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I'm about to apply for the position of Director of Technology for a public K12 school district and the ad states "Send letter of interest, resume and credentials to...". I've noticed that a lot of educational institutions ask for this so I'm assuming it's standard practice because the majority of their hiring involves teaching staff where they must hold certain degrees and state certificates to teach certain subjects.

This might sound like a dumb question, but what exactly are they expecting to receive from me? A scanned copy of my degree? Would I send them scanned copies of tech certifications like Microsoft MCSE and Citrix CCA?

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Submitted by HMac on Thursday June 12th, 2008 3:21 pm

I imagine that a section on your resume listing "Professional Credentials" would suffice at this stage. In the unlikely event that they'd want "proof" you could certainly supply it...

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Submitted by Nik on Tuesday June 17th, 2008 10:24 am

When I have applied to public-sector jobs, they generally ask for lots of information. I have always split this information up into separate documents. So they receive a cover letter, a resume, a listing of credentials/education/training, and references. Putting all that information into a snappy one page resume is difficult, and I think there's value in making it totally obvious that I met their requirements.

Do you think that's appropriate, or would that just add confusion?