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Choosing benefits for a company has always involved the struggle of deciding what is best for the most amount of people. Typical fallbacks like catered lunches (everyone needs to eat!) are no longer options for remote work. Leaders are now being forced to offer more personalized, health-focused benefits.
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OpEd/Conversation Starter
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Since the beginning of the pandemic, students are reporting being more stressed about coursework and taking longer than average to complete homework. In light of declining test scores, many educators argue that less, not more, homework is the answer.
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What WorkMonger is reading right now.
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We’re not only changing benefits, we’re changing the way we communicate about that. Vendor fairs are replaced with zooms and virtual brochures. The key is to make sure employees understand what is changing and why.
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Career Corner: Ask a Recruiter
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How to explain work pandemic pauses?
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According to the Pew Research Center, a net 2.4 million women and 1.8 million men left the labor force between February 2020 and February 2021. And though these last two years have been turbulent for employers and employees alike, many of my clients - whether they quit jobs or were terminated - still have concerns about how to talk about work pauses, underemployment, or less conventional work paths with prospective hiring managers and recruiters.
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In the pre-COVID years, employers often had concerns about “work gaps” on resumes, a concern that disproportionately affected women who might exit the labor force for caregiving responsibilities. Today, I am finding that the same employers are more empathetic and significantly less curious about gaps given the global impact of the pandemic. School closures, unsafe work conditions, vulnerable family members, and a re-evaluation of work/life balance have changed the way we view work.
If you are reentering the job market and still feeling insecure about how to talk about your work pause, here are some tips:
- If you have been underemployed during this time (i.e. perhaps took a less demanding job/fewer hours so you could balance caregiving responsibilities), focus on transferable skills and outcomes on your resume/cover letter/LinkedIn profile content.
- If you have not been engaged in paid work (as a parent myself, I 100% believe that my unpaid work is most certainly WORK), you can consider the following:
- Consider writing your current job title as “Work Pause” and focusing on transferable skills you gained during that time, whether it’s managing operations for a home, all the logistics for childcare/healthcare for dependents, or serving as tech support for remote schooling. Here’s more great advice from The Mom Project.
- If you have been taking courses or engaging in volunteer work in your field, you can also include those as current work on your resume or as part of your pause section.
- Networking and interviews also provide you the opportunity to elaborate on how you spent the last two years. You can use language like this: “In 2020, my employer - like so many others across the country - downsized significantly in response to the pandemic, and my job was not spared. This was an opportunity for me to take a step back, dedicate myself to new caregiving responsibilities, and take the time to be intentional about what I wanted in my next role. For me, that looks like a role where I can flex my <insert your professional areas of expertise/interest> skills and be part of a mission-driven team. When I read about your organization’s mission and history, and in particular this job description, I saw an immediate match. <candidate should expand on what about the mission/role speaks to them>.
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Create or Update Your JobSeeker Profile
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Rocketship Public Schools believes that every student deserves the right to dream, to discover, and to develop their unique potential. They are looking for an experienced project manager to be their Director, Governance and Compliance. The Director, Governance and Compliance will manage a team of ~3 direct reports as they lead both the organization’s Board of Directors-related work and its overall compliance strategy and execution. Both of these critical functions support Rocketship’s ability to operate as a high-performing national network of schools. This person will direct a variety of compliance-related projects related to compliance challenges, reviews, or updates.
The ideal candidate has 6+ years of work experience in roles that include systems-building and project management components. This person also has experience leading and managing staff members, with experience working in/with schools ideally. In the absence of this, an eagerness to dive right in and spend time in Rocketship schools to understand their operations would be critical.
This person will work in person from the Rocketship office in Redwood City multiple days per week, and also from the Rocketship office in San Jose regularly.
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The intersection of philanthropy, innovation, and public school transformation. The DC Ed Fund connects philanthropy with DCPS’ boldest and most cutting-edge ideas. The DC Public Education Fund (DC Ed Fund) is seeking an Executive Director who can grow the organization’s footprint, capitalizing fully on its mission to connect philanthropy with District of Columbia Public Schools (DCPS) highest priority and most innovative solutions. For this role, the board seeks: an entrepreneurial leader who inspires and develops their team; someone familiar with public education within a large urban school district and the diverse challenges and opportunities it presents; a compelling communicator, story-teller and strong builder of relationships; and a results-driven manager who has demonstrated success for the initiatives and organizations under their leadership.
The ideal candidate is an accomplished leader with a track record of success in education, nonprofits and/or the private sector who is dedicated to the DC Ed Fund mission and has a deep commitment to ensuring that all students can access the opportunities they deserve. This person also has a demonstrated track record of building a successful business and/or program partnerships. Experience in raising significant funds for an organization via major gifts fundraising preferred.
Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis. For priority consideration, please apply by March 15th.
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The Watts Learning Center will build on the success of Head Start and other pre-school programs by creating a culture of learning in which all stakeholders – students, parents or guardians, faculty, and staff – have clearly defined roles and expectations. They are looking for an experienced leader to be their Executive Director. The Executive Director is responsible for the organizational health and academic achievement of both Watts Learning Center campuses, including managing School Directors, cultivating positive and high performing organizational culture and working closely with the WLC Board of Directors. This person will oversee the development and execution of each school’s strategic plan in pursuit of WLC’s mission and ensure key targets are met, including organizational health, fiduciary compliance and academic achievement.
The ideal candidate has 2-4 years of experience serving as a School Leader in a high-performing charter or district environment, with strong student achievement results required. Prior experience with LAUSD’s charter infrastructure or equivalent context preferred.
Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis. For priority consideration, please apply by March 15th.
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TrulyHired is a quick, easy, and tailored job board that specializes in providing JobSeekers with non-teaching roles at impact-driven education organizations. Here are a few of the amazing roles we have available. Check them out and apply if you're interested!
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