July 23rd, 2010
Category: ESL Articles
Tags: Create, Impact, Jobs, Online, Resource, Resume
Keep it neat, succinct and simple. These are the qualities of a well-crafted resume or Curriculum Vitae that create impact and get jobseekers their plum ESL jobs.
o Neat. “First impressions last”. When applying for any of the ESL jobs posted on the internet, your resume is a piece of you that the employer gets to know of first. Present it in a clean and orderly manner so as to create a favorable impression on the mind of your employer before he even gets the chance to speak with you.
Gone were the days of messy typewriter ribbons; today, you can prepare…
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May 5th, 2010
Category: Literacy Activities
Tags: Good, Help, interviews, leadership, Please, Resume, This, Week
Education:
University of California at Santa Barbara
Goleta, California B.A. Degree Sociology
Awarded Employer of the Year by LA City Council, Goodwill!
Objective: To obtain position where my education and negotiation skills can be utilized to the best of my ability. U.S. Army veteran (Honorable Discharge) 100% Travel expert. Experienced Recruiting Manager. Bilingual Spanish, Willing to Relocate. Talented and motivated personality
Employment History:
Staff Pro Inc, Huntington Beach, CA April 2006-Present
Recruiting Manager, Orientation Trainer, Military Liaison
Created an innovative recruiting plan raising the active employee numbers in the LA Market from -80 to +25 within two months. Responsible for all aspects of hiring of new candidates. Interview,…
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April 29th, 2010
Category: Literacy Activities
Tags: Resume, Think, This
Let me know what I can improve. (I removed some details)
OBJECTIVE: A stimulating position within a restaurant environment that utilizes my food service experience and develops my professional skill set.
EMPLOYMENT HISTORY:
Volunteer Coordinator and Literacy Specialist
-Started a sustainable volunteer program for a specialized elementary school.
-Recruited, interviewed, trained, scheduled, and supervised over 90 volunteers.
-Performed administrative duties such as writing job descriptions and monthly progress reports, documenting best practices, and creating a volunteer coordinator handbook.
-Created and organized school-wide events promoting family literacy: wrote successful grants, booked visiting authors, and planned related activities.
-Worked directly with students as a literacy tutor and as a summer…
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April 27th, 2010
Category: Literacy Lesson Plans
Tags: Could, Please, Resume, Review
Professional Experience:
Behavior Specialist, West Valley Child Crisis Center, Glendale, Arizona2008-2009
• Conceived strategies used to de-escalate behavior concerns
• Documented children’s behavioral and emotional progress
• Carried out role as child’s primary caregiver
Special Education Paraeducator, Fort Dodge Community School District, Fort Dodge, Iowa
2007-2008
•Assisted special needs children with assignments and schoolwork
•Assessed academic ability of special needs children
•Composed strategies to expedite the learning process
Library Assistant, University of Northern Iowa, Cedar Falls, Iowa
2005- 2007
•Indexed public relations news releases from 1930 into Index UNI
•Indexed University annual, “Old Gold” from 1918 into Index UNI
•Shelved rare books, university archives, faculty papers, and photographs
Camp Counselor, United for Fun Summer Camp,…
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March 28th, 2010
Category: Teaching Literacy
Tags: "computer literacy", Literacy, Making, Quality, Resume
I’m going to be getting my B.A. History in December. I’m sick of working part-time and want to have receptionisht/secretarial/medical billing-like work after graduation while I get my M.A Teaching. My question has to deal with structuring a resume. I have excellent academic credentials, 3.66 gpa, three honorary societies, Chancellor’s List, Dean’s List, International Honors College student, a Level III (highest level) certified college tutor. How should I structure my resume? Right now I have general eduation (university, degree), academic acheivements (the aforementioned things), related skills (time management, typing WPM, computer literacy), and work experience (tutoring is listed here). Is…
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February 20th, 2010
Category: ESL Articles
Tags: at, ESL, have to, Preparing, r words, Resume, teacher, TEFL, TESOL, tot
When a school searches for a new ESL TEFL TESOL teacher for an open teaching position, they already have an image of the teacher they want. Every school has certain qualities they feel a teacher must have to be successful. Those qualities can be many things depending on the needs and location of the school. While the qualities that each ESL TEFL TESOL school considers important may vary, there are usually shared qualities that all schools would consider important to the job.
The experience or background of a teacher is the most important quality a school looks for so your resume…
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i am applying for a job as a literacy tutor (for elementary age kids). on the job posting they say “experience tutoring elementary age children is essential” 
I have a job that I want more than anything. (Adult literacy coordinator for state of PA). I have experience in this field however it is 5 and more years ago (1992-1997 and then May 2000 to December 2002) . I want to get this pertinent job information to stand out on a resume. It is 8 years of adult and young adult and children’s literacy work. 