Secondary Teacher Resume
Before you begin writing your secondary teacher resume, make sure that you really want to do this on your own. There are many professional resume writers and resume services you may want to hire to help you. Sometimes their expertise makes all the difference between getting and not getting that first interview.
If you decide to write your own resume, the best place to start is to analyze resume examples that utilize common resume formats. This will give you a good idea of the resume templates being used successfully today to land secondary teaching jobs.
Next, look at education-related web sites and publications to help you choose the key words you need to emphasize in your resume so that scanning software used to identify strong job candidates won’t pass you by.
To put it simply, a Secondary Teacher resume should be a brief document of proof that you are good in your job as a teacher. Your resume should be able to showcase your potential to teach in not more than one page. However, if your teaching experience exceeds two or more years, you may need more than a page to adequately convey your work experiences and contributions.
Before applying for a job in the secondary teaching field, keep in mind that the source of credentials that most district personnel use to screen secondary teacher candidates before scheduling interviews is your resume. That’s why you need to have an effective resume supported by a solid cover letter to land yourself an attractive secondary teacher job.
The key requirements to write an effective secondary teacher job resume:
Your identification Information:
Remember, an omitted phone number may cost you an interview for a secondary teacher job. Don’t forget to include your legal name, address, telephone number and e-mail address. Your name, which must be in the biggest print on the page, should be consistent with the one that will appear on other supporting documents like your credential file, teaching certificate and transcripts. List a permanent address and a cell phone number if your address is temporary. Your personal information such as marital status, age, family, health, weight, height, and religious or ethnic background, is not relevant to your qualifications as a secondary teacher and should not included in your resume.
Don’t forget to list your certification and any endorsements with the date. Once you have your certificate, delete the date and list the certificate number instead.
Career Objective:
You are stating what kind of job you're seeking here. Do not use clichéd sentences like “seeking a challenging position”. Everybody knows that a teacher’s job is challenging. Instead, use solid, to-the-point statements like, “English Teacher position in a secondary school with opportunity to impart knowledge of music and art”