Resume Review Checklist - Student Teaching Candidates

BEFORE submitting your resume to the Career Design Center, have you done the following?

General

• Reviewed the resume resources provided by The Career Design Center, including resume samples, slides, and video clips

Contact Information

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

Certification

• Listed your anticipated certification area as the first section on your resume (after contact information and before education)
• Noted that you are a "candidate for" this certification area since you are still working to fulfill the requirements
• Verified 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

Education

• Included institution name, location, degree, anticipated date of graduation, major/minor/concentration
• Considered adding GPA, honors, awards, accreditation, study abroad
• Verified the wording of your anticipated degree/major using the SUNY Geneseo Education Certifications and Degrees chart on The Career Design Center website

Experience

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

1. Included your teaching experience prominently (i.e. observations, practicums, etc.)
2. Divided your experiences appropriately using relevant category headings
3. Organized your experiences in reverse chronological order (most recent first) within each category

• Included 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
   
• Used bullets 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.)

1. Started each of your bullets with a strong action verb and used a variety of action verbs throughout - see Career Design Action Verbs (pages 9-11) for ideas
2. Listed the most relevant action statements first for each experience
3. Wrote the bullet in past tense (i.e. taught) if the experience is complete or present tense (i.e. teach) if still involved in the experience

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

Skills

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

Overall Presentation

• Reviewed your resume for grammar/spelling errors
• Reviewed your resume for consistent formatting and layout throughout:

1. Is the space filled without feeling crowded?
2. Are tabs and margins consistent and aligned?
3. Are font size, bold, italics, underlining, spacing, etc. coordinated?

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