By Jeremy Tiers, Director of Admissions Services Last month I wrote an article about the importance of authenticity in your recruiting conversations. It was the one where I referenced the Shawn Mendes concert that my wife and I took our daughter to. If you missed that one, here it …
I’ve Got Your Fall Travel Season Do’s and Don’ts
By Jeremy Tiers, Director of Admissions Services As you might imagine, fall travel season was a popular topic these past few weeks during my 1-on-1 meetings with admissions counselors as part of the training workshops I led.When I talk with brand new counselors it’s a lot of, “I …
Before Fall Travel Starts, Read This
By Jeremy Tiers, Director of Admissions Services As you know, I travel a lot, especially June thru September. In fact, I’m currently in the middle of trip number eight this month, writing this on a layover in Minneapolis, heading to lead a staff training workshop the next two …
Try This During Fall Travel Season and Watch What Happens
by Jeremy Tiers, Director of Admissions ServicesMany of today’s prospects are doing one of two things at college fairs. First, you have the group that stands or in some cases walks around socializing with each other and never approaches a single college or university representative. Then you …
Making Sure the Admissions Travel Season Doesn’t Turn Into Groundhog Day
by Jeremy Tiers, Director of Admissions ServicesMy first introduction to life on the road occurred as a 22 year-old Recruiting Analyst working for a basketball scouting service.Over a four-month span known as the "AAU season," I traveled from state to state attending events where I would …