Dust off that CV
The first step to becoming an eTeacher is to create a professional-looking curriculum vitae, says Dani Babb, co-author of “Make Money Teaching Online.” “A common mistake is to submit a resume–resumes are not sufficient for online teaching,” Babb says. The standard CV should include a statement of teaching philosophy, teaching experience, areas of teaching expertise, publications, presentations, research, certifications and references, as opposed to a one-page resume that lists qualifications using the words “I,” “me” or “my.”

After creating what Babb calls a “killer CV,” aspiring eTeachers should identify 20 to 30 schools for which they would want to work. Then, they should send their CVs to the Human Resources department (usually listed on the school’s Web site), along with a cover letter indicating which courses and programs they’d like to teach. “This saves the deans and HR a lot of time,” Babb says.