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Overview - Resumes & Professional

Statement

Kerrie Petersen

Language and Learning Service

Beth Keane

Careers & Employment Service

Feedback: Commitment to reflective practice!

• Usefulness 4.81

• Presenters Effectiveness 4.78

• Quality Materials 4.25

• Overall Helpfulness 4.78

• Comments:

– Handout of standard examples would have been good

– Would love more hands on material, like a resume template

– Maybe the STARL could be modelled on handout

• Actions

Have included Resume and transferable skills handouts

– Have elaborated on STARL and will provide opportunity to practice

Build the bridge between you and the job

YOU

• Your Personal Preferences

Your Referees Reports

• Field Experience Reports

• Experiences – life

E-portfolio reflections

• Points of differentiation

THE JOB

• Link to Professional Standards

• School Mission Statements

Ed QLD Vision

– Clever

Creative Skilled

How long does an employer take to read a resume?

Possible Headings Alternative Headings

• Contact details

• Education – usually reverse chronological order

• Work History – usually reverse chronological order

• Interests, extra curricular activities

• Achievements

• Memberships

• Career goal

• Referees

• Selected Reference

• Academic background

• Career achievements

• Career objective

• Community involvement

• Teaching Related Experience

• Educational background

• Creative pursuits

• Leisure activities

• Professional highlights

• Professional experience

• Professional skills

• Specialist knowledge & skills

Thumbs up - Thumbs Down

• Age – DOB

• Health

• Marital Status

• Photo

• Children

• Religious Affiliation

• Career Objective

• Emoticons

What Are My Transferable Skills?

• Talk to the person next to you about a recent job that you have held.

• What tasks did you perform while in that position?

• What skills did you utilise to complete those tasks?  these are your transferable skills.

Transferable Skills

• Communication

– effective writing

– effective speaking

– listening

– languages

– Computing

• Managing & Organising

– organising

– can work independently

– Achieve outcomes

• Teamwork

– Cooperation

– Motivating others

• Problem solving

– identifying/analysing

– applying knowledge

– research

– decision making

– follow through

– capacity to see the ‘big picture’

– Appreciation of values/ethics

Resources

• http://www.careers.qut.edu.au/student/resource/ResumeED

U.pdf

• http://blackboard.qut.edu.au/webapps/portal/frameset.jsp?ta

b=community&url=/webapps/blackboard/execute/courseMai n?course_id=_37761_1

• Resume Checking Service careers@qut.edu.au

Professional Statement

Look for clues in the ED QLD website and your

Professional Standards http://education.qld.gov.au/hr/recruitment/teaching/formsguides.html

QCT professional standards for teachers

Teaching & learning, building relationships, professional reflection and renewal

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http://education.qld.gov.au/hr/recruitment/teaching/ forms-guides.html

• All applicants are required to include a curriculum vitae (CV)/resume of no more than three (3) pages.

• The CV provides an opportunity for applicants to detail their work and life experiences, community involvement and other skills and competencies that they can offer as a teacher in a Queensland state school.

• The CV should also include details of membership of relevant professional associations and networks and relevant professional development activities that they have undertaken.

• Applicants who have had extensive and relevant non-teaching work experience may also like to provide contact details for up to two (2) professional referees.

• The Department of Education and Training needs high achieving and skilled professionals who are dedicated, enthusiastic, flexible and team-orientated to teach in our schools.

• All offers of employment as a teacher in a

Queensland state school are vacancy driven and aim to match school needs with the expertise of applicants.

• Opportunities for valuable experience and advancement are available for teachers who are willing to work in rural, remote and regional locations .

• SITUATION

• TASK

• ACTION

• RESULTS

• LEARNING

Give Applied Examples: STARL

• Describe the context – Uni

Prac Community

• Define the duties SKILLS

REQUIRED

• Describe your step by step process HOW

• Outcomes –

Good feedback from prac, established rapport

• Outline what you would do differently next time -

Demonstrate your commitment to reflective practice -

Professional

Standards

Knowledge

Uni/Legislation/

Policy

Experience Prac/PT

Work

Work & Life Community

Commitment

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Writing the Professional Statement

• Let’s Edit

YOUR TURN

Choose one of the standards and generate some STARL dot points in the table provided.

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