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[GreenDestiny]

I'm currently revising my resume to suit Japanese employers, as I've learned (through the gracious help of PAULH & Glenski) Japan's recruiters need basic english terminology. Beginner/Intermediate English.

In attempts to have a back-up plan, I've considered Korea, Hong Kong and Thailand as alternatives for my 1st teaching job. Should resumes to these countries be tailored in a specific fashion?

BTW> I sent both my Japan-specific resume, as well as a general resume (perhaps for Korea) to Guy C. in Mexico for perusal. He thought the standard resume would serve one well in Korea; and in reading my Japanese resume, noted to go with the advice of Paul/Glenski.

When I took my CELTA/TEFL/TESOL coursework, country-specific resume writing wasn't discussed. It was my assumption that the standard resume format is fine in Asia, Europe, S. America et al....

Thanks for any help provided!

GreenDestiny


Any help is very much appreciated.

[Guy Courchesne]

GreenDestiny...

If you really want to do some homework on this I suggest a little creativity.

For each school you apply to, not country, but school, try to find out who is going to see your resume, through email enquiries or asking around here. Might be hard to do on a mass scale but you can hit some of the nicest target employers you have on a list.

If you can find out the nationality of the person doing the hiring, you can tailor your resume to fit that person's presumed preferrence. You may be surprised to know that a good number of DOS or people in HR at language schools are foreigners. If you apply to a school with a British angle, odds are it will be a Brit who reads your resumes. Use standard Brit format in that case.

As one who sees a lot fo resumes, from everywhere in the world, I think I like the Irish format best. Most complete, least amount of BS (or the BS has got a sweeter frosting )

[bluffer]

And as most of us arent irish, could you give us an idea of what an irish format is?

[Santos L Halper]

That's not a bad suggestion re Irish style resume. Can you give an example or description of such formatting? I like to have some alternate styles to keep in mind. Always good to trim out the fluff.

[bluffer]

GS thanks for the pm - it was more a general question than a personal one.

Could you post a typical layout here?

Another option is an offshoot of a CV. A teaching portfolio.

Here is an example



Teacher Portfolio

Personal

Teacher�s name: I.M.A. Drunk
Nationality: Vodka please


Education

Business Administration Graduate Littlehorn College of Commerce


Educational Philosophy/Teaching Goals

My goal is to provide a fun, challenging and comfortable classroom environment for young learners to experience and use the English language in a practical manner while I sit in a corner and recover from a hangover.


Sample Teaching Resources Used

Lets Go & Get Drunk! (pupil book and workbook for Grades 1 - 6)
Starters, Movers, and Flyers supplementary material
Penguin Graded Readers
Various web sites including
www.onestopenglish.com
www.teachyourselftheperfectpint.com
Let�s Go & Get Drunk supplementary materials and flashcards
personal resources
Primary Activity Box � Nixon & Tomlinson. CUP
Games For Grammar Practice � Zaorob & Chin. CUP
Children�s Games � Toth. Heinemann


Sample of Instructional Program Semester One

Grade 2

Module One
Unit 1: Names and Introductions
Unit 2: Food and Classroom Objects
Unit 3: Toys

Module Two
Unit 4: Colors
Unit 5: Jobs
Unit 6: Family

Module Three
Unit 7: Animals
Unit 8: Activities
Unit 9: The Face
Unit 10: Face and Body


Sample of Lesson Plans: see attached

Comments from observation sessions: see attached


Types of Examinations

Lets Go & Get Drunk!
Cambridge Exam


Classroom Management

Class Rules

1. Raise your hand
2. No talking when the teacher is talking
3. Be kind when the teacher has a hangover
4. Speak English
5. Have fun


Professional Development

November 2002: a week of seminars including:

Developing Drinking Skills
Developing Listening Skills When Drunk
Developing Writing Skills When Drunk
Developing Speaking Skills When Drunk
Using ATMs When Drunk
Classroom Instruction
Cuisinaire Rods


Obviously that is not one I will give to employers, but that is the layout.

I have gone to interviews with both a traditional CV and the portfolio and about 90% of the time its the portfolio they are more interested in.

[john henry]

What I'm seeing in Korea is that a resume is just a file to slap the pic of your white face and contact info on.

As far as I can tell, resumes in Korea are just a formailty unless you have years of experience, and are looking for a uni job.

But I haven't been looking long, for what it's worth.