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Sports Finance Personal Statement

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I am a double major in economics and sports administration. Currently, I see my primary professional area of interest in sports finance and/or sports economics. Specifically working in the finance/accounting department of a professional sports team. I have a career focus in in this specific area of sports administration because it aligns with what I am studying in college, what I am interested in doing professionally, and is a good starting position for my future career goal. I am studying economics and interested in how it applies to sports business. Working in the finance/accounting department allows me to take economic concepts and principals I have studied and learned in school and apply them to help make better financial decisions in a sports franchise. Also, when thinking about what I would like to do as a career, working in sports finance is something that I think I …show more content…

Also, I got the opportunity to sit-in on meetings with executives who discussed budgets and financial reports, then considered different options of cost-saving and revenue producing opportunities and shadow the Vice President of Finance at the company. I really liked this, so I think that I would want to have these type of job duties, but in a sports business setting. Furthermore, working in finance/accounting, provides me with a pathway to upper management. Currently, my future career goal is to become a Director or VP of Finance for a professional sports team. Therefore, I’m interested in starting out in the finance/accounting department in a lower level position (like the accounting internship for the Sacramento Kings I am applying for) and gaining valuable experience and skills that would allow me to one day have an upper level management position or become an

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