Resume Format
There should not be a limit or specific guideline of what your resume should look like, remember that it is a unique self marketing document that should contain information on what you think is relevant to industry or position you are applying for.

Pre-defined Resume Formats
If you choose to go with mainstream resume formatting then it is best practice to choose the most effective resume writing format. The most effective is the combination format, which is a combination of a traditional chronological resume format and the functional format. Let me break it down further:

Chronological format – Contains all your previous job experiences, position, date, how long you held the job and other information arranged in reverse chronological order (starting with recent job first), this is the most common format used for resume writing.

Functional Resume – This resume format categorizes all your abilities and emphasizes your skills based on your job description. Mostly used when you transfer to a job of the same position.

Cover Letters
Having a solid cover letter can mean the difference between getting your resume read or not. Make sure to use proper business letter form, and address it to a specific person.

Showcase Your “Home Run” Accomplishments
Always, always, include all relevant achievements in writing a resume; it has always been good practice to take note of breakthroughs and “home runs” that you have done in your previous jobs. Showcase them and place them on the top, this is like showing off your trophies thereby implying that you possess great skills by achieving these accomplishments.

Write down your Educational background
If you just recently finished your college education then it would be best to place your educational background on top of your resume where it is easily seen. If you finished it a while back and had a previous job unrelated to your educational background, then place it at the bottom to give more emphasis on your previous employment, achievements and skills.

Never Lie on Your Resume
If you lack a specific skill or experience that an employer is looking for, never resort to placing fictitious jobs or backgrounds on your resume, instead you could place related skills or a note on your cover letter that you are willing to learn or be trained for that specific skill. Most employers will appreciate your initiative and most likely consider you even if you lack the experience or skill.

Resume length
You are not writing an autobiography, so keep it short and concise, containing only relevant information, achievements, and skills. You don’t have to include your medal when you won second place on the potato sack race in 7th grade.

No personal information
Never include personal information such as religion, height, eye color, status, etc. These are not required and will only be junk in the eyes of hiring managers. It is also illegal in the US for employers to ask for this information as requirement for a job application.

Salary histories
There are instances when this is required, but confirm it first, otherwise don’t include this on your resume.

Brief period of employment
Sometimes there are jobs that were just not suited for us, so if you choose to include that particular job on your resume, it is better to just state the year you were employed rather than specific dates.

Writing Creative Resumes
This is only applicable if you are applying for specific industries that you think would appreciate a non traditional approach, like web designing, arts, music, advertising and other fields like these. You can make your resume look like a brochure or an advertisement, be creative.

Proofread
Misspellings or incorrect grammar can spell disaster for anyone writing a resume. You may say that these are just minor errors, but errors can tell an employer a lot. Error-free resume writing can show not just writing skills but also your focus, competence and consistency, this is also inversely true. So proofread and proofread some more, you might spot errors you didn’t spot a few hours ago.

Jargon
Use industry specific jargon when writing your resume, but don’t overdo it. Using a few jargon words establishes that you are familiar with the industry.

Resume Banks
Employ the use of online resume banks, there are numerous job sites that offer this service, and more often than not, employers search these banks for qualified job candidates.

Read to yourself
Finally, when you’re done with your resume writing, try and read it for yourself, and then gauge your satisfaction of what your resume contains. Does it make you proud? After all it is “you” that you’re trying to market, it’s your name that’s on top, and ultimately to your advantage if you do everything right.

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People are living just to impress. They must be really very poor inside, because only people suffering from inferiority complex want to impress others. A really superior person never compares himself with anybody else. He knows he is incomparable; not only that, he knows others are also as incomparable as he is. He is neither superior nor inferior.

Do students feel welcome in your classroom? Do you greet them when they enter? Teachers who have a positive classroom are more likely to have positive students. Those positive students make it more likely that you will have success as a teacher. Creating a positive classroom takes a few small steps for a large reward. A positive classroom environment enhances your classroom discipline and classroom management.

Teachers have to want to be there

Do you love your teaching job? Do you hate showing up at your school every morning? If this is the case, how effective do you think you can be as a teacher. Chances are, you will just go through the motions and then dread the next day. If possible, take only a teaching job that you know you will like. Unfortunately, some teaching jobs do not pan out as expected. Sometimes you get stuck. Either way, you have got to want to be there. You as a teacher are the one responsible for the learning of your given students. Give them your best each and every day. No matter how tough the teaching job is, you need to have a positive attitude and WANT to be teaching in your current position. I suppose it is possible to fake it.

So let’s change that. You need to at least appear that you want to be in your current classroom each and every day. Seriously. If you really cannot do that, quit and look for another job. Your students only get one chance.

Welcome the Students

Before each class or school day, be a teacher that welcomes their students with a smile, and comments how glad you are to see them.

Never Show Anger

This can be tough. Teachers get upset. The key is to stop, breathe, think. Then move on as fast as possible. Have faith that students will know you are upset. Many will appreciate that you did not go off. Students know when they have crossed the line. Why make it worse? Your classroom discipline must be mastered. Read the article on classroom discipline and classroom management. Your students will get the idea that you are a cool head. If not, they will think you can be baited and try it frequently. The ones who may empathize with you, will lose faith in you as a teacher. Don’t lose the students you can and have reached.

Treat Every Day as a New Day

Forget about the lousy day teaching you had yesterday. Each day in the classroom is a new one. Strive to be a little better each day. If teachers look at each day as perhaps a new beginning, they cannot help but be positive.

No Question is Dumb

Answer every question with tact. Never make a student look like they are stupid for asking that. A good technique is to always say, “I’m glad you asked that. I know others had the same question.” Or something similar. Try and steer the question to make a better point or reiterate something. Turn each question into something positive. As a teacher, this may take a little practice.

Don’t be a Punisher

What does this mean? Many teachers have a habit of do this or else. Behave or else. Work or else. Teachers need to avoid this “or else” mode. Here’s a newsflash. Students know what is expected of them. Assign work like you expect it to be done. If you expect your students to not work, then not working is what you will get. They will always go for the “else,” or have fun trying. If you wish to assert that you expect them to work, then just say it without the “else.” In other words, simply say something similar to the following, “Here’s your assignment. You all know what is expected.” (Notice the “else” is not needed?) Teachers will have to come up with all sorts of “elses.” Students need to think class work is something expected and normal. There is no “else.” How are you going to punish non-work? With more work? It is the crazy teacher who says, “If you don’t do this page I will give you ten more!” Can you see how ridiculous this sounds?

Call Each Student by Name

Greet as many students as possible as they enter your classroom.

Give Students Choices if Possible

This gives a student the feeling that their input is important. Give them a list of people, places, or things to write about. Is this possible in math class as well? Yes! How many times have you heard something like, do problems 1 to 20, odd only. Why not change this to: Choose 5 problems from 1 to 10, and 5 problems from 11 to 20. It’s basically the same assignment, but students have a choice. Any teacher of any subject can modify this.

Positive Feedback at all Times

Use positive statements when commenting on students’ work. Note how well students are working instead of the ones that aren’t. Wander around the classroom so you can give feedback and help to all students.

Missing Students

Was a student absent? Welcome them back when they return.

Make Positive Calls Home

Calling home is a great technique for classroom discipline. But make the first call positive. Call home to praise before you call to complain. That is, call every parent (yes every) at least once to acknowledge you are glad to have their child in your classroom and hope the year will go well. And yes, call at least one time each semester for every student when you are pleased with the student’s work!

Accept Every Student No Matter What

Students are going to look and dress in a way that pleases them. Sometimes it will make you cringe. Just remember they are young people who are learning to live in society. You will be amazed how the roughest or silliest look is just on the outside. They are still students. This is one time that you do not want to make remarks either way. Don’t be outwardly pleased with the way a student looks either. But be glad and show your appreciation that the students are in your class. Without them, you would have no job!

These are just a few ideas for a positive classroom and becoming a positive teacher. Eventually, your classroom will be such a positive place, that you as well as students will want to be there.

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