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Teaching Assistants, Postsecondaryresume guide.

Assist faculty or other instructional staff in postsecondary institutions by performing instructional support activities, such as developing teaching A strong Teaching Assistants, Postsecondary resume shows reading comprehension, active listening and instructing, and names the tools you have worked with, such as Microsoft Word, SAS and IBM SPSS Statistics.

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01Also called

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Graduate AssistantGraduate FellowGraduate Research AssistantGraduate StudentGraduate Student Instructor (GSI)Graduate Teaching Assistant (GTA)Research Assistant (RA)Teaching Assistant (TA)Teaching FellowClassroom Assistant

02Skills employers expect

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Importance is how much the skill matters to the job; level is how much of it the job demands. Both are worth naming on the resume, in this order.

SkillImportanceLevel
Reading ComprehensionHighAdvanced
Active ListeningHighAdvanced
InstructingHighIntermediate
SpeakingHighIntermediate
Learning StrategiesHighIntermediate
WritingHighIntermediate
Complex Problem SolvingHighIntermediate
CoordinationHighIntermediate
Critical ThinkingHighIntermediate
MonitoringHighIntermediate

03Knowledge areas

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  • English Language
  • Education and Training
  • Computers and Electronics
  • Mathematics
  • Communications and Media
  • Psychology
  • Administrative
  • Sociology and Anthropology
  • Customer and Personal Service
  • Biology

04Common responsibilities

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Ordered by importance. Each one is a bullet waiting for a result and a number.

  1. Teach undergraduate-level courses.
  2. Evaluate and grade examinations, assignments, or papers, and record grades.
  3. Lead discussion sections, tutorials, or laboratory sections.
  4. Develop teaching materials, such as syllabi, visual aids, answer keys, supplementary notes, or course Web sites.
  5. Inform students of the procedures for completing and submitting class work, such as lab reports.
  6. Return assignments to students in accordance with established deadlines.
  7. Prepare or proctor examinations.
  8. Tutor or mentor students who need additional instruction.
  9. Meet with supervisors to discuss students' grades or to complete required grade-related paperwork.
  10. Schedule and maintain regular office hours to meet with students.

05Software and tools

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21 tools across 12 categories. The six largest categories are below; Hot marks a hot technology, In demand a tool employers ask for most often.

Computer based training software5
  • Learning management system LMSIn demand
  • Blackboard Learn
  • Desire2Learn LMS software
  • Course management system software
  • Sakai CLE
Word processing software3
Analytical or scientific software2
Electronic mail software2
Information retrieval or search software2
  • DOC Cop
  • iParadigms Turnitin
Data base user interface and query software1
Graphics or photo imaging software1
Internet browser software1
Office suite software1
Optical character reader OCR or scanning software1
  • Image scanning software
Presentation software1
Spreadsheet software1

06Education and preparation

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Typical education
Bachelor's Degree
57% of surveyed workers. Others report Master's Degree (37%) and Doctoral Degree (4%).
Preparation level
Job Zone 5 · Extensive preparation
Usually a graduate degree and extensive related experience.

07Putting it on your resume

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BEE · How to show it

Lead with what you built. For a Job Zone 5 role, hiring managers and parsers both look for outcomes before credentials. Put two or three results at the top of each job entry, with the scale or effect stated plainly.

Name the tools exactly. This occupation is heavy on named software. A skills section that says "Microsoft Word, SAS, IBM SPSS Statistics, Microsoft Outlook" matches more job descriptions than a general phrase. Use the spelling employers use.

Show active listening and instructing, not just reading comprehension. Active listening and instructing rank close to reading comprehension for this occupation. One bullet per role that shows a decision, a tradeoff or a result covers them.

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