| Martial arts is becoming a bigger and more | | | | - A cover letter tailored specifically for the school |
| profitable industry extremely rapidly, especially | | | | you are applying at. You wouldn't fight sloppy, so |
| with the growth of the UFC and sprouting up of | | | | make the right impression. |
| many mixed martial art training centers. However | | | | - Your most recent employment. Again, make the |
| at the same time the tighter economy means the | | | | effort. |
| great opportunities for instructors are tough to | | | | - Look up the school you are applying at, learn |
| get. Smaller schools offering only one style will | | | | everything you can about it and the owners and |
| face more and more challenges and find it harder | | | | managers so that you can wow them with your |
| to keep students and stay profitable. So if you | | | | research. This is easy via the Internet, their |
| want to survive in the martial arts business as an | | | | website and even Facebook. |
| instructor you will likely have to face a lot of | | | | - Make sure your resume pops out from the pile |
| competition to get a great position. | | | | and grabs attention. The easiest way to do this is |
| It used to be more common that instructors | | | | using color and pictures across the top of your |
| were only bred from within a school, but with the | | | | resume. |
| new breeds of training facilities and combination of | | | | - Include details of any other experience you |
| mixed arts, things are changing. If you have been | | | | have had including sales skills and hobbies. |
| an instructor for any length of time you know | | | | - If emailing out your resume consider making a |
| there is much more to being valuable to a school | | | | video resume (but you must include a printable |
| than just your martial arts knowledge and fighting | | | | one as well). A video resume can be as simple as |
| ability. So to even get noticed to get a returned | | | | you talking, but even better if you can add in clips |
| phone call by any potential employers you are | | | | of yourself winning tournaments, performing |
| going to need a resume that truly stands out | | | | tough moves or performing great breaking |
| from the crowd. | | | | techniques. Whatever you do, remember to |
| Your resume should include the following: | | | | FOLLOW UP! Don't take no for an answer. Some |
| - Your most recent contact info including email, | | | | employers will purposely not reply to see who |
| phone and any other means for easy response. | | | | really wants the job the most. |