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Oct 30, 2018

Top 4 Ways to Ensure You Have a Smooth Interview Process

Interview scheduling can be one of the most challenging parts of the candidate engagement process for many hiring managers. The interview process includes an endless number of factors that can make the process frustrating. It can be challenging to manage both hiring managers’ and candidates’ constant schedule changes. Although interviewing candidates can be difficult, there […]

Aug 30, 2018

5 Ways to Give Constructive Feedback to Enhance Your Hiring Brand

Are you giving constructive feedback to your candidates? Hiring managers are often reluctant to provide candidates with helpful input after they go through the interview process. There is a fear of upsetting someone and a fear of legal risks. Although it may seem risky, there are positive results in giving good feedback to candidates. When […]

Aug 30, 2018

Building an Ed Tech Sales Team: Has the bias towards education experience affected the influx of new sales talent?

Last year We asked whether previous education experience should be an important factor when hiring a sales executive. We concluded that a candidate’s experience within education should be viewed as a “nice-to-have” rather than the primary reason for a hire. However, TRN’s recent Ed Tech sales compensation survey highlighted that less than a quarter of education […]

Jul 30, 2018

Four sections every job description must contain

Constructing an enticing job description is an integral part of having a strong top-of-funnel of top EdTech talent. Job descriptions are vital to helping companies hire the best candidates to work for them. A job description is the first place a candidate interacts with a company and it is essential to make a job description […]

Jul 30, 2018

The benefits of outsourcing hiring when entering into the US talent market

The business landscape in today’s economy is making the world more connected than ever before. The Education Technology (EdTech) market is no exception and has been experiencing rapid global growth in recent years. Clients now need creative, adaptable and decisive talent to lead fast-changing and dynamic organizations to succeed. While many EdTech companies are targeting […]

Jun 28, 2018

The State of US EdTech Sales Compensation

Which compensation packages are attracting the best sales talent? And how is EdTech tracking sales performance?  Before engaging in any search, The Renaissance Network begins by researching relevant compensation levels, quotas and performance metrics. Initial hiring research plays an important role in reducing the risk of mishiring or pivoting a search. At the start of […]