Description
The University of Southern Mississippi is proposing a sole source purchase of Collegiate Sports Connect, a purpose-built candidate identification and recruitment platform designed specifically for NCAA athletic departments. The platform provides a dedicated database focused exclusively on collegiate athletics administrative hiring, with search functionality tailored to the unique roles, career pathways, and staffing needs of NCAA institutions. The university is looking to utilize this platform to support candidate identification and recruitment within collegiate athletics. Key features of the platform include:
• A comprehensive database of over 30,000 NCAA athletics administrative profiles
• Search functionality tailored to the unique roles, career pathways, and staffing needs of NCAA institutions
• Continuous access to the database, enabling athletic department staff to identify and engage candidates in real time
• Ongoing updates and insights that reflect changes in the collegiate athletics employment landscape, supporting more informed hiring decisions over time