BOULDER, Colo.-Monday, University of Utah athletics announced a new partnership with InXAthlete to better connect Utes student-athletes with high-quality employers.

InXAthlete is an online employment platform that is free for all candidates and connects student-athletes with employers who value skills athletes bring into the business world.

This operates upon the premise that student-athletes can complement any workforce because of the lessons they learn from intercollegiate athletics, including discipline, teamwork and dedication.

University of Utah executive senior associate athletics director Nona Richardson said the UofU is “delighted’ to be one of the first collegiate athletic departments in the nation to strike a partnership with this organization.