By Jeremy Tiers, Director of Admissions Services Each time I lead a recruiting workshop, the last thing we do together is create a list of action points. I ask the admissions staff to come up with three to five things that either they need to improve on individually or as a team, or …
Would Other People Do The Same for You?
By Jeremy Tiers, Director of Admissions Services Earlier this month, Dave, Krista and their two daughters moved into the house next door to us. My wife Jen and I had briefly met them a few weeks before when they were doing their final inspection. One night while unloading patio …
Here’s How You Can Earn Their Trust
By Jeremy Tiers, Director of Admissions Services Last week my doorbell rang and standing on my porch was a young salesman who immediately told me that I had some cobwebs around the outside of my house, and that likely meant I had spiders or other bugs inside. Despite me assuring …
They Want More Context From You
By Jeremy Tiers, Director of Admissions Services Too often college admissions professionals don’t give prospective students and parents enough context when sharing different parts of their school’s story and value proposition. Here’s what I mean. A lot of admissions counselors …
The Shorter the Better
By Jeremy Tiers, Director of Admissions Services You’ve probably heard this but it bears repeating. The human attention span is at its lowest ever…lower than a goldfish according to some studies. Depending on which study you read, our attention span is between six and nine seconds …
Important Changes That You May Need to Make
By Jeremy Tiers, Director of Admissions Services Last Thursday I got an email from an Associate Director that made me get a little emotional. Even though we’ve never met she wanted me to know that part of the reason she felt like she blew past her territory goals this year was my …