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How Can I Promote Myself In A Job Interview?

The job hunt is an exhausting and demanding time. It requires diligence, effort, and a little bit of hope. When you finally do get the chance to represent yourself in a face-to-face interview, don’t let the opportunity go to waste. Prepare the necessary questions and responses before your interview to ensure that you’re promoting yourself…

2015 PISA Exam Results May Show U.S. Students Falling Behind In Math & Science

The Programme for International Student Assessment, or the PISA exam, is given every three years to test 15-year-old students’ performance in mathematics, science, reading, financial literacy and other problem-solving subjects in order to determine the effectiveness of education systems worldwide. The exam was created by education experts around the world and the results provide results…

How Occupational Therapists Are Easing The Pressure On Hospitals

The College of Occupational Therapists has published a new report that suggests better access to occupational therapy can reduce pressure on hospitals. The idea is that more prominent focus on occupational therapy as an aspect of primary care can limit old and frail people from needing admissions to a hospital. Attentive hospital care is a…

Join Us For Our Educational Job Fair!

At Alignstaffing, we believe that the quality of education your school provides for its students is only as good as the teachers, administrators, and support staff that you hire. The principals, directors, and coordinators in charge of hiring face the challenge of finding professional, credentialed, experienced educators in an environment where competition for talent is…

Why You Need to Hire a Tutor

Classrooms are crowded. Teachers struggle to produce learning content for 20-30 different children every day while ensuring that the lesson plans are on track and compliant with Common Core. Every child is different, and all children face challenges in school at various times. A teacher can try their hardest to reach out to students individually,…

Biggest Blunders to Dodge in an Interview

A couple weeks ago, we talked about how your social media presence can have a negative or positive impact on your job search. How you behave in your personal life sometimes reinforces how you’re perceived in your professional life. This week, we’re touching on what happens when you finally get the chance to have an…

How Can I Become a Certified Medical Assistant?

Medical assisting is one the most popular, fastest growing careers in modern medicine. A medical assistant can be found working in clinics, private practices, hospitals, nursing homes, and many other healthcare facilities across the country.

4 Social Media Mistakes to Avoid while in the Job Search

Social media is a great way to network professionally online. Through many different professional sites such as LinkedIn, many job searchers are able to connect with opportunities that would have been otherwise unavailable to them due to geography or general circumstance. Every new avenue of communication is another chance for the world to seem smaller…

Social Work News: Links to Gang Membership and Depression

A new study proves that children and young adults who decide to join gangs are more likely to be depressed and suicidal. These mental health problems are only continuing to worsen finds a news study coauthored by a Michigan State University criminologist.

How to Prepare as a Substitute Teacher

So you’ve decided to be a substitute teacher, congratulations! As one of the most difficult jobs in education, it’s also one of the most important. Substitute teachers are necessary for every school across the country almost every day, and it’s vital that these educators are prepared for the job ahead.