The Challenge We’re Solving Today
When you sit down to write your résumé, do you find yourself saying things like:
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“I taught 5th grade math.”
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“I built fun lesson plans.”
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“I helped kids grow.”
It’s what most of us do. But here’s the problem... outside of schools, hiring managers aren’t looking for how well you worked with children.
Why This Matters to You
Think about it:
Do employers in other industries hire people to manage kids?
Nope.
Do they hire people who can lead adults, improve systems, and get results?
Yes. Absolutely.
When your résumé talks only about students, you miss the chance to show how your skills carry over to jobs beyond the classroom.
Common Solutions and Why They Might Not Work
Maybe you’ve already tried to “dress it up.”
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“Created engaging lessons.”
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“Built relationships with students.”
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“Used assessments to track progress.”
Sound familiar?
Here’s the thing: those bullets are still student-centered. They don’t translate to the impact hiring managers actually care about.
A Better Approach for You
What if instead of highlighting student tasks, you showed how you:
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moved adults
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improved systems
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influenced whole communities
Here’s how that looks in practice:
❌ “Taught math to 30 students.”
✅ “Equipped 30+ families with at-home learning tools, boosting parent engagement by 25%.”
❌ “Created a positive classroom culture.”
✅ “Built a system that improved staff collaboration and cut disciplinary referrals by 15%.”
❌ “Designed lesson plans.”
✅ “Developed training materials adopted across 4 classrooms, saving teachers planning time each week.”
See the shift?
It’s not just about kids.
It’s about the adults and systems you moved forward.
That’s what employers outside education want to see.
Summary
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Default path: You highlight what you did for kids.
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Better path: You highlight how you influenced adults and systems.
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Reframing your bullets makes your résumé stand out to employers outside education.
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Outcomes for families, colleagues, leadership, or systems carry more career weight.
Your Next Steps
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Open your résumé and highlight 3 student-centered bullets.
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Rewrite them with an adult/system outcome in mind—parent engagement, team collaboration, leadership influence, or organizational improvement.
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Read them back and ask: Would a hiring manager in another industry immediately see the value?
P.s.
Stop wasting time. My Career Change Accelerator is designed to help you build a résumé and strategy that highlight your transferable impact with adults so you can quickly move into your next role. Let's roll.
See you next week.
Steph Yesil
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