How to Build A Strong Talent Acquisition Function If you speak to any business owner about hiring, regardless of industry, you’ll hear a significant shift in how they talk about it compared to a decade ago. What was once a mere compartment of the human resources toolbox is now a dedicated function … [Read more...] about 5 Tips to Build a Strong Talent Acquisition Function

Finding top talent is more difficult than ever, yet filling key positions remains critically important in today’s high-growth Education and Technology market. Highly qualified candidates are being hired at a rapid pace; research from Clutch shows that 58% of hires spend less than two months to … [Read more...] about 12 Candidate Sourcing Strategies to Find Top Talent

If you’re still expecting to find great candidates by putting out a generic call for job applications, then you’re in for a rude awakening. The truth is that the people you really want to supercharge your team are not actively applying for jobs. They are passive because they are successful and very … [Read more...] about 8 Creative Ways to Engage Passive Candidates

The game doesn't end when you finally succeed in hiring your top talent. Due to the current scarcity of qualified employees and a dramatic increase in demand, you're going to find that your best team members are constantly going to receive new opportunities from other recruiters, competitors, and … [Read more...] about 3 Tips to Protect Your Top Talent From Being Poached by Competitors

There are few things more frustrating than having a strong employee leave your company suddenly, in a way that you didn’t expect. You’ve done all the hard work to hire them and then out of nowhere (or so it feels) you lose that talent. In today’s incredibly hot labor market, the probability of … [Read more...] about 9 Great Questions to Ask to Retain Your Top Talent

Remote work is on the rise, and it's becoming a way of life for many professionals. A recent Gallup poll estimates that 7 out of 10 white-collar workers in America are still working from home. It has had major impacts across all industry verticals - including EdTech. Remote work allows companies to … [Read more...] about How Remote Jobs are Reshaping the EdTech Workplace

There is no question that COVID-19 created a variety of changes in the workplace. In the United States alone, there are over 13.9 million available jobs—a 28% increase year-over-year. With an abundance of jobs available, the power has shifted from employers to employees. While EdTech companies are … [Read more...] about The Growing EdTech Market Creates Hyper-Competitiveness in Hiring Talent

What is a Sales Metric & Why is it Important? The global Education Technology market was valued at $89.5 billion at the end of 2020, and the growth is not going to stop. EdTech is expected to achieve a 19.9% compound annual growth rate between 2021-2028.  If you work in the EdTech business, … [Read more...] about Sales Performance Metrics: The 6 Sales Data Secrets of High-Performing & Productive Teams

Google’s ranking algorithm affects almost every aspect of our lives—the results that pop up when you search for new clothes, what articles you read and where you read them from, and even how well your job listings are placed on the internet. As a company, you want to find the best of the best talent … [Read more...] about How to Write a Job Description Optimized for SEO

According to Kalpesh Banker Managing Partner, EduShine, an education strategy consulting firm, “the pandemic has triggered the sector to aggressively look for talent that can help it create a revolutionary product and presence.” This has magnified the need to work with an executive search firm … [Read more...] about Top 6 Reasons You Need an EdTech Focused Executive Search Firm