Featured Insight
One of the clearest signals I’m seeing in the Education / EdTech market right now isn’t showing up on job boards or in LinkedIn announcements. It is happening quietly. We are seeing significant activity around confidential Director, VP and C-level leadership changes, succession conversations and organizations reassessing whether the leadership teams that got them here are the teams they need for the next phase.
Candidate experience during the hiring process has become a differentiator 2018 will see an increased focus on candidate experience throughout the hiring process. Though this trend is not exclusive to the education industry, it will have a greater effect on inbound and hunted candidates and, ultimately, hiring success. Potential candidates now have more avenues (Glassdoor, […]
The time between when you have decided to bring in new leadership to your business and when that person starts can be a very critical time. It can take months, or even years, to create a company growth strategy in which a changing of leadership is required for that strategy to succeed. Most CEO’s spent […]
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It would be great if there was a simple process to sell in the Education market. But the truth of the matter is – there’s no easy solution. Businesses in the Education space are faced with two macro challenges: knowing the complex and changing nature of the Education market, and defining a sales methodology that […]
Two years ago, I began working for The Renaissance Network following a career as a high school teacher. During this time, I have been fascinated by the frequent emphasis placed on recruiting former educators to sales teams. Should you be actively looking for previous teaching experience in a resume or is the best strategy to […]
The ability for businesses to easily work with their clients has value—especially during the more difficult moments of the relationship. Setting the tone of the partnership early will signify to your clients how you solve issues and sets the precedent for inevitable issues down the road. You set the tone of approachability—indicating to your client […]