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This article highlights four affordable benefits that enhance employee satisfaction without straining budget. These benefits address employees' desires for balance, financial security, and connection, fostering a supportive and appreciative workplace culture. Companies like UpperEdge demonstrate how prioritizing employee input and offering thoughtful perks can boost morale and loyalty.
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In this recent feature, New York City's proposed amendment to its sick leave policy introduces paid leave for pet care, sparking conversations about flexible workplaces and evolving employee benefits. While some companies already offer "pawternity" leave or pet-friendly policies, the proposal underscores the growing recognition of pets as family members and the need for protected time off.
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In this piece, innovative twists on traditional benefits, such as extending paid sabbaticals and stock options to more employees, are highlighted as powerful tools for recruitment and retention. A holistic approach to wellness—encompassing physical, financial, and mental health—paired with engaging initiatives like wellness competitions fosters deeper employee engagement and camaraderie. By continuously adapting benefits through regular feedback and flexible work strategies, organizations can create a culture that values employees’ wellbeing and drives loyalty.
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Career Corner: Ask a Recruiter
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Taking liberties with describing your work experience
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A few years ago, I worked with a client who was planning a transition from teaching to edtech customer success. Reviewing his resume immediately confused me. His job title was teacher, but his job bullets only described work with “products” and “customers.” The client explained to me that in an attempt to get his resume noticed by relevant recruiters and hiring managers, he was describing his students as customers, and lesson plans and curriculum as products. While students and curriculum may be the customer and product of an edtech company, describing them that way in the context of teaching felt false and frankly confusing. If I was the edtech hiring manager reviewing that resume, I would have recognized the “trick,” found it disingenuous, and moved on to more qualified applicants (especially if there was no other connection to the company or product listed in the application).
Since then, I’ve seen other job-seekers take extreme liberties with the language in their resumes, and career content creators recommend this strategy too. And when I say liberties, I don’t mean changing the word “training” to “professional development” to match the keywords in a job description. Most recently, I saw a post on LinkedIn encouraging teachers who are aspiring project managers to refer to lesson planning as “project management”, and classroom management as “team leadership”. Again, this guidance gave me extreme pause. Project management typically involves overseeing the work of other adults, vendors, budgets, and timelines. While there is some transferrable skillset in planning lessons or units (like backwards planning to meet a goal), it is not the same. Similarly, there are transferable skills in creating a strong classroom culture and managing the behavior and performance of children, but they are not the same as managing adults (including the very high-stakes work of making hiring decisions, determining compensation, creating performance plans, etc.). Not to mention, many of the people who throw in terms like “project management” or “team management” into their resume never include specifics on the projects or teams to provide any credibility on this front.
I am a BIG fan of framing your experience in a way that will speak to hiring managers, and job-seekers must be even more strategic when doing this during a career pivot. But teachers, there’s a better way.
- Instead of equating your work leading a classroom to leading a team of adults, identify opportunities (or seek them out!) when you have formally or informally coached your peers, taken on leadership of committees, or managed working groups. For example, a teacher may also be a grade level or department chair, or play a key role in leading a school-wide initiative.
- Instead of equating lesson or unit planning to project management, identify opportunities (or seek them out!) to manage school-wide initiatives like a book fair (involves selecting/managing a vendor, recruiting and managing staff and/or volunteers, day-of-logistics, and so much more). Other ideas in the school setting involve fundraisers, college visits, a partnership with a museum, leading a speaker series, etc.
- Instead of equating your students to customers* when applying to a role in Edtech, highlight your experience using that product. Maybe you piloted usage in your classroom, then trained the other teachers at your school to implement with fidelity. If you don’t have experience with that product, download a free trial and learn a ton, and write about the hours of experience you have familiarizing yourself with the company and product instead. While you’re at it, obtain some certifications via Coursera or a similar platform in the required technology platforms you see listed on the job posting, and include that on your resume as well. *In an interview or cover letter you should absolutely leverage your experience teaching students as having a deep understanding of the needs of the company customer - this is a strong move and is a much better way of framing your experience!
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At Compass Rose Public Schools, academic achievement and personal growth serve as a True North, ensuring that every student is academically prepared for college, career, and life while developing the character needed to be good citizens and advocates. The organization is seeking a full-time Chief Financial Officer (CFO) to lead all financial aspects of the network and ensure its financial sustainability. The CFO will develop financial strategies, optimize resources, and oversee budgeting, forecasting, and risk management to secure Compass Rose's long-term growth and stability. This role reports directly to the CEO and collaborates closely with the executive team to align financial strategies with the network’s mission and goals.
The ideal candidate has 10+ years of experience in a senior finance role, including 5+ years in charter schools, public schools, or mission-driven organizations. Expertise in public charter school finance, lender credibility, and managing large-scale budgets is required. Experience in facilities management and real estate planning is a plus. Strong leadership, financial reporting, and compliance knowledge, along with a passion for education, are essential.
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Excellent Schools New Mexico is a nonprofit organization devoted to ensuring that all New Mexico children have the opportunity to fulfill their potential and lead healthy, meaningful lives. The organization is offering a two-year Future Schools Fellowship to empower leaders in designing and launching public charter schools across the state. In the first year, fellows engage in comprehensive training covering curriculum development, mission-driven culture creation, educator recruitment, board building, community engagement, and charter authorization. The second year focuses on planning, including leadership development, team building, student recruitment, facility acquisition, and establishing operational systems.
Ideal candidates have a strong belief in students' potential, a proven track record of achieving ambitious outcomes, leadership experience, a clear vision for a new charter school, and a commitment to New Mexico communities. The fellowship offers a $95,000 stipend in the first year, with startup funding and coaching support in the second year and during the school's launch.
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TEACH is dedicated to end the national teacher shortage and diversify the teaching profession. TEACH Minnesota is seeking a Senior Program Manager to lead the launch of a statewide initiative focused on enhancing the quality and diversity of Minnesota’s teacher pipeline. This full-time role involves building and managing relationships with stakeholders, including the Minnesota Department of Education, the Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board, Teacher Preparation Programs, and Local Education Agencies. The Senior Program Manager will drive collaboration, oversee communications, and represent TEACH Minnesota at events.
The ideal candidate has 5-7 years of experience in the education sector, strong project management and facilitation skills, and knowledge of Minnesota’s educational landscape. They thrive in a startup environment, are committed to equity and inclusion, and excel in stakeholder engagement. The role offers a salary range of $84,000 to $88,000 and a generous benefits package.
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