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Resume keyword checker for teachers

Paste your resume and a teacher job posting. See which of the posting's keywords your resume shows and which are missing.

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The checker runs in your browser. Keyword coverage is which of this job's keywords your resume shows, in any word form. It is a tailoring guide, not an ATS score and not a prediction of interviews. Add a keyword only where it's true for you. If you have done the work, say so in the job's words. If you haven't, leave it out.

Sample teacher posting

Sample posting, written by CareerGenius for this page (the employer is fictional). In the checker, replace it with the job you're applying to.

Elementary School Teacher, Grade 3
Fourth Coffee Academy (sample employer), full time

About the role
We are looking for a teacher who builds a warm, structured classroom where every student can learn.

Responsibilities
- Plan and deliver lessons aligned to state standards in reading, writing and math
- Lead lesson planning with the grade-level team
- Use classroom management strategies that keep students engaged
- Differentiate instruction for students with different needs, including IEPs
- Assess student progress and use data to adjust instruction
- Communicate with parents through conferences, emails and newsletters
- Use Google Classroom and other classroom technology

Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in education or a related field
- Valid state teaching certification (K-6 or elementary)
- Student teaching or classroom experience
- Knowledge of differentiated instruction and formative assessment
- Strong communication and collaboration skills

Keywords in this sample teacher posting

Read from the sample posting above by the same rules the checker uses. Real postings for this role vary, so paste the one you're applying to.

  • Communication
  • Differentiated instruction
  • K-6
  • Lesson planning
  • Collaboration
  • Formative assessment
  • Student teaching
  • Google Classroom
  • Classroom management
  • Classroom technology
  • IEPs
  • State standards
  • Student assessment
  • Writing

Wording true teacher experience in the job's terms

  • Name the grade levels and subjects you taught, in the posting's words: "Grade 3 reading, writing and math".
  • Lesson planning, classroom management, differentiated instruction and assessment are core. Say how you did each, in a line each.
  • Name the technology you used with students: Google Classroom, Canvas, Seesaw, smartboards.
  • Write your certification exactly as issued, with the state and grade band. Student teaching counts as classroom experience; label it as student teaching.

How it works

  1. Paste your resume. Paste the text, or open a PDF or Word file. The file is read in your browser.
  2. Paste the job posting. The checker lists the posting's keywords: tools, credentials and skill phrases, requirements first.
  3. See found and missing. Each keyword is checked against your resume as whole words in any form, so "managed inventory" counts for "inventory management".
  4. Fix what is true. Add the missing keywords that describe experience you really have, in your own bullets, then check again.

Keywords are read from the posting by fixed rules, without AI: tool and product names, certifications and other capitalised terms, common skill phrases, items in the posting's skill lists, and phrases the posting repeats. Requirements count most. Remove any that don't fit, or add your own.

Tailor your resume to this job

Suggest rewrites your resume in the job's terms, only from what's true: it works from your own resume and this job, and you keep or discard each change.

Free to start, no credit card required. Continuing sends your resume and this job to CareerGenius so it can suggest rewrites.

Questions

I am a new teacher. What counts as classroom experience?

Student teaching, substitute teaching, tutoring and paraprofessional work. Label each one honestly.

Should I list IEP experience if I only followed IEPs?

Yes, and say exactly that: "implemented IEP accommodations". Do not say you wrote IEPs unless you did.

Is this an ATS score?

No. No tool can tell you how a particular employer's system will rank your resume, so CareerGenius doesn't show an ATS score, a pass rate or your odds of an interview. Keyword coverage only shows which of the posting's keywords your resume states.

Is my resume uploaded or stored?

No. The check runs in your browser. Your resume and the job text aren't sent to CareerGenius or anyone else unless you choose to continue to tailoring, which needs a free account. The page counts visits with Google Analytics (the page address, not what you paste) and loads no advertising pixels.

Why is a keyword I have marked missing?

The checker looks for the keyword itself in any word form ("managed" for "management"), not for a synonym. If you did the work but described it differently, use the posting's word where it is accurate.

Should I add every missing keyword?

No. Add a keyword only where it's true for you. A resume that claims a skill you don't have can cost you the interview, and the job.

Do I need an account?

No account is needed to check keywords. An account is needed only to save your resume and get rewrite suggestions for a job.

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