Teaching is a vital job. This profession deals with different aged learners and academic levels. It is also based on teaching various subjects, conveying information, and passing skills and knowledge to many generations. Applying for such an outstanding job position requires a resume. Like any other hiring process, a resume is the first step in every application. This article presents all the important sections in a teacher's resume and the different skills related to this occupation.  For more details, check these articles:

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I.             The Teacher’s Resume:

A teacher’s resume includes many elements similar to the average resume. It starts with the applicant’s contact information, resumes objective statement, resumes summary statements, experience or internship, and educational degree. Moreover, an applicant teacher can add more details related to the field of education, such as being part of volunteering activities, having a set of soft skills, or having a foreign teaching program teaching exchange.

There are many different types of teacher’s resumes. The difference lies in the teaching field and the nature of the job (online teaching, contract teaching, or teaching students with special needs). Down below, we will list what to Include in a teacher’s resume:

1.   The Teaching Degree

A teaching degree highlights candidate educations and credentials. In Pakistan, there are many specific teaching degrees and certifications for various subjects. 

2.   A Teaching Experience

Teaching students require experience. If not available, the applicant needs to get experience out of training. A teacher’s resume should include a relevant teaching experience to get hired without further ado. Remember, experienced applicants are on the top of the employer's requirements. Try to have at least a limited teaching experience, or a volunteering activity to make hiring easy for you.

3.   Skills

Teaching is a combination of both hard skills and soft skills that should match teaching qualifications. Teachers should be:

•   Disciplined
•  Able to manage classes
• Able to pass knowledge
• Able to manage time.

For more hints, read about the most relevant teaching skills.

4.   Accomplishments

An influential teacher’s resume should include a list of accomplishments. An applicant should mention a successful experience such as awards, parental statements proving the applicant a positive impact on students. In fact, these accomplishments need to be confirmed by a document attached to the teacher's resume to put more value on the candidate’s successes.

 II. Steps for writing an effective Teacher’s Resume

Writing an effective resume is based on planning and thinking to make the application more specific and unique, among others. These are the following steps to write a teacher resume:

1.   Choose a Format

Every resume needs to be written in a specific format to grab the attention of the employer and to show how organized the applicant is. Formats offer a perfect look for any resume. This tool helps the candidate teacher in stuffing information under the right heading. There are many resume formats, which are fit to the teaching position.

2.   Match your Content with the Job Description:

Usually, an applicant applies for several different positions to increase the chances of being hired. A teaching degree allows candidates to apply for different teaching positions, which must meet the qualifications. In this case, applicants should build a resume according to a specific job position. For example, an art teacher should only apply for art classes and not for math classes or science teaching. The resume content depends on the applicant's degree and the specific requirements of the job position.

3.   Use attributes and keywords

Writing a valid teacher's resume should include keywords related to the applicable job position like applying as a substitute teacher, applying as tutor etc…the selected keywords in this resume are insisting on a specific job position. Moreover, attributes are required for describing the job position effectively. Including such elements in a teacher resume gives a quick and clear idea about the applicant.

4.   Write Precise and Relevant Details

 The only details allowed in a teacher resume are those brief information that highlight teaching experiences, skills, and objectives. These three elements must be clearly and briefly stated in a teacher’s resume as follows: A 2 years experienced high school math teacher, applying as a substitute for three months, having an award from the mental calculation academy and founder of Algebra club.

5.   Accurate details

A teacher’s resume should be free from any spelling or grammar mistakes. The content in a teacher's resume is written in formal language with a simple style. Even if the applying teacher has reached advanced college studies, the language written in this resume should be brief and straightforward.

These were the 5 fundamental strategies of writing a teacher resume. However, teaching job positions and other teaching-related resumes should be different because they to draw the difference between early childhood education, teaching abroad, and advanced schooling.

1.   Experienced teacher resume:

This resume is quite different from the average teacher’s resume, as it must be stuffed with experience. A qualified teacher’s resume is usually required for advanced teaching institutes, or foreign teaching offers. Holders of an experienced teacher resume can also be retired teachers who want to pursue a teaching career path after retirement.

2.   Elementary teachers resume

This resume can tell from its title about the specific level and the job position that the applicant wants. This resume differs from kindergarten teachers, primary school teachers, and tutors. It is for elementary schooling.

Generally in the field of education, an applicant for teaching builds a resume to highlight not only teaching but also other skills required for the teaching environment. Here is a sample resume 

High school English Teacher

Contact information

Resume Objectives:

An English teacher with three years of experience helping students to master English as a second language. Adept at using recent teaching techniques to improve students' skills and knowledge. Licensed in  English literature since 2015, looking forward to being hired as a high school English teacher.

Professional Experience

Teaching in the private high-school ( mention the school name) from 2015-2016

Tutoring online since 2015

Volunteered as a teacher in ( mention date and place)

Accomplishments:

Honored as best tutor/ teacher

Education and credentials

Bachelor degree at ( write the section) obtained in (date) with (mention honors)

Skills 

• Highly organized
• Detail-oriented 
• Patient 
• Having a passion for teaching
• Love kids 
• Creative 

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 It will help you during your interview preparation for a teaching job in Pakistan.