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your resume into a PDF file. |
As
I advertise for schools and I get a lot of emails applying, there is
one thing I strongly suggest teachers to do. That is to make your resume
a PDF file so that it can be opened in Adobe Acrobat Reader. www.adobe.com/acrobat |
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The
reason why is because when you use Microsoft Word this is an editing
program so it will have a flashing cursor. What is not an ideal thing
to present to an employer is lots of red and green lines all over your
resume. As an Australian I write using British English but many Employers
may use American English. Whenever I use the word labour for instance
this will appear incorrect on the employers' computer with an ugly red
line. Vice versa for those using American English, schools in China
will favour either British or American English. |
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Another
reason is all of your photos and degrees can be on a single file. Let's
say you have a lot of certificates you want to show off to the employer,
normally you would send them as a separate attachment in your email.
Instead of having numerous attachments, just insert
the scanned copy into your document. This make it easy to view by scrolling
down and easy to store details. I hate having to open so many attachments
and taking up so much space on email server. |
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Furthermore,
some employers are not very internet savvy and when they browse an online
resume they over look the links to your files. I was on the phone with
a recruiter in China and I had to literally navigate his hand for him
to click on the link to open my degree. Some teaching sites that do
offer online resume submission require to login in order to see your
information. Having a PDF file not just means a clean document but to
make it simple for the employer just scroll down the page to see everything. |
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For
those who use a Mac computer such as myself you can convert into a PDF
file when you print there is a function "save as PDF." For
those using Microsoft you will need to search for converting software
online. |
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an example of my resume in PDF |
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