How to Become a Junior College Teacher
Do you have a strong desire to teach at a junior college level? Do you have a vision of inspiring minds and stimulating your students' academic achievements? As an educational professional with the right educational background, passion, dedication and know-how, you can secure the junior college teacher position of your choice. In this article, we will provide you with specific tips to help you on your quest.
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Review your qualifications. To become a junior college teacher, you should have a Ph.D.; however, in some cases, you could get the job with a master's degree. Consider your teaching experience: Have you helped as a teaching assistant or lecturer? If not, you may want to gather more experience in teaching. Update or create a curriculum vitae (CV) to serve as a resume to send the junior college. To learn more about this, visit http://www.greatcvs.co.uk/.
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Gather a list of junior colleges. You may want to apply only locally, or you may not mind traveling in order to become a junior college teacher. You can find a list of colleges by state at http://www.utexas.edu/world/comcol/state/. Target the desired area, and create your list of junior colleges in this area.
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Send your resume or CV along with a cover letter to these colleges. If you know anyone from these colleges, it could be helpful to have them put in a good word for you. Networking could gain you an advantage. Consider the individuals you know and how they could help you get a job faster.
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Visit job listings, and send your applications first to those colleges that are actively seeking a teacher. Of course, you have a higher chance of getting a job this way than with a college that is not looking to hire. See Resources for several great places to view job listings for college teachers.
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Follow up on the jobs at the colleges that were actively seeking teachers. Call the human resources department, and tell them you'd like to check on the status of your application. Then follow up with the other applications. Tell these colleges that you sent in a CV, and you would like to know whether any teaching jobs are available.
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