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Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary resume example

A resume for a Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary needs to show the work itself: teach vocational courses intended to provide occupational training below the baccalaureate level in subjects such as construction, mechanics/repair, manufacturing, transportation, or cosmetology, primarily to students who have graduated from or left high school. Day to day that means work like this: observe and evaluate students' work to determine progress, provide feedback, and make suggestions for improvement; present lectures and conduct discussions to increase students' knowledge and competence using visual aids, such as graphs, charts, videotapes, and slides. Recruiters and applicant tracking systems both read for the tasks and tools this role actually involves, so the strongest resume names them in your own experience rather than describing the job in the abstract. Below are the tasks O*NET records for this occupation, the software and tools it uses, the titles it is advertised under, and the skills worth naming if they are genuinely yours.

Also advertised as

The same job is posted under many titles. Searching only your own job title hides most of the openings you could apply to.

  • Cosmetology Instructor
  • HVAC-R Instructor
  • Instructor
  • Professor
  • Automotive Instructor
  • Automotive Technology Instructor
  • Flight Instructor
  • Teacher
  • Welding Instructor
  • CADD Instructor
  • CPR Instructor
  • CSR Instructor
  • CSR Teacher
  • HVAC Instructor
  • Postsecondary CTE Teacher
  • Accounting Teacher
  • Adjunct Instructor
  • Adult Education Instructor

O*NET records 40 titles for this occupation in total.

What this work actually involves

Tasks recorded for this occupation, in O*NET's words. If your experience covers one of these, it belongs on your resume in your own words.

  • Observe and evaluate students' work to determine progress, provide feedback, and make suggestions for improvement.
  • Present lectures and conduct discussions to increase students' knowledge and competence using visual aids, such as graphs, charts, videotapes, and slides.
  • Supervise and monitor students' use of tools and equipment.
  • Administer oral, written, or performance tests to measure progress and to evaluate training effectiveness.
  • Provide individualized instruction and tutorial or remedial instruction.
  • Prepare reports and maintain records, such as student grades, attendance rolls, and training activity details.
  • Develop curricula and plan course content and methods of instruction.
  • Determine training needs of students or workers.
  • Supervise independent or group projects, field placements, laboratory work, or other training.
  • Integrate academic and vocational curricula so that students can obtain a variety of skills.
  • Select and assemble books, materials, supplies, and equipment for training, courses, or projects.
  • Conduct on-the-job training classes or training sessions to teach and demonstrate principles, techniques, procedures, or methods of designated subjects.

20 tasks are recorded in total; these are the most central.

Example bullets for this role

Built from this occupation's own tasks. The brackets stay empty on purpose: we will not invent a number for you, and a fabricated metric is the fastest way to lose an interview you had already won.

  • Observe and evaluate students' work to determine progress, provide feedback, and make suggestions for improvement, for [who or what it served], at [what volume].
  • Present lectures and conduct discussions to increase students' knowledge and competence using visual aids, such as graphs, charts, videotapes, and slides, for [who or what it served], at [what volume].
  • Supervise and monitor students' use of tools and equipment, for [who or what it served], at [what volume].
  • Administer oral, written, or performance tests to measure progress and to evaluate training effectiveness, for [who or what it served], at [what volume].

Software used in this role

Recorded for this occupation by O*NET. An applicant tracking system matches the exact product name, so write the tool the way the posting writes it.

  • Blackboard Learn
  • Blackboard software
  • Calendar and scheduling software
  • Career management systems CMS
  • Collaborative editing software
  • Common Curriculum
  • Course management system software
  • Desire2Learn LMS software
  • DOC Cop
  • Edmodo
  • Email software
  • Google Classroom
  • Google Docs
  • GroupMe

27 software entries are recorded in total.

Tools and equipment

The physical equipment this occupation is recorded as using. Worth naming when a posting asks for it by name.

  • Air chisel sets
  • Air pressure regulators
  • Air ratchets
  • Arm board stabilizers
  • Autoclave sterilizers
  • Automotive stethoscopes
  • Ball gauges
  • Battery conductance testers
  • Blowdryers
  • Boot clamp pliers
  • Brake bleeders
  • Brake disc micrometers

What this job rates as most important

O*NET rates every skill for importance to this occupation. These are the highest rated, in order.

  1. 01Active Listening
  2. 02Instructing
  3. 03Learning Strategies
  4. 04Active Learning
  5. 05Reading Comprehension
  6. 06Speaking
  7. 07Critical Thinking
  8. 08Monitoring
  9. 09Writing
  10. 10Complex Problem Solving

Knowledge areas

The subject knowledge this occupation draws on, rated by importance.

  • Education and Training
  • English Language
  • Mechanical
  • Customer and Personal Service
  • Mathematics
  • Administrative
  • Engineering and Technology
  • Computers and Electronics

What qualifications people in this job have

From O*NET's survey of people doing this work. This is what postholders reported, not a requirement any single employer sets.

  • 42%Associate's Degree
  • 20%Bachelor's Degree
  • 16%Post-Secondary Certificate, awarded for training completed after high school

What level this role is pitched at

O*NET places this occupation in “Medium Preparation Needed”. Most occupations in this zone require training in vocational schools, related on-the-job experience, or an associate's degree.

Previous work-related skill, knowledge, or experience is required for these occupations. For example, an electrician must have completed three or four years of apprenticeship or several years of vocational training, and often must have passed a licensing exam, in order to perform the job.

Common questions

What does a Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary do?
Teach vocational courses intended to provide occupational training below the baccalaureate level in subjects such as construction, mechanics/repair, manufacturing, transportation, or cosmetology, primarily to students who have graduated from or left high school. Day to day that includes work like observe and evaluate students' work to determine progress, provide feedback, and make suggestions for improvement and Present lectures and conduct discussions to increase students' knowledge and competence using visual aids, such as graphs, charts, videotapes, and slides.
What skills should a Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary put on a resume?
O*NET rates Active Listening, Instructing, Learning Strategies, Active Learning, and Reading Comprehension among the most important skills for this occupation. Name the ones that are genuinely yours and show where you used them. A resume that lists skills you do not have is weaker than one that lists fewer.
What software should a Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary list?
Software recorded for this occupation includes Blackboard Learn, Blackboard software, Calendar and scheduling software, Career management systems CMS, and Collaborative editing software. Applicant tracking systems match on the exact product name, so write the tool as the posting writes it rather than describing it in general terms.
What other job titles cover Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary work?
O*NET records 40 titles for this occupation, including Cosmetology Instructor, HVAC-R Instructor, Instructor, and Professor. Searching only your own job title hides most of the openings you could apply to.
What qualifications does a Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary need?
In O*NET's survey of people doing this job, 42% reported their level of education as "Associate's Degree". That is what current postholders reported, not a requirement any single employer sets.
Will this resume pass an ATS for a Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary role?
No tool outside an employer can tell you how that employer's system is configured, including ours. What you can control is that the resume parses cleanly, names the work in the words the posting uses, and does not claim anything you cannot back up.

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What this page cannot tell you

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  • This page makes no claim about pay, demand or how many people hold this job. O*NET does not publish that here and we will not estimate it.
  • Keyword overlap is one input to a resume’s score, not a verdict on you. A resume that names skills you do not have is worse than one that names fewer.

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