How I Went From Office Job to Football Scout and Analyst

🗺️ Download the Football Recruitment Roadmap: https://footballrecruitmentroadmap.ca... 👨‍💻 Work with me in the Recruitment Room: https://www.recruitmentroom.co/ How I went from an office job to working as a football scout and analyst, with no experience when I started. Six years ago I was working in the gambling industry. No network. No technical skills. No scouting experience. I could not code and I had never heard of Tableau. Today I am a data analyst and scout at Unique Sports Group, one of the biggest football agencies in the world. Before that I worked at clubs in England and Scotland as a recruitment analyst and scout. In this video I take you through how that actually happened, and what I would do differently if I was starting again today. What you will learn: The three myths that held me back for years, and why none of them are true Why my first data visualisations were bad, and why that did not matter The Nottingham Forest recruitment plans that got me noticed by people inside the game Why consistency beat any single piece of work I ever made How freelance and part-time work came long before any full-time job What I would learn first if I was starting from zero today If you want to become a football scout, a recruitment analyst or a football data analyst, and you are making a career change into football from another industry, this is the route I took and where I would start now. I mentioned the differences between working club side and agency side. If you want a video on that, tell me in the comments. I read every one. CHAPTERS: 0:00 Six years ago I was working in an office job 0:52 Where I am now 1:27 The day job I actually liked 2:11 What I did not have when I started 2:34 Seeing other people share their work 4:03 The fear of leaving a secure job 4:39 Three myths that held me back 5:50 No coding, no Tableau, no scouting experience 6:22 The mindset shift that changed everything 7:09 My first visuals were bad 8:15 The Nottingham Forest recruitment plans 8:49 The free Football Recruitment Roadmap 10:01 Consistency is what got me noticed 10:50 Freelance work, some of it unpaid 11:16 My first paid role in football 11:52 Stepping back to get better 12:38 Going full-time at a club in Scotland 13:29 Working on the agency side 14:09 Communication matters more than you think 15:04 Everyone's journey looks different 15:41 The Recruitment Room 16:10 What I would do if I was starting today SUBSCRIBE for more on breaking into football recruitment and scouting. MORE FROM ME: Website and free resources: https://www.liamhenshaw.com LinkedIn:   / liam-henshaw   ABOUT: I am Liam Henshaw, a data analyst and scout at Unique Sports Group, one of the biggest football agencies in the world. Before that I worked at clubs in England and Scotland as a recruitment analyst and scout, after six years in the gambling industry with no way into the game. I run the Recruitment Room, a membership community for people changing careers into football as recruitment analysts and scouts. Over 50 members across Australia, India, Guatemala, Brazil, America and Europe, and they have gone on to part-time and full-time roles in the game. This channel is where I share how it is actually done.