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Tracy Brisson's quick takes on education, careers, the U.S. economy, and pop culture. Learn more about me and what I do by clicking the About Me page. All commentary reflects my independent opinions and not those of my clients.

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Have You Booked Your Teacher Resume Review Yet?!?

Have You Booked Your Teacher Resume Review Yet?!?

Hi y’all! For those of you in the South, I hope that your first week of school was positive and everything that you hoped it would be. For my readers in the North and the West, I hope that the remaining days of your summer vacation are delightful. I’ve been busy this summer with creative projects and also working directly with a number of teachers through my Resume Review Service. For a…

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Tell Me Your Teacher Job Interview Questions & Win A Personal Resume Consultation

Tell Me Your Teacher Job Interview Questions & Win A Personal Resume Consultation

Help me write my next book!

I am writing a sequel to Confessions of a Teacher Recruiter: How to Create an Extraordinary Resume and Hook Your Dream Jobabout job interviews. At the top of this post, you’ll find a picture of my current planning board for the book so you can see the topics I am planning on delving into, as well as some notes on funny stories about teacher interviews I can’t wait to…

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#Reverb14: Prompt 1- Certainty

#Reverb14: Prompt 1- Certainty

 Hello y’all! It’s December 2014, which makes it time for our annual Reverb campaign. During Reverb, we take time to reflect on 2014 to celebrate its goodness, learn from our experiences, and learn what we can manifest in 2015. I’ve participated in Reverb since 2010 and it has been an incredibly important tool that helps me live an intentional life.

 If you’d like to participate in Reverb2014, pl…

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Check out DRP's Annual Teacher Career Guide!

Check out DRP’s Annual Teacher Career Guide!

Hey y’all! In case you missed it, Confessions of a Teacher Recruiter: How to Create an Extraordinary Resume and Hook Your Dream Job was featured on the cover of Diversity Recruitment Partners in Education Annual Teacher Career Guide. I also have a Top 5 Confessions of a Teacher Recruiter list on page 27.

    You can read a courtesy issue here and find subscription informationhere. Diversity…

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#PhotoGrid Storyboard for my new book on interviews for #teachers

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Walla Walla: Fewer dropouts, more degrees - Community College Spotlight

Washington’s Walla Walla Community College is using personalized advising and software tools to keep students on the path to success, reports the Seattle Times. Walla Walla was co-winner of the 2013 Aspen Prize for excellence in workforce training, but the college also has raised completion rates. “About 56 percent of Walla Walla’s first-time, full-time students …

Really interesting article on how a college is making a difference: "WWCC’s  2011 graduates average $54,756 a year compared with other new hires in the area who average $20,904."

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Last check-in for Reverb13 - dreams. See you in December!

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Reverb12 Check-in 4: Best Memories to Date

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Are you still battling addictions, eliminating the negativity and turning-off auto-pilot in 2014? Have you added any new good habits since #Reverb13?

Continuing our check in on #Reverb13 this month.

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#Reverb13 CheckIn: My Word

#Reverb13 CheckIn: My Word

We’re in the second part of 2014 and I felt the need to check in on my reflections and the promises I made to myself at the end of 2013 through Reverb. A few weeks ago, I made some prompts for myself and anyone else in the community who wants to hold himself accountable, pat herself on the back, or change direction.

Let’s go! Choices: If you chose one, how are you honoring your word for 2014… or…

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Update: Presentation Slides For #WWF2014 Participants

Update: Presentation Slides For #WWF2014 Participants

Hi y’all!

Last week, I had the privilege to work with STEM fellows from the Woodrow Wilson National Teaching Fellowship Foundation in Chicago, IL on career management issues as part of their national conference. I’ve worked with the foundation for four years and it’s such a honor. This year, the Fellows will impact over 90,000 students under resourced communities in Michigan, Ohio, Indiana, and…

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30 mins early and room is always filling up! #wwtf14

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Getting ready for our moning co-session on Work/Life balance (w/Sonya Brown) #wwtf14

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Tracy's Tips: Teacher Summer Resources!

Tracy’s Tips: Teacher Summer Resources!

Happy summer! If you have just completed a year in the classroom- congratulations! I hope that you take some time to enjoy the beach. If you’re on the job search for a fall position, don’t give up! Stay centered and keep on until you get the result you want.

I am also taking some time this summer to regroup and breathe and have some extremely exciting things to announce in July. Stay tuned!

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How to Use IDoneThis to Write a Teacher Resume

How to Use IDoneThis to Write a Teacher Resume

Here’s a latest addition to my teacher resume tips!

If you’ve updated your teacher resume recently, you likely found it hard to recall all the recent accomplishments that you wanted to consider for new resume content. In my free toolkit, 5 Steps for Constructing Amazing Resume Bullets, I provide some journaling templates to help you collect and analyze your work history. However, the best advice…

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While I've always thought there are some great principles in the Lean Startup book and movement, I have never been convinced it's the way to start and run a business. A single product, maybe, but even then that product will likely fail without the larger vision to support it. 

This small business owner identifies three problems he came up with during his own journey: (1) confusing lean with cheap, (2) letting analysis cause paralysis, and (3) failing to think long term. I would add one more for those who are thinking of going lean as a way to get started.

(4) Don't discredit the importance of expertise. I see this a lot in my fields of education and recruitment, two soft fields where everyone thinks you can be an expert. If you had a terrible experience as a job applicant, it does not mean you are qualified to build the next recruitment platform. Do the research on organizational science, employee success, and the rest, and talk to recruiters and get one on your team... Or even better, build something you already have real expertise in.

This story about two marketers who had never worked in recruitment but sought out to build a recruitment solution exemplifies that hubris that is often celebrated. This is not "2 legitimate pivots" but wasted time and energy.

I am an alumna of Startup Weekend. There are a lot of good things about that experience, but the idea of calling people on Saturday and Sunday to do market research and get a customer to "validate" under the Lean methodology is also problematic. Not only do you get false data, it can potentially damage relationships (did for me).