| Teaching English as a second language or ESOL | | | | for your experience with that language to be |
| (English for Speakers of Other Languages) are | | | | relevant. If you can understand some basic |
| segments of education that are continually growing in | | | | conversational phrases, your skills will likely be helpful in |
| demand. Teachers wishing to acquire a job in | | | | your ESL teaching job. |
| education may be more likely to do so if they look for | | | | Include International Travel |
| a job in a content area such as ESL or ESOL. The | | | | Many hiring committees are impressed by ESL |
| competition for ESL jobs is not as stiff as competition | | | | teachers who have international travel experience. |
| for teaching jobs in other disciplines. Also, teaching | | | | Regardless of whether you are applying for an ESL |
| ESL can be a great way to transition into the school | | | | position in your home country or abroad, having |
| of your dreams, provided you have the knowledge | | | | previous international travel experience can give you a |
| and credentials to do the job. If you answer the | | | | leg up. If you are applying for a domestic ESL job, it |
| schools call when they are seeking an ESL teacher, | | | | allows administration to see that you are worldly and |
| they will most likely repay the favor at a later date and | | | | experienced. If you are applying for a job abroad, |
| transfer you to another position in the school, if desired. | | | | travel experience to other countries indicate that you |
| Individuals who wish to teach ESL will find a myriad of | | | | are not scared to go out on a limb and take chances. |
| opportunities both internationally and abroad. In order | | | | Let them know that you are independent and love |
| to seize these opportunities, you will need a quality | | | | other cultures and are always open to change. |
| resume that highlights you ESL related skills. When | | | | Present Skills Related to the Position |
| composing your ESL teaching resume, be sure to | | | | When creating a concise resume, you don’t have |
| include the following things: | | | | room to mention every skill that you posses. Make |
| List Relevant Work Experience | | | | sure that you only list skills that will be directly related |
| Schools looking to hire ESL teachers will want to see | | | | to your position as an ESL teacher. While knowing |
| some previous experience related to the education | | | | how to write web-content or being an avid fisherman |
| field. Make sure to highlight any experience that is | | | | are interesting skills to bring up at a dinner party, they |
| even remotely related to the job for which you are | | | | do not belong on an ESL teacher resume. |
| applying. While you obviously don’t want to lie and | | | | Depending on the student population in the school |
| invent experiences that you never had, there is no | | | | district, some areas may have only one ESL teacher. |
| harm in pushing unrelated work experience to the | | | | While ESL jobs are traditionally easier to find than jobs |
| background and bringing related work experience to | | | | in other content areas, it is still important to present a |
| the forefront. Make sure you include keywords, such | | | | well organized, professional document so that you are |
| as IEP development, formal assessments, classroom | | | | the person the school district wishes to charge with |
| management, student motivation, differentiated | | | | the implantation of the ESL program. Teaching ESL |
| instruction, and parental relations. | | | | is a large responsibility, and schools are not going to be |
| Mention Language Experience | | | | eager to place that responsibility on your shoulders if |
| Because it is so directly related to the job for which | | | | you do not look like someone who can handle the |
| you are applying, be sure to mention any language | | | | position or to someone that is not passionate about |
| skills you possess, regardless of how small they may | | | | teaching ESL. |
| seem. You do not have to be fluent in a language | | | | |