No teaching qualification yet — how do I write the CV?

State the qualifications you have, the teaching-qualification status (still studying or pending), and the teaching you practised during internship and tutoring, with your teaching area and available hours. Do not write as if you already hold the teaching qualification — recruiters check before assigning a class.

No classroom experience at a school — should I still apply?

Write the teaching you practised during internships, tutoring or teaching-assistant work, with the place, dates and main task. Recruiters need to see exactly which tasks you can do; a false internship claim gets you rejected on verification.

How long should a teacher or tutor CV be?

One to two pages is enough. Recruiters read the qualification and teaching-task sections closely; pages three and four of a CV for a common teaching role are usually skipped.

Should I put my expected salary in the CV?

No. The CV states the teaching tasks you can do, your qualifications and the hours you can teach; salary is negotiated directly after the recruiter contacts you. A salary figure in the CV can cost you the class if it does not yet match the grade level and hours.

I can teach many subjects and grade levels — how do I write the CV?

Pick your single strongest role for the role line, and list the rest as separate one-line tasks. Do not write “can teach all subjects” — recruiters need a specific subject and the matching qualification to assign a class.

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CV for kindergarten and primary teachers, tutors and teaching assistants: write it so recruiters call you

Keep it to 1–2 pages: one line with the role plus your strongest subject or grade level and teaching area, your teaching qualifications stated clearly, 3–5 teaching tasks written as concrete action verbs, experience by teaching place, and your teaching hours plus start date. Skip vague lines like “devoted teaching, students improve” with no subject, grade level or teaching task attached.

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How teacher and tutor recruiters read a CV

Unlike office CVs, a teacher or tutor CV is read closely in exactly two places: the teaching qualification and the teaching tasks you can do. Recruiters look for four answers: do you meet the teaching requirements for the role, which subjects and grade levels can you teach, can you cover the class's teaching hours, and when can you start. Missing any one of the four usually puts the CV behind others, even if you can teach. So put the teaching qualification right after the role line, then the teaching tasks, then teaching experience. The faster you answer the four questions, the more likely you get the call.

One role line: role + strongest subject or grade level + teaching area

Open the CV with exactly one line: the role you want, your strongest subject or grade level, and the teaching area. Example: “Kindergarten teacher, classes for 3–4-year-olds and early number activities, teaching in Thu Duc City.” One such line tells the recruiter at once whether you fit the class they need. The most common mistake is writing it too generally (“applying for education”) or naming the role without the strongest subject or grade level — both force the recruiter to ask, and when a class needs a teacher urgently, people who need asking are usually skipped first.

Teaching qualifications and certificates: be specific

This section is mandatory for teacher and tutor CVs. State the name of your teaching qualification (if you have one), your training institution and graduation year, and short courses completed with the year — for example a teaching-methods certificate, a foreign-language certificate, or IT. If a qualification is still pending, write “pending” with the expected date — never write it as if you already have it. Recruiters check qualifications before assigning a class; a false qualification status gets you rejected on verification, however well the teaching tasks are written.

List the teaching tasks you can do, one task per line

The most important part is the list of teaching tasks you can do, one line each, written with concrete action verbs. For kindergarten teachers: run play and early-number activities for 3–4-year-olds; manage a class of 20–30 children on morning and afternoon shifts; report each child's progress to parents weekly. For primary teachers: teach Maths and Vietnamese for grades 1–3 by the programme; manage the class and track each pupil's progress; work with parents on pupils who fall behind. For tutors and teaching assistants: tutor primary pupils in Maths, Vietnamese or English at home; help the main teacher prepare materials and mark work; tutor weaker pupils on a fixed schedule of 2–3 sessions a week. Claiming a subject you never taught to “make the CV look good” shows up in the first lesson — and costs you the opportunity.

Experience: teaching place + dates + main task, no long descriptions

For each teaching place, three facts are enough: the school, centre or tutoring format (no detailed address), the dates (month/year from–to), and one or two main tasks there. No long school description, no list of every small task. Recruiters care whether you really taught the work — one line stating the main task answers that. If you taught many short stints, do not hide them: list them all, one main task per place. Short stints are not automatically a weakness when the teaching work is clear; hiding them and being found out is.

Teaching hours and start date: state them, do not make recruiters ask

Teaching hours and start date are hard filters for this group — especially for evening tutors and kindergarten teachers on duty shifts. State them right after the role line, for example: “Available weekday evenings and Saturday mornings; can start this week.” If you can only teach fixed hours or need a few days' notice, write exactly that — accepting a class and then constantly requesting schedule changes wastes everyone's time. For teaching assistants on centre shifts, also list the sessions you can cover, since that is a real working condition for the role.

Contact details and next step

At the end, only three things are needed: full name, phone number, and the area you live in. No detailed home address, no hobbies, no elaborate portrait photo. Recruiters in this group mostly call or message — the phone number must be one you actually use and answer during office hours. Next, create an account and upload your CV so recruiters can find it: register as a candidate on timviecde.vn (/register). Note: with an unverified email you cannot upload a CV or receive selection emails — verify your email right after registering, before uploading.

Do this next

One role line: the role you want + your strongest subject or grade level + teaching area.
Teaching qualifications stated clearly; 3–5 teaching tasks written as concrete action verbs.
Teaching hours and start date stated; a phone number you actually use and answer.

Common questions

No teaching qualification yet — how do I write the CV?: State the qualifications you have, the teaching-qualification status (still studying or pending), and the teaching you practised during internship and tutoring, with your teaching area and available hours. Do not write as if you already hold the teaching qualification — recruiters check before assigning a class.
No classroom experience at a school — should I still apply?: Write the teaching you practised during internships, tutoring or teaching-assistant work, with the place, dates and main task. Recruiters need to see exactly which tasks you can do; a false internship claim gets you rejected on verification.
How long should a teacher or tutor CV be?: One to two pages is enough. Recruiters read the qualification and teaching-task sections closely; pages three and four of a CV for a common teaching role are usually skipped.
Should I put my expected salary in the CV?: No. The CV states the teaching tasks you can do, your qualifications and the hours you can teach; salary is negotiated directly after the recruiter contacts you. A salary figure in the CV can cost you the class if it does not yet match the grade level and hours.
I can teach many subjects and grade levels — how do I write the CV?: Pick your single strongest role for the role line, and list the rest as separate one-line tasks. Do not write “can teach all subjects” — recruiters need a specific subject and the matching qualification to assign a class.

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