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How to Land a Job in EdTech 2-Day Crash Course

3 Days

Cohort-based Course

Stop wasting time on blind applications and start getting offers for the jobs you really want and deserve.

How to Land a Job in EdTech 2-Day Crash Course

3 Days

Cohort-based Course

Stop wasting time on blind applications and start getting offers for the jobs you really want and deserve.

Hosted by

Chelsey Pienaar | Founder @ HirED | Ex-CAO and VP Learning

EdTech exec with 12+ years’ industry experience | Hired 200+ pros across EMEA

Chelsey Pienaar | Founder @ HirED | Ex-CAO and VP Learning

EdTech exec with 12+ years’ industry experience | Hired 200+ pros across EMEA

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Course overview

Get hands-on guidance from an experienced EdTech hiring manager

The hiring process is designed to find fault, not potential. It's time to flip the script.

Chelsey Pienaar (that's me!) is a long-time EdTech executive with vast hiring experience across companies such as 2U, Noodle, GetSmarter, Hubble Studios, and more. I have led large teams in the development of online education and training for some of the world's top universities (Cambridge, Yale, Harvard) and companies, and have hired more than 200 professionals across learning design, learning technology, and multimedia design roles. Today, I am the Founder of HirED, a talent acquisition company specialising in the placement of EdTech professionals in jobs and contracts across Europe, UK and Africa.

Get exclusive access to my personal experience as an EdTech hiring manager, and learn how to:

- define your dream career in EdTech, and then choose a job and company that will help you achieve it.

- present your value confidently, because they won't believe in you if you don't believe in you.

- craft a CV and cover letter that convinces them of what you can do, not what have done.

- ace interviews and negotiate your salary like a pro.

This course is for you if...

You're an EdTech professional, career changer, recent graduate, or job seeker aiming to break into or advance within the EdTech industry.

You're a learning designer/technologist, learning PM, multimedia/experience designer looking to level up your career in EdTech.

You're tired of getting rejected for jobs you didn't even really want in the first place, at companies that don't really share your values.

You're an EdTech professional, career changer, recent graduate, or job seeker aiming to break into or advance within the EdTech industry.

You're a learning designer/technologist, learning PM, multimedia/experience designer looking to level up your career in EdTech.

You're tired of getting rejected for jobs you didn't even really want in the first place, at companies that don't really share your values.

In just 2 days, you'll walk away with...

A targeted job search plan with a list of top EdTech employers and jobs

I will work with you to define your dream career in EdTech and select the employers and jobs that will help you make that career a reality.

A personal elevator pitch and self-promotion strategy tailored to your network

I will show you how to leverage your network and build sponsorship to improve your chances of landing your dream job.

A CV and cover letter that identify and solve a business problem

I will help you to convince prospective employers that you understand their problem and are the best person to help them solve it.

A toolkit of interview and salary negotiation tactics to confidently land your ideal EdTech job.

Together we'll practice realistic interview and salary negotiation scenarios, and I'll provide real-time feedback.

What’s included

Live sessions

Learn directly from Chelsey Pienaar | Founder @ HirED | Ex-CAO and VP Learning in a real-time, interactive format.

Lifetime access

Go back to course content and recordings whenever you need to.

Community of peers

Stay accountable and share insights with like-minded professionals.

Certificate of completion

Share your new skills with your employer or on LinkedIn.

Maven Guarantee

This course is backed by the Maven Guarantee. Students are eligible for a full refund up until the halfway point of the course.

Course syllabus

8 lessons • 4 projects

Week 1

Mar 18—Mar 20

What people are saying

In the time I've worked with Chelsey, she has consistently attracted and cultivated top learning designers in higher education and was a preferred leader for talent, growing their careers in this rapidly evolving profession.

Hannes Geldenhuys

Ex-Founder @ Hubble Studios

Chelsey is a thoughtful and judicious interviewer and hiring manager, with a talent for asking insightful questions that help both her and the candidates understand one another. She ensures that candidates are well-informed about the organisation and role, and consistently makes high-quality hiring decisions.

Lauren O'Brien

Senior Manager Learning Design

Meet the Hiring Manager/Instructor

Chelsey Pienaar | Founder @ HirED | Ex-CAO and VP Learning

With over a decade of experience recruiting, interviewing, and hiring 200+ candidates for international EdTech roles, I understand the challenges job-seekers face in this industry. I’ve designed this course to give you the practical tools and strategies needed to confidently land your dream EdTech job. I am currently based in Italy and have been working remotely for US, EU, and South African EdTech companies for more than a decade. You can do this, too.

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