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  • Rubin Expands to Correctional Facilities, Adds 20 School Division Partners to Conclude 2025

    Rubin Expands to Correctional Facilities, Adds 20 School Division Partners to Conclude 2025

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    Rubin Founder Danny Rubin stands with the leadership team from Business Professionals of America (BPA) student group during the CareerTech VISION national conference in Nashville, TN in December 2025. Partnerships like the one withBPA helped Rubin grow in 2025.

    In a flurry of activity prior to the holiday break, Rubin has two exciting announcements that hope to set the new year on a proper course.

    We are pleased to announce a formal partnership with MaxxContent, a leading provider of educational and self-improvement digital courses for students of all ages involved in the justice system, including jails, prisons, probation and re-entry. 

    While K-12 is our core audience today, we believe Rubin lessons for email/phone etiquette, resume writing, job interview prep and more can benefit people in spaces like corrections and adult education. MaxxContent already works with correctional institutions nationwide and can offer Rubin products to educators in those facilities.

    MaxxContent delivers a secure learning management system (LMS) into correctional facilities, and Rubin lessons will be placed inside of that LMS. That’s a departure from our normal method of delivery with K-12 in which teachers and students log into the Rubin platform directly.

    We hope to have Rubin lessons ready in the MaxxContent platform in the first quarter of 2026.

    Back on the K-12 front, we have had a busy November and December. The Rubin team developed national partnerships with several student organizations, including Business Professionals of America, HOSA — Future Health Professionals, National Beta and the National Technical Honor Society.

    We offer advisors free access to Rubin products and special pilot pricing to create accounts for student members. The pilot offer has led to new paid engagements at 20 school divisions over the past six weeks — a mix of public schools (Biloxi Public School District in Mississippi), private schools (Bethany Christian School in Louisiana), charter schools (Ridgeline Academy in Phoenix) and homeschools (Young Scholars Junior Beta Club in Georgia).

    For comparison, Rubin typically adds 40 new school customers in a year.

    The goal in 2025 was to develop and solidify national partnerships to drive greater visibility for Rubin products. We made strides in that direction and will keep pushing in 2026.

    Word of the Year: Partnerships

  • Jobseeker Uses Danny’s Book to Impress During Interview

    Jobseeker Uses Danny’s Book to Impress During Interview

    My new book, Wait, How Do I Write This Email?, is full of practical career advice you can put to use right away.

    That’s why I love to know when people employ my strategies in the job search — and then see the results right away. Recently, a college student named Rhydian emailed me with about her recent job interview. She’s close to graduation and wants a job in gaming/computer animation.

    In chapter 9 of my book (“The Power of Stories”), I include a section on the importance of storytelling in a job interview. On page 203, I write:

    “…stories demonstrate in vivid detail why you are right for the job and how you can turn a typical Q&A interview into a dynamic, memorable conversation.”

    Rhydian wanted to impress the employer in her big interview. So beforehand, she brainstormed stories of success and waited for the chance to share them. Sure enough, the opportunity presented itself.

    The employer asked: “How do you work on a team/handle conflict resolution?”

    Rhydian replied: “I told them about the time in Team Production class when I was handed the screwed up file and how I handled the guy who gave it to me. I told them I realized he was one of the guys that was full of himself—so, to solve the situation, I stroked his ego (I understand it couldn’t have possibly been your fault, but what happened exactly?) in order to calm him down long enough to find out how to fix the situation. I then found the appropriate team members to help me fix the situation, understanding that I couldn’t do it all by myself, and we worked together to turn the project in on time.”

    Excellent stuff. The “team production” story is colorful and demonstrates leadership ability. And because she sat down for the interview with the story on her mind, it was easy to recall.

    Then Rhydian told me: “When I could, instead of answering a question straight out, I gave a story that showed how I handled the situation, what I would do in a similar situation, and what I learned from the example I gave. PERFECT—as it didn’t sound like I rehearsed anything; it just sounded like talking to a few friends. It put me at ease, and after that, it was a VERY relaxing interview. Nothing to be afraid of!”

    Bingo. When you tell stories, the interview becomes a conversation. Like Rhydian said, the mood is more “relaxing” and less intimidating. Plus, stories prove your worth like nothing else.

    Good luck, Rhydian, with the rest of the job search. That boss would be a fool not to hire you!

     

    Has storytelling ever helped you during a job interview?

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    Featured photo: studio tdes

    And right way, she stole the show.