Resume Review Checklist - Student Teaching Candidates

BEFORE meeting with the Career Design Center, have you done the following?

General

Review the resume resources provided by The Career Design Center, including resume samples, slides, and instructional videos

Include your name, address (city and state ONLY), phone number, e-mail address, and customized LinkedIn URL

List your anticipated certification area as the first section on your resume (after contact information and before education)
Copy and paste the wording of your anticipated certification area based on the degree you are working toward using the SUNY Geneseo Education Certifications and Degrees chart on The Career Design Center website
Note that you are a "candidate for" this certification area since you are still working to fulfill the requirements

Should include specifics of your college education - no need to include high school education
Include: Institution name, location, degree, anticipated date of graduation, major/minor/concentration
Consider adding: GPA, honors/awards, accreditation, study abroad
Verify the wording of your anticipated degree/major using the SUNY Geneseo Education Certifications and Degrees chart on The Career Design Center website
- Note some slight differences in wording between degree & certification (i.e. degree in history versus certification in social studies)
- For adolescence education: your major is in your content area. You will not list anything about adolescence education in your education section, as your certification section notes that you are certified to teach grades 7-12
Once you have completed any required workshops for your teaching certification, these can be included in this section (i.e. DASA, SAVE, Child Abuse Identification, Autism)

Group related and relevant experiences near the top of the resume to gain notice

Divide your experiences appropriately using relevant category headings (i.e. Teaching Experience, Related Experience, Coaching Experience, etc.)
Include your teaching experience prominently (i.e. observations, practicums, subbing, etc.)
Organize your experiences in reverse chronological order (most recent first) within each category

Include the name of the organization/school district, specific school title, location (city and state), position title/grade level, and dates for each experience

For example:
York Central School District, Restof, NY (Fall 20XX)
3rd Grade, York Elementary School
Use bullet points to describe experience in a specific and concise way - showcasing skills, results/accomplishments, and supporting details (i.e. what type of classroom management strategies did you use, what were the specific topics of the ELA lessons you taught, etc.)

Start each of your bullet points with a strong action verb and use a variety of action verbs throughout - see Career Design Action Verbs (pages 9-11) for ideas
List the most relevant action statements first for each experience
Write the bullet point in past tense (i.e. taught) if the experience is complete or present tense (i.e. teach) if still involved in the experience

Use jargon of your field (i.e. differentiated instruction, IEP, inclusion, learning standards, assessment, etc.)

Incorporate only certifiable, testable, or measurable knowledge or skill sets like language proficiency, computer programming, teaching technology, etc. within the skills section
Demonstrate non-quantifiable skills like teamwork, time management, leadership, etc. within experience bullet points rather than listing in the skills section

Use a header indicating your name/page number on only the second page (if resume is longer than 1 page)