| Teaching English as a second language is a division of | | | | training experience. Make sure to highlight any |
| education that is continually growing. Teachers wishing | | | | experience that is even remotely related to the job for |
| to acquire a job in education may be more likely to do | | | | which you are applying. While you obviously don’t |
| so if they look for a job in an area such as ESL or | | | | want to lie and invent experiences that you never had, |
| ESOL. The competition for ESL jobs is usually not as | | | | there is no harm in pushing unrelated work experience |
| stiff as the competition for regular classroom teaching | | | | to the background and bringing related work |
| jobs. | | | | experience to the beginning of the resume. |
| If you prefer to work in a different teaching role, ESL | | | | Mention Language Experience |
| can be a great pathway to eventually get another | | | | Because it is directly related to the job for which you |
| teaching position of your dreams. If you answer a | | | | are applying, be sure to mention any language skills |
| school’s call when they are desperately seeking an | | | | you may possess, regardless of how limited they may |
| ESL teacher, they will most likely return the favor at a | | | | seem. You don’t have to be fluent in a language to |
| later date and transfer you to another position in the | | | | include in your ESL teacher resume. If you can |
| school that suits you best. | | | | understand some basic conversational phrases, your |
| Individuals who wish to teach ESL will find a myriad of | | | | skills will likely be helpful in your ESL teaching job. |
| opportunities both locally and abroad. In order to | | | | Include International Travel |
| seize these opportunities, you will need a quality | | | | Many hiring committees are impressed by ESL |
| resume that highlights you ESL related skills. When | | | | teachers who have experienced international travel. |
| composing your ESL teaching resume, be sure to | | | | Regardless of whether you are applying for an ESL |
| include the following things: | | | | position in your home country or abroad, having |
| Discuss Skills Related to the Position | | | | previous international travel experience can give you a |
| When creating a succinct resume, you do not have | | | | leg up. If you are applying for a domestic ESL job, it |
| room to mention every skill that is in your repertoire; so | | | | allows the administrators or interview committee to |
| make sure that you only list skills that will be directly | | | | see that you are worldly and experienced. Traveling to |
| related to your occupation as an ESL teacher. While | | | | other countries indicates that you are not scared to go |
| knowing how to write web-content or being an avid | | | | out on a limb and take chances so include this is your |
| fisherman are interesting skills to bring up at a cocktail | | | | resume or cover letter. |
| party, they do not belong on an ESL teachers resume. | | | | Depending on the student population in the school |
| Ensure you include all the related keywords in your | | | | district, some areas may have only one ESL teacher. |
| resume, this is critical especially if your resume is | | | | While ESL jobs are usually easier to find than jobs in |
| scanned. Many school districts do scan resumes, and if | | | | other educational areas, it is still important to present a |
| yours doesn’t include them it may not get to the | | | | well-organized, professional job search documents so |
| human eye. | | | | you are the person the school district chooses for the |
| List Relevant Work Experience | | | | ESL program. Teaching ESL can be a large |
| Schools looking to hire ESL teachers will prefer to see | | | | responsibility, and schools are not going to be eager to |
| that you have some previous experience in the | | | | place that responsibility on your shoulders if you do not |
| education field. Even if you don’t have a teaching | | | | look like someone who can handle the position. |
| degree, you probably have some type of education or | | | | |