Transcript Writing YOUR Resume

Writing Your
Experiential Resume
for the Intern Principal Preparation
Program Application
February 10, 2014
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Types of Resumes
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Chronological Resume – sequence of events
in time showing jobs held from most recent to
least recent
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Experiential or Functional Resume – lists the
experiences relevant to the job related to a
possible interview
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Combination – Elements of both the
Chronological and Skills Resumes are
included (Experiential Resume required by
Broward)
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Resume Basics
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First Impression – use appropriate format, spacing,
aesthetically pleasing
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Align to the CURRENT Florida Principal Leadership
Standards (as of 2011) 
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be sure it is in the right place!
Look at the BASA long form rubrics
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Honesty Is The Best Policy
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Make Every Word Count
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Limit use of Professional Jargon and Acronyms –
write as if the reader does not know your job
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More Resume Writing Tips . .
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Be
truthful and professional of what you’ve
done
Balance
Confidence With Humility – use
“I”-what have “you” accomplished?-Sell
yourself
Use
Professional/Formal Writing Protocol
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More Resume Writing Tips . .
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Use
Current Terms And Initiatives
AMO, College and Career Readiness, IObservation, Marzano, etc….
Include
Data, Data, Data!!! – tie your role to
the results/impact when possible
Highlight
who it impacted – a grade level,
department, schoolwide, etc.
Your
school data cannot stand alone – what
did you do?
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More Resume Writing Tips . .
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Use A Variety of Strong Verbs (Initiated, Organized,
Analyzed, Created, Prioritized, etc)
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Have Someone Review Before Submitting
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Spelling
Consistent Font Style and Size
Grammar
Spacing
Verb tense
Omitted words
Ease of Understanding
In appropriate standard area
Linked to results
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Experience Examples
 Established
a data collection system for
RtI (Response To Intervention) to track
student progress on a consistent basis
 Created data chat schedules for all
Seventh grade Reading classes which
resulted in a 7& increase in Reading
proficiency
 Analyzed fourth grade FCAT Reading
data for strengths and weaknesses and
determined strategies to utilize with staff
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Effective Experience
Example
 Established
a data collection system for
ESE students
 Established
a data collection system for
ESE students in grades 6-8 to assist in
identifying and scheduling students for
pull-out Reading instruction leading to
65% of the ESE subgroup increasing in
learning gains
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Effective Experience Example
(which one is stronger?)
 Created
and monitored all curriculum
guides for college and career focus
alignment for sixth grade math classes.
 Created
and monitored all curriculum
guides for college and career focus
alignment for sixth grade math, which
resulted in an increase of 6% proficiency
in 6th grade FCAT Math scores.
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Effective Experience
Example
 Analyzed
tenth grade FCAT Math data for
strengths and weaknesses
 Disaggregated
tenth grade FCAT Math
data for strengths and weaknesses and
used results to assist classroom teachers
with
implementing
appropriate
remediation strategies and differentiating
instruction
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Resume Questions?
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Thank you and good
luck with your
resumes!
Cindy Pluim
Office of Talent Development