Skip's Edtech Jobs: May 4, 2024

Thank you for reading the EdSkipper, Skip’s newsletter about skipping from education to education-aligned careers. Every Saturday, I send out a list of curated remote jobs curated from 300+ companies each week. Premium subscribers receive access to all jobs in the Edskipper database and two additional emails a month with advice to help you apply more competitively.

We made a small change to the website this week: updating the ‘date posted’ field to more accurately reflect when I actually approve a job.

Previously, the date equaled the date I scraped the job. Most of the time, that was the same day I approved it. But sometimes it isn’t — for example, I run a clean-up scrape on Saturday which catches jobs that closed at 5pm on Friday but also pulls any that were posted late on Friday. I don’t approve those roles until Monday.

We also discovered a bug — the dates were being backdated by one day so they were always behind!

I’m also adding a new social media platform to my mix — Instagram. I’ll be using this account to share tips about how to pitch your skills for particular roles, to feature companies, and other types of application advice. I might even share some short videos!

~I hope you find some fantastic jobs to apply to this weekend,
Chelsea

This Week’s Poll

Last Week’s Poll

Last week, I asked how many of you don’t apply to roles that don’t list a salary. Admittedly, because you subscribe to a newsletter sharing jobs that post salaries, the results are a little biased! But even I was surprised to see that 25% of you are only applying to roles that post a salary.

A lot of people assume the lack of a salary means the job doesn’t pay well, but most of you are willing to apply for certain roles that don’t include a salary. One person noted that even if a job doesn’t post the salary, recruiters are bringing it up early in the interview process. Another was confident they could negotiate an appropriate number. On LinkedIn, where I have over 1,000 votes on the same poll, one person brought up the very important point that not everyone has the “privilege” to wait for the right salary fit.

A recurring theme is how much time it takes to fill out applications — which inspired today’s poll. Many of these folks also tied salary transparency into respecting candidates time and enabling them to make an “informed decision.” One person, who has hiring experience, said this applies not just to candidates but to companies as well.

Hopefully we will make some headway on getting salary transparency laws passed in every state — that way no one needs to make this choice.

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