| It's no secret that the country is in a recession. It's | | | | jobs for each team's front office. This is a very, very |
| also no secret that the country is in an economic | | | | good number and should be a great thing for job |
| crisis. It's actually so well known, that both | | | | seekers to hear. The large number of positions in |
| Presidential candidates have admitted it, and voters | | | | each front office allows for a great deal of openings |
| will be deciding who they think can fix the problem | | | | for entry level job applicants. |
| the best. This not an ideal situation for the country. | | | | While the large number of jobs for each front office |
| The situation has had an adverse effect on the | | | | is a good thing, another recent article indicates some |
| current job market. What's unknown is if the current | | | | bad news about jobs in the NBA. The league's |
| economic situation will effect jobs in the sports | | | | commissioner, David Stern, reports that nearly a total |
| world, most notably The National Basketball | | | | of 80 or 9 percent of jobs will be cut. As he states, |
| Association. | | | | "We made the decision some months ago that the |
| A good way to understand job opportunities in the | | | | economy was going to be a bit wobbly so we began |
| NBA, is to look at the actual numbers of jobs for | | | | a belt-tightening." He added, "My guess is that by the |
| NBA teams. In an article by in August of 2008, a | | | | time we tip off in a week or so, we will be down |
| breakdown of available jobs in the NBA was outlined. | | | | modestly in season tickets... We think we'll be up in |
| As Mike Baldwin article reports: | | | | revenue, but I just can't say for sure whether we'll |
| -Basketball operations (Jobs 20 to 25 employees) | | | | be up or down in attendance because it's just so |
| -Sales (Jobs 12-20) | | | | touch and go, because sports tickets are very |
| -Marketing (Jobs 10-12) | | | | disposable income. So we're not going to see a huge |
| -Broadcasting (Jobs 6-10) | | | | impact, but I dare say we will see some impact." |
| - Guest relations,suite services (Jobs 4-8) | | | | It's clear that Stern accepts that the economic |
| -Season-ticket retention (Jobs 3-5) | | | | situation is affect the leagues jobs, but overall he is |
| -Ticket operations (Jobs 3-4) | | | | not worried about the it affecting the league long |
| -Merchandising (Jobs 4-7) | | | | term. My advice to job seekers is about the same. |
| -Events and entertainment (Jobs 6-10) | | | | The current job market is affected, but given the |
| -Community relations (Jobs 4-6) | | | | large number of jobs (90-140) for each team (x 30 |
| -Public relations (Jobs 3-5) | | | | teams), a large number (2700-4200) of job openings |
| -Business development (Jobs 6-10) | | | | are still available across the league. The only curve-ball |
| -Business operations (Jobs 2-5) | | | | I could see thrown into the mix would be a lack of |
| -Information technology (Jobs 2-4) | | | | improvement to the economic situation over the |
| -Human resources (Jobs 2-3) | | | | next four years of the presidency. That could, in turn |
| -Finance Jobs (3-5) | | | | have a long term negative impact on the league. |
| As Baldwin's articles shows, there are roughly 90-140 | | | | |