Application preparation for graduate teaching roles

Application preparation for graduate teaching roles

Amber Roberts Careers Adviser Career Development Service 1

What is a resume?

? A summary of your education, employment experience and skills and relevant aspects of your extra-curricular life

? A marketing document selling yourself for a role ? Showcases your skills and attributes as a graduate ? Purpose = to get you to an interview!

Employers are likely to spend no more than 90 seconds reviewing your resume

How to write your resume

? Start by researching the role ? Find out as much as possible about the school ? from their website

& from talking to other people who work there ? Identify your skills, strengths and achievements ? Also tailor your resume to suit the requirements of a particular

teaching position. Make it school specific.

`Your Resume is a 60 second commercial to convince others of your abilities to solve their problems.' Paul Stevens. The Australian Resume Guide. 2003.

Review the Professional Teaching Standards ? Victorian Institute of Teaching

The Standards within each key stage are intended to describe the nature of teachers' work in three domains: ?Professional Knowledge ?Professional Practice ?Professional Engagement

Formatting

? Maintain consistent style ? same style with bullet points, font or spacing

? Font size 11 or 12 with headings in slightly larger or bold font ? Avoid mixed fonts (Arial, Times New Roman) ? Use subheadings & bullet points ? Make each section distinct ? Include a footnote (name and page numbers) ? Justify information to the left ? Use colour sparingly ? Do not put clip-art, cartoons, or other illustrations ? Avoid tables and go easy on underlining ? Should be no more than 2-3 pages (*as per their guidelines) ? Neatly typed on white A4 paper and if sending stapled top left (do

not bind!)

At all times you MUST follow employer instructions!

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