Help With A School Administrator Resume

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If You Need To Write A School Administrator Resume... there's good news and bad news. The good news is that despite the fact that employment growth for school administrators is only expected to reach 8% over the next decade (about average for all occupations), job opportunities will be better than you would think due to a large number of expected retirements and fewer applicants for some positions.

The bad news? Those fewer applicants reflect the following fact: a steady increase in administration responsibilities that has made the job more stressful and therefore less appealing for some teachers who may have otherwise considered a move into management. In addition, enrollment in elementary and secondary schools is expected to grow more slowly over the next decade, limiting the growth of administrative opportunities in this segment. Finally, as you can imagine, demand for jobs will vary by region.

Bottom line: job openings in school administration will face some competition, especially for positions in elementary and secondary education, in the Northeast and Midwest, and in relatively affluent suburban districts. Increasingly, resumes competing for good jobs in education administration are being written by professional resume services. Should yours be written by a pro? Well...

The Pro Has Four Advantages When Writing A School Administrator Resume

The professional resume writer brings some advantages to the game right off the bat. You'll need to match these advantages, or compensate in other ways, if you plan to write your own resume.

1. The professional resume writer is adept in the techniques of resume writing; format selection, design and layout, knowing what information to include on a school administrator resume, and what to leave off.
2. The pro has industry experience that is both perceptive and objective; a writer who can speak the language while maintaining that unbiased eye necessary to write promotional copy that doesn't come off sounding vain. 
3. The pro is comfortable working with "keywords," utilizing them strategically to ensure that your resume will pop up in database searches.
4. The professional resume writer is, most importantly, a marketing pro. 

OK - My Recommendations For Your School Administrator Resume

As a former resume writer, I can say without a doubt that each and every one of my clients, from every professional walk of life, could have crafted a resume themselves that could have been competitive in the marketplace. And that includes clients in school administration. But they came to me because they didn't have the time or the inclination to get up to speed on resume techniques. Or they found that their job qualifications were difficult for them to express in a promotional -- and unbiased -- manner.

If you're an educator or administrator who falls into either category, you've got plenty of company. And you've probably noticed there are a lot of resume services popping up to take advantage of these economic times. I've dedicated a page, Review of Resume Writers, to 9 of the more popular resume services on the web, providing mini-reviews, showing their pricing, and giving each a star ranking.

Pressed for time and just want my personal recommendation? For executive-level attention and quality of writing, I'd go with either top-rated ResumeWriters.com, (guaranteed interviews, and writers specializing in over 60 career fields) or ResumeEdge.com (98% customer satisfaction rating, and resume partners with the U.S. Air Force and the Wall Street Journal's online publication CareerJournal.com). Both companies do exceptional work at reasonable prices.

That's it. Drop us a note if we can be of further help. And best of luck in your job search.

-- David

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