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Rubin Partners with EdTech Global to Expand National Sales
Rubin, the leader in online resources for employability skills training, is proud to announce a strategic partnership with EdTech Global, a premier provider of educational technology solutions. The collaboration aims to expand Rubin’s reach across the United States, providing CTE and other instructors with access to Rubin’s tools that allow students to write, speak and lead with confidence.
The partnership leverages EdTech Global’s extensive national sales network and digital distribution channels, ensuring Rubin’s best-in-class content reaches a broader audience.
“Rubin has proven itself as a high-quality curriculum provider to many of the nation’s largest school districts,” said Danny Rubin, founder of Rubin. “Now it’s time to broaden our reach and share Rubin products with more administrators across the country. We feel EdTech Global will be a key partner in that mission.”
Rubin school customers include Miami-Dade, Las Vegas, Philadelphia, Charlotte and Fairfax County.
“Partnering with Rubin aligns perfectly with our mission to bring the best educational resources to learners nationwide,” said Thomas Snyder, Managing Director of EdTech Global. “Together, we will ensure that more school districts have the best-in-class tools for employability skills.”
The partnership is set to roll out nationwide immediately with expanded sales efforts and accessibility enhancements expected in the coming months.
To request more information on Rubin, CLICK HERE.
About EdTech Global: EdTech Global (www.edtechglobal.com) is a strategic sales and marketing partner dedicated to supporting EdTech organizations globally in expanding their reach and diversifying their revenue streams. As master distributors, EdTech Global utilizes its extensive international network to effectively manage the sales and marketing processes for its customers.
About Rubin: Rubin is the leading provider of online resources for employability skills training. Founded in 2017 by Danny Rubin, a former CBS TV reporter and producer for NBC’s “Meet the Press,” the company draws on industry-best practices for communication skills and delivers those lessons to students in grades 5-12 and beyond. Popular Rubin topics include email/phone etiquette, networking, LinkedIn communication, resume and job interview prep, public speaking and customer service skills. Learn more at rubineducation.com.
Broadening distribution.
Rubin Plays Key Role at Major Career Event for Northern Virginia Schools
The Rubin company played a pivotal role at a signature event for students and teachers in Northern Virginia, one of the most densely populated regions in the country.
The Instruction 2 Industry Career Readiness Event coupled with the inaugural Future Ready Conference enabled Rubin to be a sponsor and conduct a series of networking skills sessions to help students engage with employers. All the action took place in Fairfax County, Virginia on Tuesday, February 18, 2025.
Rubin founder Danny Rubin led four, 20-minute workshops that taught students how to research a company’s website and generate a question based on a company news article. The lesson is drawn from Rubin’s Emerge employability skills curriculum. The students could then walk up to the employer’s booth at the career event and show genuine curiosity by asking the question.
Outside of the workshops, we also engaged with many school divisions that use Rubin products: Fairfax County Public Schools, Prince William County Schools, Loudoun County Public Schools, Manassas Park City Schools and Alexandria City Public Schools.
It was our pleasure to be an event sponsor, teach students real-time networking skills and visit our clients “in real life” rather than through a Zoom window.
Here are a few photos from the day!
Rubin founder Danny Rubin leads a networking workshop with Northern Virginia high school students as part of the Future Ready Conference. 
Regina Morrone, CTE program manager for Family & Consumer Sciences in Fairfax County, holds a Rubin poster about email etiquette. Rubin provides our Emerge employability skills curriculum to all high schools in Fairfax County, the largest school system in Virginia. 
Alexandria (Virginia) CTE Specialist Sarah Black holds a Rubin poster at the Future Ready Conference in Fairfax County, Virginia. Alexandria uses the Rubin Emerge employability skills curriculum for all high school students. Sponsor and workshop presenter.
Students Log 1,000,000 Minutes All Time in Rubin Emerge
Students nationwide have spent 1,000,000 collective minutes in Emerge, our signature online curriculum that teaches in-demand employability topics like email/phone etiquette, networking and conversation skills.
Emerge, which debuted in the 2020-2021 academic year, teaches valuable skills for college and career to students nationwide in grades 6-12 and higher education.
Among the most popular assignments that comprise the 1,000,000 minutes:
- How to learn the difference between texting and emailing
- How to set your own voicemail
- How to sign your name in cursive
- How to take a quality headshot
- How to email your instructor politely about a poor grade
Emerge is a Netflix-style library of assignments, readings, videos and quizzes that integrates for single sign-on to the school’s learning management system (ex: Canvas, Schoology and Google Classroom).
The lessons align with state standards across the country for workplace readiness, a critical set of life skills that prepares students for the world beyond graduation.
In that way, Emerge has become a valued resource for school divisions big and small, from Fairfax County, the largest school system in Virginia, to Payette River Technical Academy in Emmett, Idaho.
“Our goal is to give teachers high-quality resources to use in the classroom so we can’t always observe students using Emerge in real time,” said Danny Rubin, founder of Rubin. “When we see the number 1,000,000, it’s a powerful reminder that, yes, Emerge shapes students every day into kind, professional young adults — and that’s a mission worth pursuing to reach 2,000,000 and beyond.”
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Rubin is the leader in online instruction for employability or work readiness skills. The company, based in Virginia Beach, Virginia, provides three high-quality resources — Aspire, a career exploration video platform, Emerge, a communication skills curriculum and Propel, a real-time email etiquette training tool for Gmail and Outlook.
Founded in 2017 by Danny Rubin, a former CBS television news reporter and consultant to NBC’s “Meet the Press,” Rubin teaches students nationwide important lessons for email/phone etiquette, networking, team communication, leadership communication and more. Our motto: “Write well, open doors!”
Learning at scale
West Virginia University Career Advisor Calls Danny’s Book “Go-To Resource”
In December 2015, Eric Minor received two copies of my new book, Wait, How Do I Write This Email?.
Already, the director of student careers and opportunities at the West Virginia University Reed College of Media says the writing guide is a “go-to resource” as he works with students to apply for internships and jobs.
“Even a top student’s career trajectory can be knocked off-course by a clunker of an email,” said Minor. “Danny’s book is my go-to resource when I’m working with a student who wants to best represent his or her personal brand through the written word.”
Minor especially appreciates “Chapter 9: The Power of Stories.” In that section, Rubin encourages people to begin a cover letter with a short story of success on the job or during an internship. Minor says he agrees 100% with the approach.
“As a former journalist, I understand the power of storytelling, [and] I’m always pressing my students tell their own stories in a way that shows unique value to hiring professionals,” said Minor. “When I need an on-demand example of how to do this, I turn to a heavily dog-eared page 195 of Danny’s book and walk them through the process.”
See the book’s full table of contents here.
In fall of 2015, Depaul University writing instructor Jill Stewart began to include Wait, How Do I Write This Email? in her senior capstone seminar for public relations students. Now at West Virginia, students also benefit from the “real world textbook.”
Minor says students often ask if they can use his copy of Wait, How Do I Write This Email?. He says no problem — as long as they leave one with him.
“I’m grateful that I have two copies of Wait, How Do I Write This Email? because it is the most frequently borrowed book on my shelf.”
Are you a career service professional? Contact Danny and request a sample copy!
Featured photo: Kevin Coles (Flickr)
And the most borrowed book on his shelf.
Bryant & Stratton College Incorporates Rubin Educaton into Undergrad Course
On November 23, I had the opportunity to bring my new book, Wait, How Do I Write This Email?, to the classroom for the first time.
Thanks to Bryant & Stratton College and Director of Career Services Ronda Toll for inviting me to discuss email scenarios from the book. The school purchased the book for every student in the senior Capstone class.
We talked about:
– How to apply for a job even if the company has no openings at the time (p. 114)
– How to ask for an informational interview as a recent grad (p. 143)
– 4 questions everyone should ask in a job interview (p. 221)To see sample chapters and the entire table of contents, provide your email address over on the right-side column of the blog page. I will send everything to you for free.
As I wrote the book, I envisioned it as a teaching tool in the classroom. So tonight was a cool moment — and hopefully there are more like it to come!
Photos from the night:
The book…ready for action. 
Talking with students at Bryant & Stratton College about the job search, networking and LinkedIn — the central themes of my book, “Wait, How Do I Write This Email?” Learning a thing or two (I hope!) 
Teaching from the book for the first time in a classroom setting. As students prep for graduation, school gives them the ideal resource.