Welcome to CS&A: Q&A with Jennifer Christensen
Jennifer Christensen We are proud to announce that Jennifer Christensen, who spent 25 years working in college admission and college guidance, has joined Carney, Sandoe & Associates’ Search Group...
View ArticleThe Science of Giving Back
We love the city we work in, and we love even more the chance to give back to the community we are fortunate to be a part of. On Friday, July 22, the CS&A Boston office spent the day giving back to...
View ArticleWhen It Comes to Your Needs, We’re All-In
At CS&A, we always appreciate feedback from our clients. Whether singing our praises or coming to us in the form of constructive criticism, feedback allows us to become more aware of our strengths...
View ArticleConsider the “Human” in Humanities
You’re a newly minted PhD in History, Religion, or Philosophy. You renounced the “practical” path in lieu of researching, writing, and professing what you love. Now you want to teach, and for heaven’s...
View ArticleConference Reflection: Empowering Women
Saint Mary’s School Four representatives from Carney, Sandoe & Associates attended the sixth-annual North Carolina Association of Independent Schools’ (NCAIS) Women in Leadership Conference on June...
View ArticleCS&A Hiring Conferences: A Privilege to Help You
It’s hard to believe that we won’t be hitting the road for conference season for another eight months. When our wonderful video partner, Blue Embers, sent us this video of footage they gathered at our...
View ArticleRecap: Conference Season 2016
We can hardly believe that we have hosted our final hiring conference of the season in lovely, springy Washington, DC last Friday. It has been quite a year for CS&A conferences. With nine...
View ArticleWhat’s Your Favorite Blog Content to Read?
Thank you for being a valued reader of The Puzzle. We try our best to provide helpful and engaging content related to all things education: from job-search tips to school profiles to interesting 21st...
View ArticleLINK @ SF: Last-Minute Questions
Our LINK @ NAIS: San Francisco hiring conference begins tomorrow evening, with our kick-off welcome reception at The W Hotel in San Francisco. This is a unique event, so you may have some...
View ArticleBeing the Best for our Girls’ Schools: Part I
The view of Manhattan was breathtaking as my plane made its descent into New York City. I was there attending the National Coalition of Girls’ Schools Conference, a global forum dedicated to discussing...
View ArticleLINK @ NAIS/San Francisco: The Breakdown
With three successful hiring events under our belts, the mid-way point in our conference season is upon us. Next week, we’re hosting one of our favorite events — the LINK @ NAIS — in San Francisco....
View ArticleFORUM Prep: What Schools Are Interviewing?
When you register for a CS&A hiring Forum, you will receive access to our online forum module a few weeks before each event. Through the module, you can view your schedule and block off your...
View ArticleDiversity Forum 2016: Thank You
It is hard to believe that after months of preparation, anticipation, and excitement, our second annual Diversity Forum has come to a close. The event was everything we had hoped it would be:...
View ArticleLast-Minute Forum Questions? Answer Them Today!
Our second annual Diversity Forum is just four days away! If you are planning to attend and have lingering questions about any aspect of the event (logistical, interview-related, or professional...
View ArticleMoving Past Our Blind Spots in Diversity
Greetings and happy 2016! The last month of 2015 began with a powerful experience at the People of Color Conference (PoCC) in Tampa, Florida. There are not many conferences that I have missed, as PoCC...
View ArticleThe Double-Edged Sword: Diversity with Derrick Gay
There is a reason we decided, last year, to host an annual Diversity Forum for independent school educators. Each fall, we visit hundreds of client schools across the country to learn how we can better...
View ArticleNavigating the Diversity Forum
We will be in Philadelphia, preparing for our second annual Diversity Forum, two weeks from tomorrow. This is a particularly special event for us, partially due to its unique structure, and partially...
View ArticleBeyond Dewey Decimal: Today’s School Librarians
Libraries and their librarians occupy a funny space in public imagination. They can be grand, magnificent spaces—temples of human thought and information. I picture Gothic-style halls filled with long...
View ArticleFrom SSATB: Women and Admission
This piece originally appeared in the Winter 2015 issue of The Yield, the magazine of the Secondary School Admission Test Board (SSATB) and features our own Placement Associate and Senior Search...
View ArticleCS&A Year in Review: 2015
It was another stellar year at CS&A, with more conferences hosted, more events attended, and more schools visited than any other year. In looking back over the year on this last day of 2015, we’re...
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