by Jeremy Tiers, Director of Admissions Services When you log into your email account how do you decide what messages to open? Unless it’s from your boss, most of us use the subject line as the deciding factor. It’s a quick and easy way to decide whether to read the email now or later (which means …
5 Recruiting Lessons for Admissions Courtesy of Johnny Shelton
by Jeremy Tiers, Director of Admissions Services If you didn’t watch the season premier of America’s Got Talent last week you probably have no idea who Johnny Shelton is. Hopefully after this article you’ll remember him for what his story and stand out performance can teach you as you strive to …
Tips For Enhancing Your Social Media Connection With Prospects
by Jeremy Tiers, Director of Admissions Services Connecting with today’s prospective student has become a new and more complicated adventure for college admissions departments nationwide. Social media is a big reason why. It has changed the way that high school students approach the college …
Recruiting Calls: How to Make Sure Your Prospects Remember You
by Jeremy Tiers, Director of Admissions Services Spring yard work. That’s what I’ve spent the past two weekends doing. Trimming, planting, burying my down spouts, and mulch…lots of mulch. Does this sound familiar? I’m clearly a bad judge when it comes to mulch because I ended up making not one, …
4 Strategies to Developing Your Recruiting Relationship
by Jeremy Tiers, Director of Admissions Services I heard it again last week. In the middle of my conversation with a first-year admissions counselor who was reflecting on the past 10 months, he blurted out, “I never really thought of this job as a sales position, but that’s what it basically …
Could This Be Why They Didn’t Deposit to Your School?
by Jeremy Tiers, Director of Admissions Services May 1 has passed. Hopefully your school achieved its enrollment targets. When it comes to prospects that you missed out on, there are many potential reasons why. If you’ve hosted us on campus to work with your admissions department and learn how to …