Welcome to Ask Jen, a weekly Q&A with the “career doctor” herself
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YSN member natehoppes asks: How do I translate my ESPN, X Games and NBA TV experience into a sports broadcasting career?
Jen responds: Two words: reverse engineering. Start to research the career paths that some of your favorite sports broadcasters took to get to where they are today and disect their biggest milestones. Then compare what you find and you’re sure to discover some critical steps that you can adopt as shorter-term goals of your own!