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This week, we're launching our Job Seeker Toolkit 101 series to help you organize, streamline, and stay the course during your job search. We know the market is tough, but this series will provide you with practical tools and strategies to keep you grounded, strategic, and moving forward during this process.
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Keeping track of multiple job applications can feel overwhelming. To kick off our Job Seeker Toolkit series, we'd love to share a free Job Application Tracker that you can download and personalize. The tracker simplifies the process by organizing company names, application dates, interview stages, follow-up deadlines, and notes in one central place. Stay on top of your search without the stress of wondering what you've applied to or who you need to follow up with.
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The job market is tough, we understand. Staying grounded through this process takes intentional strategy. How? By evaluating your materials and interview approach as you go, exploring bridge roles that build experience, and staying open to pivoting when needed. The key is focusing on what you can control through small, achievable goals that keep you moving forward.
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What We’re Writing Right Now
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Starting your job search can be daunting, but staying organized makes all the difference! This week, we share six essential steps to set you up for success, from updating your resume with quantifiable achievements to crafting success stories using the STAR method. These strategies will help you navigate the process with confidence.
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Career Corner: Ask a Recruiter
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Best practices for your job search in 2025
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Job searching in 2025 may or may not have been on your bingo card, and with that, an onslaught of emotions, thoughts, and feelings may occur. For more on this, check out our past career corners. While you may be in the depths of the job-search, or engaged in the process, here are some best practices to consider employing:
- Keep it sustainable. If your goal is to secure new employment within 6 months, consider investing a couple hours each day, or 2-3 committed days each week for your search. There are fewer job openings posted, and more job-seekers, and the length of your job search can reflect that reality. That being said, create opportunities to recharge throughout your search - 1-2 weekdays off, for example, versus relentlessly searching without a break.
- Make it low-lift for the hiring manager or recruiter. Know the problems you’re capable of solving for employers, and ensure that you have documented proof points of that problem solving ability. For example, if you say you’re skilled at creating highly engaging learning experiences for adults, capture metrics which share the scope of those learning experiences (how many people, what were their job functions, what problem were the learning experiences you designed meant to address in their performance, etc.) and the impact those experiences had on those you trained. One of the biggest problems I see people make when they’re job searching is that in their eagerness to show that they’ll take on any job/task, they fail to make connections for hiring managers about the specific ways they can add value to their teams or they fail to show demonstrated proof points of their past work.
- Have your materials ready to go. Update your job-searching materials (resume, cover letter templates, LinkedIn profile, etc) and keep them in an easy to access place (for example a folder on your desktop, google drive, hard drive, etc.).
- Use AI Strategically. Upskill on using AI to accelerate your job search. Don’t know where to start? Try typing in this prompt to ChatGPT: “What are ways you can help me with my job search?” You’ll gain ideas for leveraging AI for your LinkedIn and resume content, and strategies for analyzing job descriptions and optimizing your materials. That being said, don’t rely on AI alone and customize any content or tools generated (otherwise, your materials will look, feel, and sound generic).
- Activate your Network. Reach out to your network (community groups, past employment, family, friends.). Let them know you’re searching for new roles, share specifics of the kind of orgs/industries you’re targeting, along with specific job functions. Provide concrete ways they can support you, from introducing you to leaders in your industry/job function, sending you job openings on their radar, reviewing your application materials, and more. People want to help, but if you don’t let them know how they’ll struggle to show up in the way you want or need them to.
- Grounded in 2025 reality. The job market you are encountering may be very different from what you have experienced in the past. You’ll find it more challenging to pivot industries, job functions, or land promotions. Target roles that are a lateral move in scope, function, and industry - this is not the time to pivot from being a HS Principal to being a Learning Manager for a major corporation. Additionally, don’t shy away from applying for roles for which you are “overqualified”, or in settings that feel less desirable (that might look like an in-person role vs remote, or exploring school district roles after a few years away working in edtech).
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The New TrulyHired Job Board is Here!
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Democracy Prep Public Schools currently operates 15 high-performing schools in New York, Las Vegas, and San Antonio educating 5,300 citizen-scholars. Their mission is to educate responsible citizen-scholars for success in the college of their choice and a life of active citizenship. Democracy Prep is searching for a new Senior Director of People Experience to lead the development and implementation of strategies and enhance the overall employee experience across the charter school network. This is a hybrid position in New York City, NY. The ideal candidate has 6+ years of experience in HR or people leadership within a charter school, CMO, or K-12 setting.
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Lycée Français de la Nouvelle-Orléans is a free public charter school created in partnership with the Louisiana Department of Education, following the Louisiana state curriculum and the French national curriculum. They are looking for a Founding Elementary Principal in Lafayette, who will launch LFNO's first expansion beyond New Orleans, serving as the architect of their newest campus and the key bridge between the network and the Lafayette community. The ideal candidate has at least 3 years of school leadership experience in a PK–12 setting. Experience with dual-language or immersion education is preferred.
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TrulyHired is a quick, easy, and tailored job board that specializes in providing job seekers with educational equity roles at impact-driven education organizations. Here are a few of the amazing jobs we have available. Check them out and apply if you're interested!
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