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Artificial intelligence was supposed to make hiring easier. Faster résumé screening, more efficient candidate matching, and automated workflows promised to save companies valuable time. And in many ways, AI has delivered. But something else is happening that hiring leaders cannot afford to ignore. The same technology designed to streamline hiring is making it increasingly difficult to distinguish legitimate opportunities from fake jobs and qualified candidates from fabricated profiles.
As the Ed Tech industry continues to grow, leaders are redefining the makeup of their organizations. Several traditional roles are being phased out and replaced with titles that reflect new priorities and responsibilities. Over the last 12 months, The Renaissance Network team has noted the deliberate change in job titles as companies strive to increase […]
“In my opinion, the primary reason why Ed Tech companies are experiencing a talent shortfall is that the industry has not been around for that long.” Lisa Sacchetti, CEO – The Renaissance Network March 27, 2019 – Forbes recognizes The Renaissance Network (TRN) as a top 40 executive search firm on its “2019 America’s Best […]
It should be no surprise that Ed Tech organizations are optimizing for diversity, both for improved performance and to reflect their end-user base. A 2018 BCG study by Rocio Lorenzo and Martin Reeves indicated that “companies with above-average total diversity…migration, industry, career path, gender, education, age…had both 19% points higher innovation revenues and 9% points […]
The Renaissance Network kicked off Q2 at ASU GSV Summit 2019 in San Diego. The summit once again hosted a wide range of innovations and inspirational guest speakers that push the educational possibilities inside and outside the classroom. Following the event, I sat down with our CEO Lisa Sacchetti and COO Colin Gillespie to discuss […]
2019 is well underway, quarterly reviews are fast approaching, and early performance will be assessed against tracking towards end of year goals. As a business development leader, what should you be evaluating and is the team staying on track? How should primary challenges be addressed within the organization when pushing towards a 2019 stretch goal? […]
The Renaissance Network (TRN) proudly welcomes Colin Gillespie to our team as Chief Operating Officer. In partnership with CEO Lisa Sacchetti, he is tasked with setting and driving organization vision and long-term strategy to support the mission of building world-class teams for innovative education organizations. “In order to ensure that we are continuing to provide […]