Matthew Cahalin Dream Job Assignment 28 January 2020

My dream job is to become the General Manager, working for the organization the New

England Patriots. As the General Manager of an NFL organization is a demanding yet rewarding

job to have. The General Manager is the highest standing employee in an NFL front office. Some

of my duties as the General Manager would include hiring the head coach, building the

department staff, creating a scouting rubric to scout college players, and to compile the roster

within the salary cap restrictions. The General Manager gets much of the credit or the blame for

the work they do in the front office and is usually a position gotten after high education and years

in industry (Thelen, 2013). The education level required to be a professional sports general

manager is typically through earning a bachelors’ degree in college (Torrance, n.d.). Most sports

organizations require at least a bachelor’s degree with experience similar to an assistant manager,

but many people go beyond that.

My current level of education that I have is a high school diploma in addition to work and

situational experience. I am also in college and working towards a higher education and my

future dream job as a general manager. During my time at college I plan on getting a bachelor’s

degree in Sport Management and get a master’s degree, a Master’s in Business Administration.

By doing this I would go above the minimum expectations for my desired job and increase the

chance of success. In addition to earning a high education level I am going to take business and

sport classes that will help prepare me and get me ready, and also allow me to start taking

masters classes during senior year. I will also get internship and work experience while at school

to prepare me for the workplace right out of college. I think by getting both degrees along with

work experience will prepare me for the necessary jobs and tasks of a professional sport’s

general manager.

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Matthew Cahalin Dream Job Assignment 28 January 2020

A professional sports job, especially the highest member of the front office demands a lot

of hard tasks and responsibilities, but also are rewarded very highly. The general manager is

usually the highest paid front office member. An average hourly pay for a NFL general manager

is about 720,000, which is an extreme amount of money. Then using that number to find the

average annual salary for the general manager, it is about 1 – 3 million dollars per year (Dunlap,

2013). With all that money coming in each year, I will have to spend and manage it wisely in

order have financial stability in the future. I will start by putting a third of each paycheck in

savings to work towards a future and to have in case of emergency funds. I will then spend an

additional sixth of the money on investments in real estate and stocks. After I set aside all money

for assets, I will use money to spend on monthly expenses and daily life (Amaradio, 2020). My

dream job is to work towards becoming a professional sports general manager, specifically in the

NFL. My current education and things I do now will impact my future as a work towards a

dream job.

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