina pasión, propósito y crecimiento personal. El programa de prácticas EMEA de VF Corporation es un viaje...

Outdoor by ISPO is a highly anticipated event that brings together professionals and enthusiasts in the outdoor industry from all around the world....

For many people, a 4-day workweek sounds like a dream come true. More time for hobbies, family, and rest, all while maintaining the...

Para muchas personas, una semana laboral de 4 días suena como un sueño hecho realidad. Más tiempo para hobbies, la familia y el...

Are you a sports student with a focus on sports management and interested in exploring career opportunities with different companies in the sports...

When a company says it’s built around innovation, it usually means a slide deck and a tagline. When Amer Sports says it, they...

Deciding on a career path can be a daunting task. The question “what job is right for me?” can be overwhelming, but it’s...

La elección de una carrera no es una tarea fácil. La pregunta “¿Qué trabajo es el adecuado para mí?” puede ser abrumadora, pero...

Are you feeling like you’re just going through the motions at work? You might be “quiet quitting”. This term refers to doing the...

In the modern working world, emails are an essential part of communication between colleagues and customers. With the recent development towards more remote...

En el mundo laboral moderno, los correos electrónicos son una parte esencial de la comunicación entre colegas y clientes. Con el reciente desplazamiento...

The world of sales in the running industry is still a male-dominated field, but with many brands focusing on female customers, women in...

“Mi éxito es sólo suerte, y pronto todo el mundo se dará cuenta de que en realidad no puedo hacer nada“. Adiós al...

"My success is just luck - and soon everyone realises that I can't really do anything." Clear the ring for the Impostor Syndrome....

Getting to know a company face to face for once: that’s what 20 students experienced at ISPO Munich 2022 on Monday and Tuesday....

We europeans are no strangers to seasonal affective disorder (short: SAD). If you’ve been living through dark winters, you’ve probably been subject to...

Video interviews are now common practice in the sports industry. Mainly due to the developments of the last few years, video interviews have...

A life completely without sport – can you imagine that? No? What is an attitude to life for you personally is also reflected...

Una vida completamente sin deporte, ¿te lo imaginas? ¿No? Su actitud personal ante la vida también se refleja en el entorno profesional de...

Or to put it another way: How do you turn your interest in sport into a career? Whether you are a newcomer or...

Sports in your resume: Yes or no? Listing your personal interests is appreciated by some industries and companies, but ridiculed as unprofessional by...

Whether you are new to the sports business or have been a part of it for years: In general, for every profession, you...

Remember the days when E-Commerce and Online Marketing used to be mutually exclusive? Nowadays, both departments are often completely entwined in a full-force...

Wouldn’t it be nice if outdoor brands shared concrete strategies on doing good for the environment? Sharing insights into new technologies of producing...

Internships have developed to be an essential feature of almost every study, especially in the sports-related field. It’s a way of filling in...

Content Marketing has reached a new peak in significance. It has become more than a marketing tool to distribute product information in a...

Digital Transformation can be found on almost every company’s agenda that wants to stay relevant with technology advancing further and further each year....

Bidart / Munich, 08.12.2020 Sportyjob, the online job platform for the sports industry, and Sporting Goods Intelligence Europe, the leading publication and information...

What motivates someone to found his own business while having a successful and steady career? Fabien Vancoille has worked in leading positions for...

We asked David Mateo, Product Designer and Stylist at David Mateo Design how he made the switch from employed to self-employed. While we...

The North Face is the largest outdoor brand in the world, not only in regards to their gear and products, but especially in...

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Sponsored Post You love sport more than anyone you know. You know the history of your favorite sport inside-out. You are at the...

Hanane Sabri, Marketing Director of Kipling, part of VF Corporation, in Hong Kong, has been working in the sports & fashion business for...

Trust in your experience. Make your vision come reality. Be brave to start your business over 40. Our Entrepreneurship 40+ series introduces you...

When we read stories of start-ups in the sports industry a lot of the protagonists seem to be in their twenties. While there...

The sports sector is entrepreneurship to its core. As a quick evolving industry, it is marked by innovation and change, an ideal breeding...

“Anyone who stops learning is old, whether at twenty or eighty. Anyone who keeps learning stays young. The greatest thing in life is...

Prepare to become a future leader in the sports industry. Taking in the specific recruitment needs and dynamics of the sports business, emlyon...

Finding their way into everyday pop culture and innovative business models, esports has been facing an explosive growth from a small niche to...

There’s three things about working in retail that you can learn from David Brown: Managing a retail team only works when you see...

On two dates next week, VF Corporation gives students the option to participate in 5 webinars with business professionals from various departments of...

You might ask yourself: How exactly does a sketch from a Designer turn into a real product? As we just have a very...

While modern companies implemented remote work – even just for a day  per week – even years ago, the location-unbound working model is...

Passionate, creative and a very contagious smile: That’s Alicia Pinckney. The Men’s Apparel Designer of Timberland heritage talked to us about her career,...

Whether you want to change companies or start in a new field: If you decide to land a new career outside of your...

OutDoor becomes OutDoor by ISPO, from 30.06. – 03.07.2019 for the first time.In June 2018, the European OutDoor Group, EOG for short, announced...

Do you know the two most successful sports brands in 2019? It’s adidas and Nike. That doesn’t come as a big suprise as...

Our life is a huge compromise in almost all things. The partner we choose, the town where we move to and as well...

esports are still very young and require way more innovation and creativity than regular sports: the promise of esports is that of the...

Make a top ten list about the hard things in life and “work” will always be a part of it. The reason for...

What to do with a mistake: 1. Recognize it. 2. Admit it. 3. Learn from it. 4. Forget it. – Dean Smith Everyone...

When it comes to product management, the job title is actually very vague. Most of the times, you’ll find a job posting  looking...

Whether you are about to get promoted or think about applying for the position of a Sales Manager in the sports industry, it’s...

Coming up with new ideas in a well established company can be tough – especially with everyone in the team living up to...

Today the change of location within Europe is easily performed and even enjoyable, so how about realigning yourself with a new sport job...

How dramatically we can change our own career paths is largely a question of motivation. Merely 20 years ago, the steps you took...

Where will your degree or apprenticeship take you? The Sport Job Day is your chance to define your next steps. Take part on...

You can never predict how an event like ISPO Munich 2018 might change the path of your career. Visitor’s of the professional fair...

While the online market is growing and growing, stationary stores often need to fight to stay alive. The new concept stores of Salomon,...

On this Saturday, more than a 150 applicants visited the first Jobathlon in Bordeaux-Mérignac, France. The innovative recruitment event from Decathlon and Sportyjob...

With new year’s eve being only a couple of hours away, we can’t help but look back on the last year. To say...

Activity and exercise are known to be two factors to be more successful in your sports job and your life in general. The...

Probably everyone has been or will be rejected for a job once in their lifetime. The main reason is because of lacking experience...

Sales & Marketing are a big part of every bigger company, they even decide on the success of a business. Because of that...

Your To Do list is full or even getting longer every day. You’re acting under full power all day, forget to take your...

Hi, I’m Maria ☺ I’ve been part of the blue tomato team since 2014! My position is called Online Marketing Supervisor, more concretely...

Everyone who is addicted to surfing will sooner or later think about working in the surf industry. Whether it’s the chance for living...

Sport jobs are currently high on demand: The fitness sector is booming and so new positions are frequently advertised. But a sport job,...

How about extending your application to another channel? A video resume is a great chance to stand out and not only show your...

If you have ever been working in a toxic environment, you know how it draws all energy from you. It’s stressful, tiring and...

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One look in your app store, an online mag or social media: Wherever you go, you won’t be able to NOT notice them....

Timberland is an outdoor brand, one of the most well-known worldwide to say the least. One of the reason, apart from quality products,...

The way your morning takes course, makes an impact on your whole day. Just imagine getting up with the wrong foot, feeling tired...

After graduation, it’s time to score the first job and make an entry in our dream career. We try to be flawless in...

You got invited to a job interview? Congratulations! Your application convinced the company that you are one of the possible top candidates for...

When it comes to a job interview, everyone sooner or later has to think about appropriate clothing. The solution is a little tricky...

The 18th of May was the day for the Academy Award of the world of employment! Every year, LinkedIn announces the Top Companies...

The stadium is filled to its limits with thousands of people watching their favorite athletes. The audience jumps up, cheers or watches in...

Do you get paid enough? This is probably a question most of us can’t really answer. We have insecurities about our job: Do...

We all know how it feels to be excited when you first start a job – and how it all can change when...

What is it like to start an internship in the sports industry? Will I fit in, will I meet my boss’ and colleagues’...

Isn’t it awesome when a hobby is not only making you happy, but will also increase your success at work? 
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Have you heard of the future talents program from adidas? All over the world adidas gives young people the chance to shape their...

Let’s be honest: Most of us don’t make it out of the office or not even away from the desk in our lunch...

How do you find a job that you love? While for some it may seem as easy as 1,2,3 for around 80% of...

Sport is an essential element of life. It’s no surprise that many people think about expanding their hobby, so why not make the...

After more than 20 years of experience I have seen more than a few profiles and CVs. I am happy to share this...

You successfully survived the first few weeks of your new sport job and soon will leave the probationary period behind. Actually everything is...

Now that we already dealt with the first day of a new sport job and the various pitfalls you can meet there in...

Again and again you are reading your cover letter, reviewing your CV and checking if the size of the PDF really is less...

Today we are going to have a look at sport in a more scientific way. Based on two publications of the European Commission...

Yeah – after endless nerve-racking days of waiting, hoping and doubting you finally get the most important call of your life so far:...

Well, there it is – after long weeks of writing applications, sport job interviews and rejections you finally got the first confirmation that...

During the search for the perfect sport job you scanned plenty of job boards, but you couldn’t find any sport job ads matching...

You just found the perfect sport job, applied and got invited to an assessment centre, which in first hand just totally stresses you...

Are you on LinkedIn? Typed in your CV on Facebook or even maintain a XING-profile? Then you are on the best way to...

Today we want to dedicate this blog to the magical attractiveness of sports and everything that comes with it like sport jobs, sporty...

Your sport job interview is going great and your potential employer sends out more than positive signs that you’ll be the next new...

Who currently is in search of a new sport job, should be prepared that he is first invited to an online “exploratory talk”....

Today we want to introduce you to the world of PR Managers:   PR means Public Relations. And this is what the job...

  In today’s part of our blog about jobs in sports we want to give you an understanding of the sport job of...

Today we are going to introduce you to the world of product managers since this profession is one of the most important ones...

The words marketing and manager both sound pretty impressive and this is not only because they are an alliteration. Anything which is in...

Creating an application photo is at least as hard as choosing the perfect clothes for a job talk or composing a compelling CV....

We already know that Sportyjob offers the feature to upload a CV-video, since we discussed it circumstantial in our Sportyjob-blog. But what about...

Today’s blog is all about the benefit of job boards and especially the advantages of niche job boards like Sportyjob:     1....

Nonverbal communication is the oldest kind of communication. It supports our feelings, gives us authenticity and makes us likeable. But it is both...

This fourth part of our series is all about „the search“of sport jobs. Since the majority of sport jobs is not published in...

Since you already know quite a lot about potential employers, today’s Sportyjob sport job blog presents possible sport jobs in the different departments of...

Since we covered the most interesting sport fields in our last sport job blog this follow-up will discuss the potential employers in the...

This sport job blog is dedicated to all people out there who dream of working in the sports business, but don´t know yet...

The technical and social evolution has led to a change in the media and brand-sector of companies in the sports industry. Opportunities of...