Resume Review Process - Student Teaching Candidate

As part of the student teaching application process, you will be required to work with Career Design to create or update your resume. Please review the following for specific information about this process.

Important Dates

*Please note: You must meet with the Career Design Center during one of these required sessions with no exceptions. Students who do not attend a session will be required to complete an alternate assignment.

Resume Resources

Please review the following resources compiled by the Career Design Center in detail and create or update your resume accordingly.

• Resources for Education Majors Career Design Webpage which includes links to the following information/documents:
  • SUNY Geneseo Education Certifications & Degrees
  • Effective Resumes for Education Majors Slides
  • Sample education resumes
  • Student Teaching Candidate Resume Review Checklist
• Instructional Videos
  • Resume Certification Section
  • Resume Education Section
  • Resume Experience Formatting
  • Resume Bullet Points

The Process

• Use the resources above to create/update your resume in advance of your in-person group resume critique session with the Career Design Center. This will allow you to get the most out of this session and help you take your resume from good to great!
   
• Use Handshake to sign up for a 30 minute group resume critique session (Geneseo SOE Group Resume Critique.) These critique sessions will be hosted by Career Design professional staff or a local area school administrator. Once in Handshake, select the "Events" tab, select "More Filters", in the "Labels" field, type in and select "geneseo soe", and select "View Results." Here you can register for a specific date and time. Please be sure to sign up for only one session.
   
  • There will be 14 resume critique sessions held from Thursday, March 13 - Thursday, May 1.
  • Sign-ups will open on Friday, February 7.
  • Each session can accommodate only 6 students.
  • There are around 85 students who will need a critique, and sessions are available on a first come, first served basis, so do not wait to sign up, as there will not be enough slots available at the end of the semester to accommodate everyone. Sign up early to get a slot that works with your schedule!
  • If a session is at capacity (6 students), please do not sign up for the waitlist, as we will not be able to accommodate you during that session. Please sign up for a different session.
  • After signing up for a session, you should receive a confirmation email from Handshake with session details. If you do not, please check your spam folder or access the event information in Handshake.
  • If none of the time slots work with your schedule, please email the Career Design Center (careers@geneseo.edu) by March 1 so we can evaluate needs and adjust accordingly.
     
• The group resume critique sessions will be conducted in person in the Career Design Center (Erwin Hall, Room 116.) Here are a few things to keep in mind:
   
  • You must bring a hardcopy of your resume draft to provide the facilitator at the beginning of the session.
  • Please be on time and be sure to check in to ensure that our attendance records are accurate and to alleviate any unnecessary stressors as a result of missing information.
  • Be prepared to engage and have your resume draft available to refer to throughout the critique.

• Once you have fully participated in a group resume critique session, this information will be shared with the Office of Field Experiences in the School of Education.

• Make any edits to your resume based on what you learned during the resume session with Career Design before submitting your final version to the School of Education by Friday, May 23. You are responsible for submitting your final updated resume to the School of Education (preferably a PDF) via Microsoft Form, which will begin accepting responses at the end of April.
   
• Should you have questions throughout the process of preparing and finalizing your resume please contact the Career Design Center at careers@geneseo.edu.

Note

• Final resumes are due to the School of Education by May 23, and students must get their resume critiqued through the Career Design Center prior to that deadline with no exceptions. Students who do not attend a critique session before the final resume submission deadline on May 23 will be required to complete an alternate assignment and will not have the opportunity to receive feedback on their resume from a career coach or local area school administrator.
   
• If it is apparent that you have not used the resources shared by The Career Design Center to create/update your resume you will be emailed (copying in Jennifer Sam, Director of Field Experiences in the School of Education) and required to revise and resubmit.
   
• If final submitted resume is still in need of updates, School of Education staff can request that you schedule another appointment with The Career Design Center.