Preservice teachers in elementary teacher education programs for the most part are well trained and prepared in meeting the needs of the students they face in today's classrooms. For many preservice teachers a more traumatic experience is the transition from student teacher to teacher. Due to various time and curricular constraints, the student teaching seminar leaves minimal time for teacher educators to responsibly cover and support the needs of student teachers in the employment preparation process. This article proposes five basic components that will assist preservice teachers how to successfully promote themselves as they prepare for the process of transition from student teacher to teacher. The purpose is to provide the student teacher with an understanding of some basic skills needed in order to secure that first teaching position. The major components to be addressed are: (1) reflecting and writing one's teaching philosophy/education platform, (2) cover letter/letter of employment, (3) resume, and (4) references.