Writing a Teaching Resume That Gets Callbacks

Your ESL resume is not your regular resume

Forget everything you know about corporate resumes. ESL hiring works differently. Your resume should be ONE page. Schools receive hundreds of applications, and recruiters spend about 15 seconds scanning each one. What to include: - A professional photo (yes, really. This is standard in ESL hiring worldwide) - Your TEFL/TESOL certification details - Teaching experience, even if it's just tutoring or volunteer work - Your nationality and visa eligibility - Languages you speak - A line about your teaching philosophy or style What to leave off: - Your high school jobs at the grocery store - Every college course you ever took - A two-paragraph objective statement nobody reads