More than ever, now is a time when you need to give some serious thought about how to write a good resume for any UK jobs. The job market is extremely tight and if you want to succeed you need to consider your best attributes.

SEE IT FROM THE EMPLOYERS PERSPECTIVE

During times of high unemployment employers struggle to get through the resumes that they receive. I am sure all employers who have UK jobs being advertised will appreciate your consideration. What you need to do is make an effort to ensure that you have a presentable cover letter and a presentable resume.

Can you imagine being an employer with 200 resumes on the desk. You would probably thumb through them quickly and give them an initial glance.

AS SEEN FROM THE EMPLOYEES PERSPECTIVE

your presentation needs to be clean to catch the attention of the employer, not cluttered with a lot of pretty colours and modern graphics. Keep the presentation simple but bring it to the employer’s attention by the clever use of colour. Just enough to create interest.

Use capital letters to highlight important points as in this article, but use them sparingly. Only for very important and relevant points.

THE COVER LETTER

Set out your letterhead with your name and address on the left and your contact details on the right. Use a colour like to rule if off here. Put the date in. Some people say that they send so many that they don’t date them. Well, the point is that you dont want the employer to think that you are having to do so many. Without a date it looks like you have sent off hundreds of them and can’t get a gob.

Your cover letter should have some of the more personal details that should not be in your resume. Take the time to mention that you appreciate their time and that you will expand on your resume details should you receive an interview.

THE RESUME

Keep it simple in content and layout. Use headings and keep your details brief. Remember employers will have hundred to go through. List your details in this order, name, contact no, address, objective, attributes, qualifications, list your jobs with most recent first, referees (3 maximum). A resume should be no more than two pages. If you find that you need more because of a lot of qualifications, make it three maximum, and state that you have others which you are happy to present at interview.

When you have your resume written you can start your search through the UK jobs. One tip is for you have several resumes with a different focus on your contributing abilities and send the appropriate resume for the appropriate job.