HigherEdJobs Podcast

How has conflict impacted your workplace? How have conflicts within your office or institution been handled in the past? Listen in to learn how reshaping how we think about conflict can improve workplaces and morale. You might just be the mediator your office needs. Check out all of Daniel's articles on workplace conflict here .  We can’t wait to hear from you!  Email us at podcast@higheredjobs.co...

Featured higher ed expert Matt Trainum answers a question about leaving higher ed and returning with private sector experience. Trainum also answers whether there is hesitation to hire from the private sector.  We can’t wait to hear from you!  Have a question you want to hear answered on Ask the Expert? Click here to send us your question!

The Vice President of HR at Governors State University and Air Force Veteran, Joshua Allen, shares his insights into the landscape of higher education hiring. Allen stresses that we need to get the 'human' back in human resources, listen to higher ed employees' needs, and encourage job seekers to apply for jobs that they have the skills for, even if they do not match the 'preferred' degree require...

Featured higher ed expert Dr. Christopher D. Lee answers how higher education needs to adjust to hybrid and remote work to compete for new talent and adapt to current work-life balance standards. Check out the article here .  We can’t wait to hear from you!  Have a question you want to hear answered on Ask the Expert? Click here to send us your question!

In this episode Mark Coldren, associate vice president and chief human resources officer at the University at Buffalo SUNY, shares why joining a professional association, or maintaining your involvement in one, is imperative for your career success.  Mark offers advice for anyone struggling to get funding to attend association conferences and how to advocate to your leadership that professional de...

Featured higher ed expert Dr. Christopher D. Lee offers advice for job seekers who are confronted with the question 'Why should we hire you?' or variations of that question in an interview. Check out the article here .  We can’t wait to hear from you!  Have a question you want to hear answered on Ask the Expert? Click here to send us your question!

Thought maker, futurist, and strategist Alexandra Levit joins Kelly and Andy on the podcast for a discussion on the future of work in higher education. Levit shares what higher education can learn from other industries that are adjusting to hybrid work environments, accelerated recruiting processes, and retaining durable workforces.  We can’t wait to hear from you!  Email us at podcast@higheredjob...

Matt Trainum answers a question from a listener, 'How do you overcome the challenge of competing against an internal or interim candidate?'  Matt advises, don't get in your head about internal candidates, just because there is an internal candidate does not mean that they are what the position needs. He also advises to 'read the tea leaves' and then decide if applying for the position is worth you...

In the last episode of the year, Kelly and Andy reflect on what happened in higher education throughout 2022 and share some of their favorite takeaways from this year's podcast episodes.  What have you learned this year that you are taking with you into 2023 and what are you leaving behind in 2022?  We can’t wait to hear from you!  Email us at podcast@higheredjobs.com with your questions for Kelly...

Matt Trainum answers a question on succession planning in higher education.  Matt shares that there is succession planning infrastructure in higher education, but there is also a lot of complexity in higher education that makes succession planning less straightforward. The conversation then turns to 'what is the definition of succession planning?'  We can’t wait to hear from you!  Have a question...

In this episode, Kelly and Andy interview Michael Scott and Rainer Neely from Clemson University and discuss all things resume.  Are you wondering how long your resume should be?  Are you curious what hiring managers are looking for in your resume?  Are you a veteran struggling to translate your military skills into civilian skills?  Should we create our resumes for a human reader or an ATS?  List...

Have you ever applied for a job that requires software skills you haven't learned yet? Have you ever had a negative experience with one of the members of a search committee and wonder if that one person influenced your chances at getting hired? Have you ever wondered how your age plays a role in the job search process? In this mailbag episode, Matt Trainum answers these questions and provides advi...

In this episode Colin Diver author of "Breaking Ranks" shares the truth, lies, and tricks behind popular college ranking systems and the repercussions it has on American higher education.  Kelly and Andy ask how knowing the truth behind college rankings impacts students and job seekers.  We can’t wait to hear from you!  Email us at podcast@higheredjobs.com with your questions for Kelly and Andy. 

Have you felt stuck in a rut at work for six months or more? Is something at work chipping away at your happiness? If so, it's time to start reflecting on your career goals and dreams. In this episode, Career Coach Hallie Crawford shares how to get out of a work rut, how to face what is causing your unhappiness, and ways to create your career path.  We can’t wait to hear from you!  Email us at pod...

In this mailbag episode, Matt Trainum answers a question about making tenured jobs in higher education more attainable and the rising numbers of adjunct positions. Matt answers that, at the institutional level, there will always be a financial impetus for adjuncts.  Andy adds that at the end of the day, from the student success perspective, the professional title of the instructor does not necessa...

In this episode, Dr. Emily Allen Williams shares her advice for acing your first semester as a new faculty member. Whether it is your very first semester teaching, or whether you have just started teaching at a new institution, Dr. Williams shares how you can solidify your place in your new role.  Email us at podcast@higheredjobs.com with your questions for Kelly and Andy. 

In this playlist episode Sarah Westbrook, the content quality coordinator and integrations specialist for HigherEdJobs, shares her love for music and how she uses playlists to get through lulls in the work day. Sarah adds Till I Collapse and Break My Soul to the HigherEdJobs Playlist .  Email us at podcast@higheredjobs.com with your questions for Kelly and Andy. 

In this episode, Kelly and Andy interview Dr. James Martin, a senior consultant at The Registry , who works specifically with professionals seeking interim roles in higher education. Dr. Martin shares how he thinks the future of work in higher education will shift and highlights many ways the work has already shifted.  We can’t wait to hear from you!  Email us at podcast@higheredjobs.com with your...

In this mailbag episode, Matt Trainum answers a question that deals with international degrees. A job seeker asked, is a degree from the US better than a degree from the UK? Matt answers that those with international degrees must be aware that the smaller and more regional the institution is, the more that institution may not have experience with hiring candidates with international degrees and sp...

In this episode, Kelly and Andy sit down with Dr. Shai Butler and discuss the progress and role of diversity, equity, equality, and inclusion in higher education. Dr. Butler shares her hopes and dreams for DEEI in higher education and how each person working at colleges and universities, administrative staff, faculty, and leadership, can make a difference. Check out all of Dr. Butler's articles on...

Lynley Brinkman, senior account manager, recruitment at HigherEdJobs adds "You Get What You Give" to the HigherEdJobs Spotify Playlist and shares some stories about working abroad in Germany.  We can’t wait to hear from you!  Email us at podcast@higheredjobs.com with your questions, or songs, for Kelly and Andy. 

Have you considered working with a search consultant to find your next job? Are you wondering how a search consultant can help you in the job search process? Listen in to hear from Suzanne Teer, senior partner at WittKieffer , who shares incredible advice for those seeking leadership roles in higher education.  The days of applying for 20 positions at a time is over, "...if you can't make a genuin...

In this playlist episode Denee Sudano, Account Manager, Recruitment at HigherEdJobs, adds 'Dream Weaver' and '9 to 5' to The HigherEdJobs Playlist .  Denee shares that as a child her family used to have a hot air balloon named Dream Weaver. Kelly correctly and proudly answers a trivia question from Andy.  We can’t wait to hear from you!  Connect with the hosts Andrew Hibel and Kelly Cherwin . 

In episode 13 of the HigherEdJobs Podcast, Kelly and Andy talk about performance appraisals with Christopher Lee* and why they are outdated. Do performance appraisals accomplish what they set out to do? Christopher Lee’s short answer, “Nope.” Performance appraisals are often demotivating and negative. So how can job seekers find out if an office or department still uses performance appraisals? Lee...

Listener Question: "How to cope with no response after interviews?"  Listen in to hear the full answer from Matt Trainum and why the hiring process can have these holes. We can’t wait to hear from you! Have a question you want to hear answered on Ask the Expert? Click here to send us your question!