It was no big surprise that I decided to play volleyball in college. After all, my parents met on the volleyball court, and my first toy was not a doll or a teddy bear, but a mini Molton volleyball too big to even fit in my hands. When I graduate in a week, I will officially be retired from college athletics. As I enter the working world in the fall, for the first time in my life, I will be forced to fit volleyball into my schedule, rather than fitting my schedule around volleyball. Unfortunately, in consulting “on the beach” means working out of the home office, where volleyball is not an approved activity. Had I known that I could have made volleyball my work and my play, like it is for employees of the AVP, I may have taken a different career path. It’s too bad One Day, One Job wasn’t around during my job search.

Bump, Set, Spike It, That’s the Way We Like It

For those of you who didn’t grow up with a mini volleyball in the crib, AVP stands for the Association of Volleyball Professionals. Their major endeavor is the Crocs AVP Tour which consists of both men’s and women’s professional beach volleyball leagues. The matches are a lot of fun to watch, and the sheer athleticism of the players is incredible. What’s even more impressive is that many AVP players have to work day jobs while they train during the week, and then compete on the weekends.

Entry-Level Jobs You Can Dig

Right now, there’s only one entry-level job opening listed at the AVP. It’s in Accounting, and it looks just about about right for a new college grad. You can read more about it here or by visiting the AVP’s Careers site. If you’re interested in applying, you can send a cover letter and resume to jobs@avp.com. All AVP jobs are located in the Los Angeles area.

The other option is cold calling. We know that the AVP has given 7 of their interns full-time offers over the past 3 years, so that means that the AVP definitely has entry-level job opportunities. They just may not be posted right now (that doesn’t mean that they’re not available). The AVP’s internship program looks to be phenomenal – just look at the perks their interns get (video), so you may even want to consider interning for the summer in hopes of landing a full-time job for the fall.

Links to Help You Begin Your Research

• AVP.com
• Jobs at the AVP
• About the AVP
• The AVP’s History
• The AVP Media Guide

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We've identified AVP as having career opportunities in the following categories:

• accounting
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• California
• sports

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