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Polish Your Teaching Resume |
| by Teacher - 01/23/2007 |
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| "One of the greatest tools any job seeker has, especially a teacher, is the resume. That is not news by any stretch of the imagination, but sometimes teachers on the job hunt fall into the trap of not working to fill their resume" |
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as full as possible with related experience, workshops attended, projects worked on and other tidbits that can spell the difference between a motivating teacher resume and a dud of a teacher resume.
A teacher resume is more than simply a listing for school attended and then time spent at each school you’ve been to. A teacher resume should instead encompass your expertise in a particular philosophy or subject area that makes you a great candidate for a job in that specific field. If you have long had an interest in teaching young children, add in workshops you have taken or classes you have completed that speak directly to that fact on your teacher resume.
Putting down all of your experience on paper can be sobering prospect if it looks as if you don’t have enough to fill out a particular section of your teacher resume. Instead of lamenting that fact, be proactive in your teaching job search and add to your resume by taking classes and workshops designed to pad your teacher resume a bit and beef up your knowledge on a particular subject.
Remember, padding a resume by legitimately taking classes and learning valuable techniques is one thing, but if you fail to absorb that knowledge, it is an entirely different thing. The goal of a teacher resume is to get you a meeting with a superintendent or principal, so you better have something to say when you get there. It is important to add as much as you can to your professional background, but make sure you can extrapolate strong interview skills from that experience or it will all go for naught. |
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