681. EXTEMP WITH AMY & MIKE: October 2025

The Tests and the Rest podcast is always focused on exploring essential topics in testing, admissions, education, and learning with amazing expert guests. Sometimes, though, we enjoy an unstructured opportunity to discuss our own takes on major issues and ongoing adventures at the intersection of business and education. Catch up with us in the latest episode of EXTEMP with Amy & Mike. What are five things you will learn in this episode? How busy was last month for Amy and Mike? How can educators balance work and family? Should high school prepare teens for the work world? What is the status of TestBright Tutor Training? What's coming up in the next month for Amy and Mike? We definitely want to respond to listener questions in our next EXTEMP episode, so reach out to us on social media or get in touch through our contact page. Let's get this Tests and the Rest mailbag rolling! LINKS Is High School Meant to Be Job Training? The New Hire Readiness Report 2025: Insights from Hiring Managers on Entry-Level Workforce Preparedness ACT WorkKeys – Job and Career Assessments RELATED EPISODES EXTEMP WITH AMY & MIKE: September 2025 EXTEMP WITH AMY & MIKE: August 2025 EXTEMP WITH AMY & MIKE: July 2025 EXTEMP WITH AMY & MIKE: June 2025 ABOUT THIS PODCAST Tests and the Rest is THE college admissions industry podcast. Explore all of our episodes on the show page. ABOUT YOUR HOSTS Mike Bergin is the president of Chariot Learning and founder of TestBright, Roots2Words, and College Eagle. Amy Seeley is the president of Seeley Test Pros and LEAP. If you're interested in working with Mike and/or Amy for test preparation, training, or consulting, get in touch through our contact page.