Unique Qualities/Significant Events * Traveled around the country on a volunteer road trip * Spent a decade as a competitive Irish dancer (more travel) * Graduated summa cum laude * Spent 6 months as a traveling education consultant for Readers Worldwide * Experience in many different educational settings (public, private, home) * Raised by parents who were educators and passionate about social justice * Learned independence as an only child Experience and Education * Many varied travel experiences; passion for travel and education * Well-suited to life on the road and taking care of myself * Travel experience: dance competitions * Volunteer experience: mission trips, volunteer road trip * Work experience: admissions counseling, residence life, classroom and tutoring work * Education: bachelor’s degree in education * Learned how to inspire excitement for education * Learned how to create and adhere to a travel itinerary Unemployment Periods/Obstacles Overcome * Took time off in 2010 to travel (related to future career aspirations) * Lessons in perseverance and adjustment through frequent moving * Relocating for job opportunities * Sending out hundreds of applications...with no response Character, Skills, and Abilities * Compassion: developed through working with orphans * Persistence: running into complications while traveling alone, marathon running * Leadership: residence life, team management * Education: classroom management * Verbal: able to present in a professional and articulate manner * Visual: able to create attractive marketing materials * Interpersonal: able to connect and relate in a meaningful way Compelling Closing Argument * I’m willing to take a pay cut, relocate, and start at the bottom just to pursue a career I truly want. * I have extensive real life experience. * I care about the organization, its initiatives, and fulfilling them with integrity. * I have a proven track record of successful education and travel endeavors. * I am choosing the harder path to this job because I know it’s the right one for me. Downloaded from http://www.wikihow.com