General | 8/27/2024 9:38:00 AM

WAVERLY, Iowa—Wartburg College Athletics uses Podium X to offer student-athletes career development and personal marketing tools. Podium X changes the way student-athletes prepare and apply for jobs and internships, as well as market themselves for NIL (Name, Image, and Likeness) prospects. 

"We are so excited to be partnering with Podium X to provide our student-athletes with a platform that will allow them to very effectively market themselves to prospective NIL partners, employers, and internship opportunities," said John Cochrane, Wartburg's Lowell J. Walker Chair of Athletics Directorship Endowed Chair and Director of Athletics. "Podium X has established themselves as a national leader in working with young women and men to maximize their value and take full advantage of the character traits and skill sets so inherent to being an intercollegiate student-athlete. We look forward to working with their staff of talented, former student-athletes who are committed to assisting us in providing the highest quality student-athlete experience with the same level of excellence that our coaches and student-athletes have established in our program. In addition, we will continue working with the Wartburg Career Services team, along with Podium X, to provide our student-athletes with valuable resources and support as they pursue their career goals and thrive beyond the game."

The Podium X platform (www.podiumx.com) allows creation of an online profile that is specially designed for athletes to highlight their unique journey and valuable soft skills often developed through athletics. This Podium profile serves as an enhanced resume listing business, athletic, leadership, and educational experience, even media clips about their sports careers.  Students can create traditional resume PDFs with one click, apply to jobs within the platform or externally with AI assistance to create cover letters, thank you notes, interview prep and resume optimization.   

Podium X is the premier solution for athlete career development, designed by experts in career services, staffing, talent management, and HR. Trusted by over 10,000 athletes, it offers a comprehensive set of tools to support athletes throughout the career development and recruitment process, as well as enhancing personal branding and marketing for sponsorship opportunities.