Continuous learning is potentially the most crucial piece of anyone’s long-term career development in a fast-changing world. According to most contemporary research, the half-life of skills is down to only five years. It’s not enough to merely rely on the skills that someone came into a job with, … [Read more...] about Career Learning Pathways Will Become Business-Critical

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

“We need technology in every classroom and in every student and teacher’s hand, because it is the pen and paper of our time, and it is the lens through which we experience much of our world.” – David Warlick. Moving into year three of the global pandemic, Warlick’s 2006 quote is no longer … [Read more...] about 22 Education and Technology Companies Changing the Way We Learn

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

2021 was a whirlwind for everyone because of the continued COVID-19 pandemic, but especially for the education and recruiting sectors who had to deal with significant shifts in how each industry operates – making adjustments in real-time as the world changed. However, in many cases, these … [Read more...] about 5 Insights in EdTech and Recruiting From 2021

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

What is Diversity Hiring? Diversity hiring is the process of removing bias against candidates based on religion, sexual orientation, gender, race, age and other qualifying characteristics not associated with an individual’s job performance. Employers who practice diversity hiring in the United … [Read more...] about Diversity Hiring: 7 Steps to Improve Your Hiring Process

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