We’ve all been there. A role gets marked URGENT — maybe it’s tied to a product launch, a backfill before buying season, or came out of a merger or acquisition. Leadership wants movement, and expectations [...]

What Savvy Hiring Managers Know About July Recruiting A couple of weeks ago, I shared some thoughts on “What if the slow season became your strategic edge?” Today, I want to take that idea a [...]

Summer slowdown? Not so fast. In education and publishing, it can feel like everything hits pause. School districts delay purchasing decisions, curriculum adoptions get pushed to fall, and “let’s revisit this in August” becomes the [...]

Last week, I had a great conversation with a standout educational sales leader who shared something that really stuck with me. She told me she nearly skipped applying to a fantastic edtech company—not because she [...]

You prep for the interview, show up energized, maybe even make it through a few rounds. And then... silence. No feedback, no update, no closure. Just crickets. Sound familiar? Over the past few months, I’ve [...]

As trade show season picks up momentum, one thing is clear: while economic uncertainty continues, innovation in education and publishing hasn’t hit pause—it’s simply evolving. In recent conversations with industry leaders, companies are still hiring [...]