Career and Professional Development for Educators

This short blog post from the National Education Association offers tips on cover letters and resumes.

Stand-out leadership candidates make the 7.4-second review count by aligning their resume to the most important responsibilities in the job description and highlighting accomplishments supported by measurables. Before submitting your resume to a search firm or uploading it to a website, you should first scan the organization's website to research senior leadership team members, board members and human resources personnel.

The article informs that tailoring a resume for getting the post of school head. It is noted that review of submission materials is the first step for getting the National Association of Independent Schools (NAIS) fellowship for being school heads.

This short article offers practical advice for updating and improving your resume.

The article talks about the importance of the professional profile of a teacher as more than a job objective or a statement about his teaching credentials. Topics include the content of a profile including certification or licensure and specific and personal information, the value of a strong professional profile in revealing much about the candidate, and the need for teacher candidates to develop strong résumés that are customized to individual job advertisements.