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Is a killer golf swing a hot job skill now? 🏌️♂️ The concept of a "killer golf swing" as a valued job skill in corporate America is interesting. Mastering the sport not only requires precision, focus, and strategic thinking, attributes that can be invaluable in professional settings, but a day on the course can also enhance networking opportunities. How important do you think socializing and networking are in advancing one's career, beyond traditional job skills? Do you believe mastering a sport like golf could provide a competitive edge in today's job market? Veteran Golfers Association Joshua Peyton Brian Roberts, CFS Ben Kandlbinder Nathan Charnes, PGA PGA of America

This past weekend, I had a BLAST volunteering at the 2024 KitchenAid Senior PGA of America Championship at the beautiful Harbor Shores golf course in Benton Harbor, Michigan. My role was "Standard Bearer" which allowed me to be inside the ropes and as close to the action as you can be. Through my experience, I couldn't help but wonder how my role as Standard Bearer coincided with Recruiting. 🤔 ⛳ 𝐏𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐏𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 As a Standard Bearer I was committed for 3 days, walking 9 miles each round with the players and caddies for 5 hours each round. The weather varied with sunny, warm skies to dodging thunderstorms. I had to mentally take small wins, three holes at a time opposed to viewing it as an 18 hole project. I even had to strategically decide when to drink water given the lack of bathroom access! 𝐼𝑛 𝑅𝑒𝑐𝑟𝑢𝑖𝑡𝑖𝑛𝑔, 𝑦𝑜𝑢 𝑛𝑒𝑒𝑑 𝑡𝑜 ℎ𝑎𝑣𝑒 𝑡ℎ𝑜𝑠𝑒 𝑠𝑚𝑎𝑙𝑙 𝑤𝑖𝑛𝑠. 𝑌𝑜𝑢 𝑐𝑎𝑛'𝑡 𝑠𝑡𝑎𝑟𝑡 𝑎 𝑑𝑖𝑓𝑓𝑖𝑐𝑢𝑙𝑡 𝑠𝑒𝑎𝑟𝑐ℎ 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑖𝑚𝑚𝑒𝑑𝑖𝑎𝑡𝑒𝑙𝑦 𝑙𝑜𝑜𝑘 𝑡𝑜𝑤𝑎𝑟𝑑 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑡ℎ𝑟𝑖𝑙𝑙 𝑜𝑓 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑓𝑖𝑙𝑙. 𝑌𝑜𝑢 𝑛𝑒𝑒𝑑 𝑡𝑜 𝑠𝑙𝑜𝑤 𝑑𝑜𝑤𝑛, 𝑓𝑜𝑙𝑙𝑜𝑤 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑡𝑟𝑢𝑠𝑡 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑝𝑟𝑜𝑐𝑒𝑠𝑠 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑐𝑒𝑙𝑒𝑏𝑟𝑎𝑡𝑒 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑓𝑖𝑟𝑠𝑡 𝑝ℎ𝑜𝑛𝑒 𝑠𝑐𝑟𝑒𝑒𝑛, 𝑓𝑖𝑟𝑠𝑡 𝑠𝑢𝑏𝑚𝑖𝑡𝑡𝑎𝑙, 𝑓𝑖𝑟𝑠𝑡 𝑖𝑛𝑡𝑒𝑟𝑣𝑖𝑒𝑤, 𝑒𝑡𝑐. 🏌♂️ 𝐀𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐓𝐨 𝐃𝐞𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐥 I had to accurately keep track of changing scores and ensure I had the most up-to-date information reflected on my scoreboard (bearer). The players and spectators eyes were locked on my work after every shot. 𝐼𝑛 𝑅𝑒𝑐𝑟𝑢𝑖𝑡𝑖𝑛𝑔, 𝑦𝑜𝑢 ℎ𝑎𝑣𝑒 𝑡𝑜 ℎ𝑎𝑣𝑒 𝑐𝑙𝑒𝑎𝑛 𝑑𝑎𝑡𝑎 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑠𝑡𝑟𝑜𝑛𝑔 𝑜𝑟𝑔𝑎𝑛𝑖𝑧𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛 𝑡𝑜 𝑒𝑛𝑠𝑢𝑟𝑒 𝑝𝑒𝑜𝑝𝑙𝑒 𝑎𝑟𝑒𝑛'𝑡 𝑠𝑙𝑖𝑝𝑝𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑡ℎ𝑟𝑜𝑢𝑔ℎ 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑐𝑟𝑎𝑐𝑘𝑠. 𝐶𝑎𝑛𝑑𝑖𝑑𝑎𝑡𝑒 𝑒𝑥𝑝𝑒𝑟𝑖𝑒𝑛𝑐𝑒 𝑠𝑡𝑎𝑟𝑡𝑠 𝑤𝑖𝑡ℎ 𝑎𝑡𝑡𝑒𝑛𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛 𝑡𝑜 𝑑𝑒𝑡𝑎𝑖𝑙. 🏌♀️ 𝐑𝐞𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 As a Standard Bearer, I was a reflection of the Southwest Michigan community, the PGA of America, as well as the passionate network of over 1,000 volunteers. While I had so much fun, it was a job that required me taking it seriously to amplify others. 𝐴𝑠 𝑎 𝑅𝑒𝑐𝑟𝑢𝑖𝑡𝑒𝑟, 𝐼 𝑎𝑚 𝑎 𝑑𝑖𝑟𝑒𝑐𝑡 𝑟𝑒𝑓𝑙𝑒𝑐𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛 𝑜𝑓 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑏𝑟𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑜𝑓 𝑚𝑦 𝑐𝑢𝑠𝑡𝑜𝑚𝑒𝑟, 𝑡ℎ𝑒 DISHER Talent Solutions 𝑏𝑟𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑚𝑦 𝑜𝑤𝑛 𝑝𝑒𝑟𝑠𝑜𝑛𝑎𝑙 𝑏𝑟𝑎𝑛𝑑. 𝐼𝑓 𝐼 𝑓𝑎𝑢𝑙𝑡𝑒𝑟 𝑖𝑛 𝑜𝑛𝑒, 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑜𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑟 𝑡𝑤𝑜 𝑎𝑟𝑒 𝑝𝑢𝑙𝑙𝑒𝑑 𝑑𝑜𝑤𝑛. I greatly enjoyed my time volunteering at this event. My next goal, how can I be a Standard Bearer at The Masters?! #Golf #TalentAcqusition #Process #TA #Hiring #HumanResources #SrPGAChamp

What’s the secret sauce that can help you rise to the top in your search for a job in golf? Find out in our new blog post! https://ow.ly/HZYU50Qjvmh #Professionalism #JobSearchAdvice #JobSearchTips #CareerAdvice #GolfIndustry #GolfJobs

Great to feature in an article with The PGA discussing my journey so far. If anyone else is on the fence about a career in the Middle East or curious then please feel free to reach out!

🔄 UTURN Talks: A Monthly Dive into Our Passions 🔄   Every last Thursday of the month, our team gathers for a UTURN Talk, where one of us shares a personal hobby or passion. A fantastic way for us to learn from each other and grow our community spirit whilst enjoying a drink and snack.   This month, Justus took the stage to discuss his love for golf, ending his presentation with a thought-provoking statement: "Golf is the most versatile sport that exists."   🏌️♂️ Why? According to Justus, golf can be played anywhere, under any condition, everyone can play it, there are many ways to play and improve, and you can experience and enjoy it in different ways.   🤔 What do you think? Does golf deserve the crown for versatility, or is there another sport that involves even more diverse aspects?   🆕 Interested in joining us? Then check out our new vacancies via the following link: https://hubs.la/Q02KcMjc0   #Logistics #TeamBuilding  #UTURN #Golf

Go to a golf course midday during the week and ask everyone who has the freedom to play at that time what they do (bonus points if they look young for their age) All either run their own business, are in sales or are investors So target career paths should be pretty clear

This article gives a fairly solid picture into some of the costs associated with playing on the PGA TOUR . It’s not all private jets and luxury hotels either, but costs add up quickly. How many people pay to work each week in a majority of careers??? You have to consider these costs are similar for those competing on the Ladies Professional Golf Association (LPGA) Tour and Korn Ferry Tour where the purses are much lower. https://lnkd.in/ehQENjda

🔴Before diving into a new opportunity, make sure that you are taking advantage of it, NOT THE OPPOSITE... At Career_ly, we make sure to lead you to those opportunities made to boost your Career prospects and shed light on those where you're being exploited. Agree? #careergrowth #opportunityseeker #careercounselling

We're sure we aren't surprising anyone when we say Golf has some really good-paying jobs Here's a list of the Top 5 Highest Paying Golf Jobs 👇 𝗚𝗼𝗹𝗳 𝗖𝗼𝘂𝗿𝘀𝗲 𝗔𝗿𝗰𝗵𝗶𝘁𝗲𝗰𝘁 You’d create layouts and renovations that make every round of golf a unique experience. 𝗗𝗶𝗿𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗿 𝗼𝗳 𝗚𝗼𝗹𝗳 You’d handle budgets and operations and keep everyone—from members to guests—happy and engaged. 𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝗚𝗼𝗹𝗳 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗳𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 It’s all about giving lessons, setting up tournaments, and making sure everything runs like clockwork. 𝗚𝗼𝗹𝗳 𝗖𝗼𝘂𝗿𝘀𝗲 𝗦𝘂𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁 You’d ensure the course looks and plays its best, managing everything from the grass to the landscaping. 𝗖𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗿𝘆 𝗖𝗹𝘂𝗯 𝗚𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗹 𝗠𝗮𝗻𝗮𝗴𝗲𝗿 You'd manage all the behind-the-scenes action at a country club, from handling budgets and staff to making sure members are happy and everything runs smoothly. #Golf #PGA #Sports #SportsJobs #JobSearch

Golf is not only an excellent platform for #networking and conducting business, it also reveals a great deal about a person's character and professional ethics. Observe the behavior of your fellow players: do they fudge their scores, offer generous concessions on putts, or employ a subtle 'foot wedge' when they think no one is watching? During your next round, pay attention to how individuals conduct themselves on the course, especially when the stakes are low.