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PCA Official Recruitment partner holds CV and Interview Skills Workshop.
Players from across the PCA membership were invited to HAYS Recruitment for a CV and Interview Skills Workshop.
The Official Recruitment partner of the players’ association hosted players and staff at their flagship UK office at Cheapside, London.
The workshop, hosted by HAYS Managing Director Chetan Petal, aimed to assist players in preparing for what they want to pursue as a career after their playing days finish.
Alongside interview techniques and equipping players with skills for the next steps in their careers, the attendees had a personal one-on-one CV writing session with a HAYS recruiter.
The longstanding partnership between the PCA and recruitment experts HAYS, enables the players’ union to help upskill members, allowing them to gain vital insights into the world of work from the HAYS experts.
Internationally capped players Sam Robson, Mark Stoneman and Fred Klaassen were joined by Josh Cobb, James Hayes, Tom Loten and Camerson Steel at the HAYS workshop, as players ranging from 23 to 37-years-old gained vital experience in looking to future careers.
During PCA Futures Week, which takes place annually in the first week of November and forms part of the PCA’s Futures initiatives, the PCA recognises members who have taken steps towards building a second career.
Headlining the week is the Futures Conference which takes place on 6-7 November at the England football team’s training base, St George’s Park.
Planning for a career after playing is crucial with the average age of a released player over the last five years being under 26.
Head of the PCA Personal Development and Welfare Programme, Lynsey Williams, said: “The players have taken a lot of confidence out of the day. We’ve been hearing about what their transferable skills are, of which you gain so many when playing professional cricket. It’s about matching up the skills they already use day-to-day with helping them to understand how they can be a great asset to a company in the wider world of work.”
Managing Director of HAYS Recruitment, Chetan Patel, said: “The session was about how to land a job after cricket and it’s great to see a range of ages amongst the players here today. It’s a great opportunity for us to work with the players and support them in that transition. They have lots of transferable skills and we want to help them get those into the workplace. The sooner you start thinking about life after cricket, the better. The relationship between the PCA and HAYS has been great and we’re happy to continue supporting their members.
Former Middlesex and England opening batter, Mark Stoneman, said: “We were given a wealth of information and learnt that there are lots of skills we’ve got from cricket that we can offer to different companies in the world of work. I’d recommend other players getting involved with days like this. You want to play forever but you have to think about the future. My CV needs a bit of brushing up so it was great to get an insight into how to improve it.”
Kent and Netherlands bowler, Fred Klaassen, said: “It’s been an amazing day with HAYS, running through CVs and interviewing processes. Being a cricketer you don’t really get a chance to do this so it’s been a great experience. In the interviews I learnt I have to sell myself instead of looking at it from the team perspective which can be difficult coming from the team environment. It’s great that the PCA has put this day on for us and I wish I’d done something like this sooner, I look forward to doing a few more.”
Futures Week shines a light on the area of personal development and career transition among PCA members. The two-day Futures Conference forms the centrepiece of the initiative and both are part of the PCA’s Personal Development and Welfare Programme (PDWP). Click here to find out more.
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The Professional Cricketers’ Association (PCA), founded in 1967 by former England fast bowler Fred Rumsey as the Cricketers’ Association, represents past and present first-class cricketers in England and Wales. In the 1970s, the PCA established a standard employment contract and minimum wage for professional cricketers. It also helped create a pension scheme in 1995 and launched the magazine All Out Cricket and the ACE UK Educational Programme in 2002.
