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Simulacra
Joined: 06 Dec 2009
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 Posted: Mon Feb 08, 2010 8:40 pm Post subject: Resume content? |
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| For all of us first-timers: When you're putting together your resume and you have no teaching experience and your degree is in something other than Engish/Education, how do you design it? Do you just put out the resume you used to get your post-college Home Depot/7-11/Starbucks job, or is there a specific set of details one uses to endear oneself to the powers that be? |
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dosed_neurons
Joined: 23 Nov 2009
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| Posted: Mon Feb 08, 2010 9:34 pm Post subject: |
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| say you taught ESL privately to family friends and get somebody to vouch in case they want to check? exaggerate one of your old jobs to say you taught or something? one of your old bosses must be cool enough to help you out, if not then do the former... |
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Saskatoongirl
Joined: 03 Dec 2005
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| Posted: Mon Feb 08, 2010 11:04 pm Post subject: |
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| i think all they care about is your picture. |
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LizMarsh242
Joined: 11 Aug 2009
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| Posted: Mon Feb 08, 2010 11:06 pm Post subject: |
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| dosed_neurons wrote: |
| say you taught ESL privately to family friends and get somebody to vouch in case they want to check? exaggerate one of your old jobs to say you taught or something? one of your old bosses must be cool enough to help you out, if not then do the former... |
Emphasize any tutoring you might have done with a coworker's kid, or other kids in the community. Also, if you did anything in high school related to teaching (I did a teach latin to elementary school students thing). Or, overemphasize any management or responsibility you might have had. Like "I was the night-time manager responsible for ...." Something like that.
I remember using a format which explained your philosophy of teaching at the top, oh, here it is!
This, unfortunately, doesn't show the formatting as much (or at all) but it's all center-aligned. The Summary and each job summary is justified formatting. I remember finding something similar in one of those job books. It's a new teacher resume format.
Name
Address
Email
Phone number
Summary of Qualifications
I am a dedicated, enthusiastic, and capable person who is willing to experiment and adjust plans to the situation. I love to learn and make a difference in children's lives. I am adept at finding the root of the problem and trying many options to help children reach their potential.
Core Strengths
Problem Solving Communication Skills � Written and Verbal
Curriculum development Interpersonal Skills
Creativity Motivated to encourage learning
Education
School
Degree
Date graduated
Professional Experience
Job
Title/location
Dates employed
Job Details. Justified format
Job
Title
Location
Dates employed
Consider using bigger words like Assisted, Encouraged, emphasized, controlled, managed....and so on.
Job
title
location
Deomonstrated and specific job lingo like up-size, cross-sell also are good. |
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Simulacra
Joined: 06 Dec 2009
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| Posted: Mon Feb 08, 2010 11:13 pm Post subject: |
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| This post is BOSS Liz, thanks so much! Exactly what I was looking for |
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LosSeoul
Joined: 08 Jan 2010
Location: Los Angeles, CA
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| Posted: Tue Feb 09, 2010 3:53 pm Post subject: |
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| do hagwons actually bother calling your former employers? I dont even think ive had a job in america that does that... |
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frankly speaking
Joined: 23 Oct 2005
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| Posted: Tue Feb 09, 2010 6:42 pm Post subject: |
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Great advice dosed neurons. Lying on a resume is a great thing. Do you also suggest people use fake degrees.
Liz, I am surprised that you got hired with that resume. First of all with all of the summary garbage, who says that's true. Without reference to actual things that you have done that shows those traits, it is just blowing smoke rings.
I can claim to be the most caring and nurturing person, but unless I show examples of experiences that test and prove those statements, then they are just flat.
"using bigger words like Assisted"
What college did you go to? If you think that assisted is a bigger word, you definitely have a limited vocabulary. |
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mj roach
Joined: 16 Mar 2003
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| Posted: Tue Feb 09, 2010 10:43 pm Post subject: |
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"here is korea" - keep it simple
a) a list of menial jobs makes you 'lose face'
b) listing too many jobs makes you look 'unstable'
c) don't use 'bigger' words
'first timer' jobs = no teaching experience necessary
most aren't going to read the resume anyway
unless you're harvard/yale/oxford etc.
the three most important things on your resume are
1- your photo
2- your photo
3- your photo |
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