| Do be positive. |
| Do look forward to the future. |
| Do emphasize the benefit you will bring to an employer. |
| Do use active verbs. |
| Do keep to the point. Be relevant. |
| Do create an organised layout. |
| Do be neat. |
| Do use good quality paper. |
| Do use a word-processor (computer). |
| Do use wide margins. |
| Do use plenty of white space. |
| Do use a good quality photo (if you use a photo). |
| Do check your work for spelling errors. |
| Do check your work for grammatical errors. |
| Do ask a friend to look at your CV and letter. |
| Do sign your letter with a fountain pen. |
| Don't look backward to the past. |
| Don't write CV or Resume at the top. |
| Don't write Mr, Mrs or Miss in front of your name. |
| Don't give personal details (place of birth, age etc) unless necessary. |
| Don't give full addresses of past employers. |
| Don't give minor or unimportant school qualifications. |
| Don't give lots of irrelevant or unimportant hobbies. |
| Don't write names in capital letters. |
| Don't use lots of different typefaces (fonts) and sizes. |
| Don't use lots of capital letters, italics or fancy typefaces. |
| Don't use coloured paper. |
| Don't make your covering letter more than 1 page. |
| Don't make your CV/resume more than 2 pages. |
