Pivoting Your Career into EdTech: Recruiter Panel
EdTech Recruiters will come together to discuss job search best practices in the industry, where to find opportunities, key networking opportunities and resources to pay attention to, changing areas in the industry, upskilling in EdTech, how education professionals can leverage their expertise in the EdTech world, exploring gigs, and more.
Who is this event relevant for?
Professionals who are seeking career opportunities in EdTech. Specifically, educators seeking opportunities in EdTech, entry level to senior candidates, functional experts (business, tech, sales, marketing), and professionals seeking gig or internship opportunities.
About the Speakers：
April Sarraille is a seasoned executive search specialist in the education space, working primarily with for-profit companies but also with not-for-profits and foundations. Her focus is on the customer from her client to candidate and colleague; she enjoys solving problems from multiple points of view. In addition to running her own searches, she oversees operations, search execution, and practice strategy. April lives in Whitefish, Montana, enjoying all things outdoors especially the flowers.
Mark founded HireEducation in 2010. HireEducation has grown to become one of the largest and most respected recruiting firms in the Education Technology sector. He has been published in the Wall Street Journal, Fast Company, and Wired and has been featured as speaker and/or panelist at most of our industry's major conferences.
Waine Tam is co-founder and CEO of Selected, a hiring platform for K-12 teachers used by schools and families. He is the former COO of iMentor, a national college-readiness non-profit. Prior to entering the education sector, he worked in the financial services sector and has a background in electrical engineering.
Matt Wilkerson is the Co-founder & CEO of Paragon One which builds and runs remote externships between companies, schools, and students. Remote Externships are like internships but more accessible, completely online, and built around training and mentorship. Students from education partners like Swarthmore, Case Western, and The Opportunity Network build real experiences and career skills through projects at companies like Facebook, Zillow, and more. Paragon One's software platform helps companies train, assess, and hit diversity targets with more students at scale without additional resource drain from the company. Paragon One is backed by YCombinator, Jason Calacanis, Foundation Capital, and Learn Capital.