[...]... better off focusing your time and energy on other, more productive channels xiii Expert Resumes for Teachers and Educators Conclusion Career opportunities abound within the education industries and professions today It has never been easier to learn about and apply for jobs Arm yourself with a powerful resume and cover letter, identify the most appropriate marketing channels, and start your search today... marketing! xi Expert Resumes for Teachers and Educators You have a product to sell—yourself and the best way to sell it is to use all appropriate marketing channels just as you would for any other product Suppose you wanted to sell televisions What would you do? You’d market your products using newspaper, magazine, and radio advertisements You might develop a company Web site to build your e-business, and perhaps... campaigns (resumes and cover letters) to recruiters Recruiters have jobs, and you want one It’s pretty straightforward The only catch is to find the “right” recruiters who have the “right” jobs Therefore, you must devote the time and effort to prepare the “right” list of recruiters There are many resources on the Internet where you can access information about recruiters (for a fee), sort that information... Educational support professions (for example, librarians, coaches, teaching aides, and school counselors) • Design, engineering, marketing, and support of instructional technologies, applications, and tools • Educational research, funding, and outreach for both public and private research facilities, universities, and foundations • Design and delivery of corporate training and development programs In short,... training and development professional Now, you must be a strategic marketer, able to package and promote your experience to take advantage of this wave of employment opportunity! There’s no doubt that the employment market has changed dramatically from only a few years ago According to the U.S Department of Labor, you should expect Expert Resumes for Teachers and Educators to hold between 10 and 20 different... and in all types of early-childhood, primary, secondary, and advanced educational institutions, both public and private • Development of new educational and instructional systems, methodologies, and protocols • Design of new courses, new curricula, new instructional materials, and other new teaching and learning resources • Administration, funding, and management of educational programs, systems, and. .. through 12 and research your target institutions to find out the preferred format for your specific circumstances Resume Strategies Following are the nine core strategies for writing effective and successful resumes RESUME STRATEGY #1: WHO ARE YOU AND HOW DO YOU WANT TO BE PERCEIVED? Now that you’ve decided to look for a new position, the very first step is to identify your career interests, goals, and objectives... hybrids and show a wide diversity of organizational formats that you can use as inspiration for designing your own resume Resume Formats Resumes, principally career summaries and job descriptions, are most often written in a paragraph format, a bulleted format, or a combination of both Following are three job descriptions, all very similar in content, yet presented in each of the three different formats... formats The advantages and disadvantages of each format are also addressed Paragraph Format Fourth-Grade Teacher 2001 to 2005 Inner Harbor Magnet School, Baltimore City Schools, Baltimore, Maryland Selected from a competitive field of 800 candidates for newly created teaching position Solely responsible for developing curricula for all essential subjects, designing instructional tools and techniques, preparing... lectures, and evaluating student performance Team-teach with remedial reading and remedial math teachers Provide significant input into the district’s committee on “Setting 4th-Grade Benchmarks” for state curriculum Designed and implemented multisensory reading program, a holistic approach that also involves writing and spelling Program provides reinforcement via all learning modalities and ensures . 48 iv Expert Resumes for Teachers and Educators 00 Expert Res Teachers FM 12/19/04 12:27 AM Page iv PART II: Sample Resumes for Teachers and Educators 49 CHAPTER 4: Resumes for Early-Childhood Educators. developing a powerful and effective resume that opens doors, gets interviews, and helps you land your next great opportunity! viii Expert Resumes for Teachers and Educators 00 Expert Res Teachers FM 12/19/04. ladder. xiv Expert Resumes for Teachers and Educators 00 Expert Res Teachers FM 12/19/04 12:27 AM Page xiv PART I Resume Writing, Strategy, and Formats CHAPTER 1: Resume Writing Strategies for Education