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Game Plan is a comprehensive student-athlete development platform that aligns athletic departments, student-athletes and employers for the good of all. Corporate sponsors of athletic departments represent many of the top employers of recent college graduates. These same employers seek to recruit student-athletes for their transferable skills into the workforce. Game Plan has created an innovative marketplace for sponsors and student-athletes to engage in career networking for internship and full time job opportunities.

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STATE OF THE STATE: RECRUITING RECENT COLLEGE GRADS

Entry-level hiring is

expensive

Quality of hire is getting harder to

measure

Sources: National Association of Colleges and Employers Job Outlook 2015 SurveyNational Association of Colleges and Employers (NACE) Recruiting Benchmarks Survey. LinkedIn Global Recruiting Trends 2016

Student-Athletes are proven to have transferable skills for the workforce

Candidates are 4x more likely to engage with a

known employer brand

Average recruiting budget for a

university relations and recruiting team is

$532,220

Employer branding is cited as the most vital part of the recruiting

process

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SPONSORS ARE EMPLOYERS

The top 50 employers of recent graduates hire nearly 100,000 students annually…

these employers include many of the largest college sports brands

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Solve corporate

challenges.

Enhance sponsorship

value.

Increase sponsorship

opportunities.

Help student-athletes.

THE VALUE FOR AN ATHLETIC DEPARTMENT

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Effectiveness is increased and efficiency created

ENHANCED VALUE FOR EMPLOYERS

Game Plan helps employers: •  Create employer brand awareness with student-athletes

throughout their journey.

•  Recruit student-athletes based on their personality, academic, athletic and career experiences.

•  Measure success through comprehensive reporting.

•  Meet student-athletes where they are. “College is a hard transition for any student – especially for athletes who are expected to juggle practices, meetings and classes…Through this innovative relationship with Game Plan, it’s our goal to meet student-athletes where they are – in an easy-to-access platform that they are already familiar with.”

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Join Game Plan Through direct access link or email, an employer has access to set up a branded employer landing page on Game Plan

Add Career Opportunities Sponsors can add internship and job opportunities to Game Plan

Start Recruiting

Sponsors can proactively search candidates based on proven success characteristics

Measure Results Track progress and report results of recruiting activity and brand awareness

HOW IT WORKS

It’s Easy to Get Started…

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Effectiveness is increased and efficiency created

EMPLOYER CANDIDATES

EMPLOYER CURRENT SPONSOR?

1.  ______________________/__________________________

2.  ______________________/__________________________

3.  ______________________/__________________________

4.  ______________________/__________________________

5.  ______________________/__________________________

Game Plan is a comprehensive student-athlete development platform that unifies all the elements of a rich student-athlete experience and aligns athletic departments, student- athletes, and employers for the good of all. Pressure, accountability, and a grinding schedule all prepare student-athletes for greatness in life after sport. Winning athletic departments understand that building a culture of excellence around student-athlete development is key to helping athletes win more on and off the field while becoming world-ready candidates for top employers. In 2008, we set out to help student-athletes become the people they want to be. Since then, Game Plan has become the leading student-athlete development platform, which is why over 30,000 student-athletes and 750 administrators use Game Plan at nearly 50 leading colleges and university athletic departments.

About Game Plan

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We welcome the opportunity to answer any questions you may have, and look forward to partnering with you to provide a transformative student-athlete experience.

Vin McCaffrey CEO

252.227.4363 | vin@wearegameplan.com