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Q: * In Progress M.Ed * What are your thoughts.....put it on the CV or leave it out?

Hey folks,

If you're someone that handles a lot of  CV's or an employer that sees a lot of them,  I'd especially appreciate your opinions. 

I've been teaching for about 7 years but only in China for about a year and a half now and I'm trying to update the CV.  My contract ends soon and as much as i love my students, the job just doesn't cut it anymore  so  I'm keen for a change. This is the dilemma then:

 

I'm half way through an M.Ed in curriculum and leadership, do i put it in the CV or not?  

 

First thoughts, I'm inclined to think no, because, well it's not finished and might appear presumptuous or something, i dunno, just feels kinda not quite right. But... if i leave it out, i'm not quite sure my other wee bits of paper (  HSK 2, an arts degree and pgCert TESOL) would really cut the mustard for a decent  job and then,  it may be,   I'll just be changing one school for another, just as similar school,  and not really achieving anything. It's through the OU and quite demanding so getting a chance  to apply what is being  taught is kinda why i wanna change schools in the frist place. 

 

So....anyways....What are your thought guys?  I've not been China for relatively long so, i turn to you, the experts!! 

Cheers in advance. 

Ally

 

 

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You should put it in with your expected date of graduation.

If you are granted an interview, mention that the degree is in progress and your expected date of graduation. If hired, you'd be expected to produce the relevant documentation by the time the visa process rolls around.

aw0101:

Yeah i was thinking that too. Maybe have some evidence ready to show i'm not blowing smoke. Thanks man. 

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You should put it in with your expected date of graduation.

If you are granted an interview, mention that the degree is in progress and your expected date of graduation. If hired, you'd be expected to produce the relevant documentation by the time the visa process rolls around.

aw0101:

Yeah i was thinking that too. Maybe have some evidence ready to show i'm not blowing smoke. Thanks man. 

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You can put it under a special heading: Current academic activities or something like that.

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I put it in mine. Instead of the completion date, I put "under completion". No lies...If they ask you about it (which would imply someone who actually read anything of the CV), then just tell them it'll be finished on X date. You could also flub it a bit by saying that you're not allowed to graduate until X date...

 

You could also try to BS it a bit by suggesting that you could do research while working at the school, which may get its name into an international journal if it gets published. (however, this could backfire, as it's unlikely to find much positives that would recommend anything in the education industry here... in general. And yes, I'm speaking from personal experience, as I'm currently doing my M.Ed.'s research component... my thesis topic of "they don't know shit about what they should know" does seem to be quite accurate!)

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You can put it on if you wish, but it doesn't guarantee you will get a "decent job." A program such as the one I work for (which requires that its teachers have at least a Master's) would accept nothing less than full completion of an accredited graduate program in the field you'd be teaching in, along with all the other requirements.

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Hey, thanks man,  yeah nothing is guaranteed and  I'm not expecting a half finished M.Ed  will win any brownie points until it is finished which is why i asked the question in the first place. Do i put it in to kinda show that in my free time i'm sweating spinal fluid plowing through it & not sweating baiju. What is the program your talking about? So if in future i see anything similar i can adjust the CV accordingly. 

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I work in a Sino-US dual diploma program. There are actually quite a few of these programs in China, some being better than others. Qualifications differ for each program; I can only speak for my own. There are similar Canadian programs in China, but they only hire Canadians whereas the US programs are flexible in that area. A graduate degree in the subject area from a decent college will usually suffice.

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