Sample teacher resume

Michelle — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 19:56:18 +0000

When you are looking for a teaching job, the market, depending on where you live, can be extremely competitive, so you will want to try and find a sample teacher resume to refer to before putting together your own teacher resume. A teacher resume is a little different from a regular business resume in that you have to highlight teaching experiences in the best way possible so that this part of the resume stands out above everything else. A sample teacher resume will show you this in an effective way and give you something to look at as a guide.

When considering a sample teacher resume, look at how it is laid out and how the information is put together. You will ideally want to have your teaching experience appear as the first section on the resume because it is most likely your experience that will get you the job. It is also important to be a member of different organizations to make you stand out above the other applicants. Groups like the National Education Association and the International Association of Reading are a couple of good places to start. You will want to place these in a prominent place on your teacher resume too because it shows that you are interested in your career and advancing your skills.

To find a sample teacher resume, you can start with your college. The continuing education department will, most likely have many different resume samples for you to choose from. You can also look in your local library for books that will have a sample teacher resume and even several different resumes to choose from. Finally, the Internet might be your best bet in finding a sample teacher resume that you can follow when crafting your own resume.

When we did a Google search for ìsample teacher resumeî, we were able to find many web sites that offer up sample teacher resumes all free to you! Some sites even had templates available for download. Once you have the template on your hard drive, all you need to do is input your own personal information and you will be all ready to go!

Your resume is the first thing an administrator will see, so you will want it to best reflect your experience, education, and abilities on that one or two page document. Finding a sample teacher resume is a great way to insure that you are putting all the pertinent information necessary on your resume. After you have put together your resume, submit it to all the school systems you can and know that you are putting your best foot forward in your quest to find the perfect teaching job for you ñ and all with the assistance of a sample teacher resume!

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Why Aren’t There Any Teaching Jobs in Michigan? Or New Jersey? Or Pennsylvania? Or New York? by Tim Wei

Michelle — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 19:33:43 +0000

Michigan is one of the absolute hardest states to find a job in. In fact, many areas in the United States have a surplus of qualified teachers and very, very few open positions to fill.

Why? It’s the economy. The manufacturing jobs that were once the staple of the northeastern economy are going bankrupt and/or relocating in other countries, where labor is cheaper. (You can thank NAFTA for the job losses.) As high-paying jobs leave the state, young people with families leave to areas with stronger economies. Schools, therefore, need fewer teachers because there are fewer students.

The population in Michigan isn’t growing much (if at all). The economy is dead. The state is getting less tax money as companies and people leave the state. And, yet, Michigan still has high-quality teacher colleges that pump out hundreds of candidates each year. The result: Lots of excellent teacher candidates in a location with no available jobs.

This trend isn’t unique to Michigan. Similar teacher job markets exist throughout the northeastern United States, in places such as Upstate New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and Ohio.

So, if you’re in one of these tough job markets, what should you do? If moving is a possibility for you, you might consider relocating to places with stronger economies and booming populations like: Las Vegas, Arizona, Carolina, Colorado, and Florida.

If moving is not an option for you, you can still get a job; you just have to work REALLY hard to market yourself. Schools still need SOME new teachers, though certainly not enough to seriously decrease the huge supply. In order to land a job, you’ll have to market yourself so well that you stand out as one of the top 2% of teaching candidates.

Suggestions:

1. After you’ve formally applied for a job through a district’s human resources office, send a paper copy of your resume and a letter of interest to the PRINCIPAL of the school you want to work at. HR offices typically forward 10-20% of the candidates to principals and ignore the other 80%. Since principals usually have direct control over hiring, you need to make direct contact with them. If a principal is impressed with your qualifications, he/she can easily arrange an interview.

2. Teaching jobs advertised in newspapers and on the Internet typically have TONS of candidates applying. Your best bet– call schools directly and ask if they’ll be hiring in the near future. Most jobs aren’t advertised heavily (because they already have lots of candidates). The jobs that ARE advertised heavily will have way too many qualified candidates — which decreases your chance of getting the job. So, use the phone book to find those unadvertised jobs.

3. Be sure your cover letter is so good they won’t pass you up. Do something to make it stand out– color letterhead, bold faced key words, bulleted lists– something. Have a great introduction sentence that catches their interest. If you’re not a great cover letter/resume designer, have it done professionally. And remember: while good design can get your cover letter noticed, it comes down to high-quality content and excellent qualifications that will get you an interview.

4. Practice common interview questions beforehand. Typically similar questions are asked at all teacher interviews. If you practice beforehand and think about what you’ll say, the questions will seem routine and familiar.

5. Here’s a link to an eBook about getting teaching jobs. It has advice for finding jobs, tips to polish your cover letter and resume, common teacher interview questions and answers, and more. The eBook has enough solid advice to give you an edge over the other candidates. It can be downloaded at: http://www.iwantateachingjob.com

Best of luck to you in your job search!

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About the Author

Tim is the author of Guide to Getting the Teaching Job of Your Dreams! It’s a helpful eBook that describes everything you need to know about finding teaching jobs, the teaching interview process, common teacher interview questions and answers, building a teaching portfolio, resume and cover letter information, and lots more! Visit Tim’s Website at: http://www.iwantateachingjob.com

Guide to Getting a Teaching Job
You’ll learn everything you need to know about finding and
landing the teaching job you want.

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Sample teacher resume

Why Aren’t There Any Teaching Jobs in Michigan? Or New Jersey? Or Pennsylvania? Or New York? by Tim Wei