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Hi all, Lovely new forum, thanks for starting it, I hope it goes well. I started teaching in an International School in Semarang, Indoneisa in 1996, and become hooked. A visit to Kiribati, Central Pacific to visit some schools there just confirmed that feeling. I have taught Cambridge and International Baccalaureate curricula and I think both are great. I have been an IB Workshop leader for about a dozen years, and presented in about 10 countries around Asia and Australia. Look forward to getting to know you all... Pak Liam

As someone who has has to read resumes to decide on who to employ, I agree keep it short, 1 page or 2 pages is ok. Longer, honestly, I skip sections or bin them. The most important thing is the resume must be clear, I do not want to spend time trying to figure out the important details, i.e. dates started, dates finished, schools worked at, qualifications obtained. Forget buzz words etc, unless you have evidence to back it up. One million percent agree. And also please list your experiences and qualifications in reverse order. I want to see most recent first. Another tip, and this may sound obvious, but do not lie. I recently canceled the contract of a teacher who had included false information on her/his resume. This includes degrees started but not completed, if you did not finish then state that you did not finish it- or don't include it at all. I recently read a resume that someone had listed a Master's degree with a start date as 2017 and finish date as 2019... it took me a minute to process what that meant.

This company does a really good job at trying to pair teachers with schools. We have gotten quite a few leads with them. They seem to be very proactive and emails are always answered really fast. The ladies running this are keeping up with their site and seem to be in touch with most of the schools they represent. This is one group that I would recommend if you are looking for international teaching jobs. https://www.trueteaching.com/