Job searching sucks. I hope I can make it a little easier for you.
Summary: I helped 70 people get new job offers this year. I got promoted to Manager and my team won an industry award for our work. I’ll continue to volunteer my time to provide career help for my friends, family, current connections, and limited new people despite my public calendar still on pause. Update on…
Summary: I helped 50+ people get new job offers this year. I’m grateful for the amazing TPLD mentors who make it all possible and everyone who trusts me to give them career advice. I’m putting a pause on my 1:1 meetings so that I can focus on scaling my ability to provide career advice. Wow.…
Summary: A Learning Needs Analysis (LNA) identifies performance gaps within an intended audience. There are a multitude of ways to collect quantitative and qualitative data for a LNA. You have plenty of experience (probably even an expertise) with conducting LNAs for your students. I’m trying to write more about topics that teachers aspiring to be…
Summary: You can use Net Promoter Score to measure your students’ experience with you and quantify how well-liked you are by your students. I always knew that I was well-liked by my students. I could tell by my interactions and conversations with them and what other teachers or parents told me. I could tell other…
Summary: When you’re writing your teacher bullet points for your resume, you need to prioritize beating the ATS with an ATS-friendly format and exact word matches. You also need to highlight and quantify your top 4-5 most significant results. Disclaimer: I aim to be transparent in my writing on this website and in my personal…
Summary: I shared my 2020 reflection with my colleagues at work during a small group activity. Getting a new job at Bain & Company was the most significant thing that happened in 2020 for me. I experienced an abundance of money which led me to achieve more financially. A few weeks ago, I participated in…
Summary: As an aspiring instructional designer, you should apply for both Full Time Employee (FTE) roles and Contract roles to gain more practice with interviews and increase your chances of receiving the right offer. Ultimately, the best outcome for you is probably a FTE role. When you’re looking for jobs to apply to, you’ll mainly…
Summary: I make a lot more now than I did as a teacher, that’s for sure. My salary was $48,500 when I left, and my salary is $75,000 now. There are a wide range of opinions and perspectives when it comes to discussing your salary. Here’s what Monster.com has to say about the Pros and…
Summary: The top 3 priority items for me, in order, were to update my resume and LinkedIn profile, learn more about Instructional Design, and learn how to use eLearning authoring tools. In this post, I’m only providing general recommendations to give you a start in the right direction. More detailed posts with tactical recommendations will…
Tyler Banh 