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There is no
doubt that
teaching jobs
are more
difficult to
secure than ever
before. States
around the
country are
drastically
cutting their
budgets in an
attempt to
battle rising
fuel costs and a
tough economy.
In fact, many
school districts
are being forced
to cut more than
20 million
dollars from
their budget.
Unfortunately,
this is leading
to many people
actually losing
their teaching
job.
So how are
teachers
supposed to get
a teaching job
in this
situation? Is
it even
possible?
The answer is
yes, but it’s
not going to be
easy. To land a
teaching job
candidates are
going to have to
pull out all the
stops…they are
going to have
use every trick
in the book.
One problem many
teachers have is
getting their
resume noticed.
How does one
make their
teacher resume
stand out when a
school district
may get
thousands of
resumes?
Here’s how…
First, let me
preface this by
stating that the
resume tip you
are about to
read will always
be powerful, but
as of the
writing of this
article it is
currently
EXTREMELY
powerful as
hardly anyone is
using it.
Also, let me
state that I did
not come up with
this resume tip
on my own. It
was actually
brought to my
attention from
someone who
works in the
human resource
department at
the Sarasota
School District
in Florida. The
Sarasota School
District is a
very popular
Florida school
district that
gets thousands
upon thousands
of resumes every
year.
In a recent
conversation it
was brought to
my attention
that a strategy
is starting to
be used (by very
few candidates –
roughly 1 out of
a 1000) that is
not only making
the candidate
look good, but
also making the
candidate’s
resume STAND
OUT. It is
something that
will immediately
get the readers
attention…something
that will
literally force
the reader to
take a closer
look at your
resume…something
that simply
cannot be
overlooked.
What is so
fascinating
about this
strategy is that
it is taken
right out of
marketing 101.
It is the same
strategy that
has worked for
sales letters
and websites for
years…it is so
simple I can’t
believe I didn’t
think of it
myself!
What is this
amazing resume
tip?
Simply add
testimonials
to your resume.
That’s
right…testimonials!
**Important
Note: This is
not meant to
replace the
reference
section of your
resume. You
will still have
a section at the
end of your
resume where you
write your
references
(including name,
title, and phone
number).
However, in
addition to
references you
will now include
testimonials on
each page of
your resume.
Just like you
would see on a
website. Simply
use the left
margin of your
resume to write
testimonials
from other
people about
you. Remember,
when it comes to
getting a job,
you are
“selling”
yourself, and
ask any marketer
and they will
all tell you the
same
thing…testimonials
increase sales.
So use the left
margin to write
short 1-sentence
testimonials.
Use small font,
and italics with
the person’s
name and title
included.
For example:
Adam has an
outstanding
work ethic.
--Jim
Ross, Principal
Mr. Waxler has
been
a real team
player.
--Harriet Cohen,
Principal
Adam’s positive
attitude has
helped inspire
students to
learn.
--John Smith,
Teacher
You get the
idea. Simply
place several
testimonials on
each page and
watch how much
more your resume
stands out from
all the others.
Again, this
strategy is
currently being
used by very few
people so now is
the time to take
advantage of
that. I
guarantee there
will be a time
soon when this
strategy becomes
routine and
every resume
will include
testimonials.
Until then you
have a golden
opportunity to
make your
teacher resume
grab the readers
attention and
get you the
teaching job of
your dreams. |
