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Episode 3 – Cover Letters and Resumes 1

Welcome to the video series preparing for teaching employment the series. That brings together feedback from the University of Melbourne master of teaching alumni. Now working in the profession school leaders center directors committee of management reps and crew professionals about how to help. You succeed as. You transition into the workforce we've talked so far about preparing for work as a teacher and sourcing teaching opportunities take the time to review. These two videos I'm Delaney Russ and I come from the Melbourne Career Centre and in this video.

I will offer tips on preparing your cover letter and resume documents in the next video we've reserved. Another full 10 minutes for preparing responses to selection criteria as. This can often be seen as the biggest challenge. When applying for teaching roles your resume is your professional self marketing document which presents information about your qualifications skills and experience and demonstrates to a school or center.

That you are well placed to do the job. You are applying for what our schools and centers looking for in applications. They want to see. How well you can express yourself your individuality your enthusiasm and why you want to work with them let's look at information. That must be included in your resume. This resume format pictured here is a guide for section headings and content. You will need to provide your full contact details including your name address contact email and telephone include your education name of your course and date or expected date of your graduation and any previous tertiary studies include your secondary education as well.

You should provide information about your teaching placements under a separate heading titled teaching placements list. These placements in reverse chronological order include dates for your placements name of the school or centre. What grades subjects or learning areas. You taught then include perhaps for docked points.

That provide concrete examples keeping in mind aspects such as curriculum design assessment parent liaison and extra curricular activities an example of a dot point in the early childhood space might be planned and implemented a literacy lesson with a focus on persuasive writing using our inquiry topic to convince their parents to let them have a dinosaur as a pet. You need to give concrete descriptions of quantifiable practical things.

That you have done. That demonstrate the skill sort use dot points to summarize your activities and use statements starting with a verb to identify the skill being demonstrated an example could be designed and implemented a unit of work for year 12 business management titled effective management.

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That a lot of graduate applications are not succinct. They are too theoretical and abstract and do not convince. That you are suitable for the job. You must only include information which is relevant for the role and the school or center there can be a tendency for teaching candidates to include. Everything that showcases. All your skills and brilliant things achieved over the years. You have to be aware of giving too much detail and offering information which is not necessary or relevant. One advertised teaching role can attract anywhere from 10 to 200 plus applications remember the time constraints the reader is under as I've already stated your cover letter must be no longer. One page a three to four page resume is sufficient put yourself in their shoes it's Friday afternoon and you have to read 100 resumes and cover letters tailor. Each and every application. You send focusing on the most relevant aspects of your skill and experience need for the teaching role you'...