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How to write a certified instructor resume
Craft a resume summary statement
A well-written resume summary is basically an elevator pitch. You are summing up your skills and experience in a few sentences to wow recruiters, hiring managers, and decision makers into giving you an interview. Here are some tips to putting your best foot first with your resume summary:
Step 1: Start with your professional title, or the one you aspire to.
Step 2: Detail your years of experience in certified instructor-related roles and your industry experience.
Step 3: What are your biggest professional wins? Here is your opportunity to highlight your strongest accomplishments by placing them at the start of your resume.
Step 4: Don't forget, your goal is to summarize your experience. Keep it short and sweet, so it's easy for recruiters to quickly understand why you're a great hire.
These four steps should give you a strong elevator pitch and land you some certified instructor interviews.Please upload your resume so Zippia’s job hunt AI can draft a summary statement for you.
List the right project manager skills
Your Skills section is an easy way to let recruiters know you have the skills to do the job. Just as importantly, it can help your resume not get filtered out by hiring software. Here is how to make the most of your skills section and make sure you have the right keywords:
- Look to the job listing. You often need to include the exact keywords from the job description. Take note of the skills listed for the job.
- Put all relevant hard and soft skills in your skills section.
- Be specific. If you are too broad, you may not be giving the best picture of your skills and leave the hiring manager uncertain of your abilities.
- Be up to date. Software names change and companies merge. Don't look out of touch by being careless.
- Be accurate. Spelling and even upper or lowercase can dramatically change meanings. Make sure you are correctly listing your skills.
Here are example skills to include in your “Area of Expertise” on a certified instructor resume:
- CPR
- Course Content
- Yoga
- Safety Procedures
- Curriculum Development
- Classroom Management
- Syllabus
- Training Programs
- First Aid Aed
- Training Courses
- Law Enforcement
- POI
- Mathematics
- Course Materials
- Windows
- Private Lessons
- A+
- CCNA
- Training Materials
- EMT
- BLS
- Ethics
- Photoshop
- Group Fitness Classes
- Professional Development
- Children Ages
- Real Estate
- DUI
- Training Classes
- Zumba
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How to structure your work experience
Next you should include your work experience. Structure your work experience section by listing your most recent experience first, followed by earlier roles in reverse chronological order.
Start with your job title, company name, city, and state on the left. Align dates in month and year format on the right-hand side.
Include only recent, relevant jobs. Avoid including work experience over 20 years to avoid ageism.
Beneath each job, you should have bullet points to emphasize why you're the perfect fit for the certified instructor.
How to write certified instructor experience bullet points
Your resume is your chance to show your biggest accomplishments. Don't just list your job responsibilities, instead take the opportunity to show why you're really good at what you do. Here is how you do that:
- Start with strong action verbs like managed, spearheaded, created, etc. Your goal is to show what you did and verbs will help demonstrate your contributions.
- Use numbers to quantify your achievements. Did you save time with a new report? Increase revenue? How large was the team you managed?
- Keep it concise. You're highlighting your achievements. Consider if all details you are sharing are relevant, or can be written more efficiently.
Here are great bullet points from certified instructor resumes:
Work history example #1
Police Officer
Memphis Police Department
- Ensured compliance with departmental regulations/policies/procedures.
- Captured and delivered five fugitives to ATF fugitive task force.
- Eradicated robbery ring that plagued U of M campus for 3 months, closing 27 active cases.
- Obtained Security Personnel training, Mississippi traffic Radar operator Certification, and CPR Certification.
- Administered first aid, including CPR, to sick and injured persons.
Work history example #2
Instructor
Trinity College
- Assisted academic department chair with coursework development, public outreach, organization and communications.
- Assisted students using a computer-aided chemistry tutoring center.
- Developed weekly assignments based on the curriculum in collaboration with the staff.
- Provided classroom and online instruction in marketing strategy for the Graduate Department.
- Helped students without programming experience learn complex topics like recursion, search algorithms, and abstract data types.
Work history example #3
Certified Instructor
Vinfen
- Developed curriculum to closer align with related occupations, including telecommunications, networking, troubleshooting, and hardware.
- Instructed continuing educational training with CPR, First Aid, and AED for Red Cross's students and staff.
- Advised students and their parents on application procedures by preparing and presenting seminars on a variety of college entrance-related topics.
- Certified American Red Cross Instructor for Adult/Child CPR and AED, Infant CPR and First Aid.
- Provided introductory level computer training within the Windows software environment.
Work history example #4
Education Technician
Blacksburg High School
- Assisted kindergarten classroom teacher in a level 5 special education setting.
- Required certifications for Instructional Assistants were CPR, First Aid and NCI Make copies of documents for the teacher's.
- Designed and implemented improvements to existing mathematics lesson plans for mathematics courses taught to elementary education majors.
- Supported lead teachers in self-contained/inclusion classroom, assisted in time management, behavioral modifications, and IEP goals for student.
- Helped increase communication between peers and adults by teaching student to make eye contact and teaching student to ask questions.
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Add an education section to your resume
The education section should display your highest degree first.
Place your education section appropriately on your resume. If you graduated over 5 years ago, this section should be at the bottom of your resume. If you just graduated and lack relevant work experience, the education section should go to the top.
If you have a bachelor's or master's degree, do not list your high school education. If your graduation year is more than 15-20 years ago, it's better not to include dates in this section.
Here are some examples of good education entries for resumes:
Associate's Degree in criminal justice
John Jay College of Criminal Justice of the City University of New York, New York, NY
1997 - 1999
Some College Courses in nursing
Western Washington University, Bellingham, WA
2006 - 2006
Highlight your certified instructor certifications on your resume
If you have any additional certifications or education-like achievements, add them to the education section.
Include the full name of the certification, along with the name of the issuing organization and date of obtainment.
If you have any of these certifications, be sure to include them on your certified instructor resume:
- Instructor
- Instructor Certification (EPIC)
- Certified Personal Trainer
- First Aid, CPR and AED Instructor
- Basic Life Support for Healthcare and Public Safety (BLS)
- Certified Instructor