All of your students will be in the job market someday (some right even after graduation). Here are 61 terms they should know as they seek that job: — Applicant Tracking System (ATS) An application tracking system is a software program that employers use to automate recruitment tracking and screen applicants. Resumes are scored based Read More
Salaries can vary widely from state to state so it is always helpful to benchmark your salary versus other Counselors in your area. Here are the average salaries for High School Counselors by state (based on data from Zip Recruiter) State Annual Salary Monthly Pay Weekly Pay Hourly Wage Washington $63,474 $5,289 $1,220 $30.52 Maryland Read More
Misconceptions about the ACT Science Section As a professional tutor, I spend a lot of time helping students maximize their scores on the Science Section of the ACT. As I tell my students, one of the things you need to do is make sure you have a strong background of science facts from your middle Read More
Many teens waste a big portion of their days on social media and playing video games. What can you do to help them realize this is a big time waster for them? They are missing out on a lot of other opportunities due to this addiction. Keith Deltano has put together a great video as Read More
As high schoolers, we spent huge amounts of energy understanding our high school environments. We sought to understand how our peers operated; how to fit in; how to excel; how to be liked; how to fulfill our academic aspirations; and how to operate within the rhythms and structures that outline the high school experience. This Read More
In the latest episode of The College Spy Podcast, Michelle McAnaney interviewed Piet Lammert who is a school counselor and independent educational consultant. In the episode, Piet and Michelle talk about making the transition from school counselor to IEC. In Piet’s case, he is still a school counselor, and his IEC practice is a side Read More
We recently posted a blog about the 10 best paying majors 10-years after graduation. Unsurprisingly 9 of the 10 were Engineering related. Here is a link to that post if you missed it: https://www.linkforcounselors.com/the-10-highest-paying-majors-10-years-after-graduation/ CNBC has published another analysis showing the 10 worst paying majors. They were: College majors that pay the least right after Read More
Step 1: Understand the Prompt Before choosing a topic, make sure you understand what the prompt is asking and how the essay fits into the application. Focus on what readers already know about you, as well as what they can’t find out from the rest of your application. Step 2: Brainstorm Ideas Consider several topics. Read More
I love having lunch with my friend, Ella, who recently retired after years of serving as a great high school counselor here in metro Detroit, where I live. When we last met in person, we had just started going out again post-lockdown. It felt like a million years had passed. We started talking about her previous job Read More
This question was posted on Facebook by a Counselor (Jill Brichacek) and I thought this would be a good post as many Counselors are beginning to think about their 2023/2024 school year plans. There were some great questions posted in the discussion so here are a few that could help you if you are going Read More
View Current Publication
