CHAPTER 10
Applying for a job
Here are some top tips to help your application be successful.
Your CV
Make sure your CV is well-presented and no more than two
pages long.
Tailor your CV to the application: pull out points from your
education and experience that are directly relevant to the role.
Include your nationality, eligibility to work in the country, TEFL
qualification, related experience and references.
If this is your first teaching job, include relevant experience
from other areas of your life. For example, any experience you
have of planning, presenting, mentoring or working with
children / adults.
If you email your CV, make sure it is all in one document.
Tailor your letter to the application – demonstrate you have
done some research.
Refer to the school, country and/or age groups.
Try to include some personality in the letter, to give an idea of
who you are.
Remember to spell and grammar check everything.
Applying for a job
Here are some top tips to help your application be successful.
Your CV
Make sure your CV is well-presented and no more than two
pages long.
Tailor your CV to the application: pull out points from your
education and experience that are directly relevant to the role.
Include your nationality, eligibility to work in the country, TEFL
qualification, related experience and references.
If this is your first teaching job, include relevant experience
from other areas of your life. For example, any experience you
have of planning, presenting, mentoring or working with
children / adults.
If you email your CV, make sure it is all in one document.
Tailor your letter to the application – demonstrate you have
done some research.
Refer to the school, country and/or age groups.
Try to include some personality in the letter, to give an idea of
who you are.
Remember to spell and grammar check everything.
