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We are slowly emerging from the shadows of the COVID-19 pandemic, and we’re all trying to re-contextualize our businesses and working lives in the midst of the new normal. For companies who are looking to hire, this is especially challenging as the entire recruitment landscape looks very different … [Read more...] about The Ultimate Guide to Hiring Post-Pandemic

According to CNBC, there are currently 11 million open positions in the workforce in the United States. There are about two jobs for every one job seeker. As a result, companies are struggling to find the right candidates to fill open positions. And when they find the right candidate to evaluate, … [Read more...] about 10 Counter-Intuitive Executive Interview Questions

In this year’s US Governors’ Top Education Priorities Report, the critical education trends for 2022 are as follows: K-12 Funding, Workforce Development, Teacher Staffing, Physical/Mental Health, Post-Secondary Affordability, and Learning Recovery. Those companies and non-profit organizations … [Read more...] about Back to School: 16 EdTech Companies to Watch

One of the most severe consequences coming out of our current labor market is the threat of significant salary compression amidst the economic downturn. However, it seems to be something that almost no one talks about. Research from Pearl Meyer shows that 68% of companies do not address … [Read more...] about The 6 Causes of Salary Compression & 8 Ways to Retain Your Best Employees

If you’ve ever recruited a new talent to your team before you’ll know that the initial hiring is only the start of the journey. To fully integrate that promising new person into your company and get them delivering the value you hoped for requires intentional effort and the right processes so that … [Read more...] about 6 Ways To Set Up Your New Hire for Success

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