by Laurel Hayes, Tudor Collegiate Strategies - Senior National Recruiting CoordinatorMany times in our day to day experiences, we can look at what someone else is telling us, than apply it to our day to day experiences.Much of the frustration in the recruiting process, centers around getting …
Why Showing Your Cracks is a Great Recruiting Strategy
Several years ago, my wife and I excitedly watched the cement being poured for the foundation of our new home. You don’t really realize just how much cement it takes to pour a foundation, not to mention a patio and a driveway, until you watch them do it over a full day.After that task was …
Creating the Right “Beat” for Your Recruits
Ever listen to a song and start tapping your foot to the tune...even though you've never heard it before?It's probably because its using a beat that's been used before in other songs. Dozens and dozens and dozens of other songs you've listened to in your life, and have probably forgotten …
5 Ways to Use Your Recruiting Senses
The coach I was visiting appeared to be slightly insane. At first glance, anyway.She was walking as we were discussing what she told visiting prospects in her new locker room. As she walked, she held up what looked like a perfume bottle and gave one little squirt every two or three …
Unconscious Recruiting Decisions Your Prospects Make
I often find that the primary thinking of most college coaches when it comes to getting prospects interested in their program could be described as a simple three-step process: • Throw everything we can at them as soon as possible. • They focus on one or two big selling points for our school or …