Resume and cover letter guides

Practical answers to the questions people ask most when writing a resume or cover letter, with examples you can copy.

• 24 Resume Tips to Make a Good Resume (With Examples)

  Practical resume tips you can act on in five minutes each: stronger bullets, cleaner layout, ATS fixes, tailoring and proofreading, with before/after examples.

• ATS-Friendly Resume: Format, Keywords and How to Test It

  Make an ATS-friendly resume that parses cleanly: what tracking systems read, the formatting that breaks them, honest keyword tips and a free test.

• Cover Letter Examples: 6 Complete Samples to Adapt

  Six complete cover letter examples for server, warehouse, security, nursing, first-job and career-change roles, plus a short email cover letter you can adapt.

• High School Resume: How to Write Your First Resume

  Write a high school resume that gets interviews, even with no job history. Section order, summary examples, action-verb bullets and a full sample.

• How to Write a Cover Letter (With Example)

  Learn how to write a cover letter that gets read, with a paragraph-by-paragraph structure, the right length and tone, a full annotated example and a checklist.

• How to Write a Resume With No Experience (+ Example)

  Write a first job resume with no work experience: example bullets for school, volunteer and informal work, skills by job type and a complete sample.

• One-Page Resume: How Long Should a Resume Be?

  How long a resume should be by career stage, plus what to cut first, bullet rewrites and layout tricks to fit a one-page resume without cramming it.

• Resume Format Guide: Best Layouts, Examples and Rules

  The resume format employers expect in 2026: chronological vs combination layouts, section order, fonts and margins, plus copyable resume format examples.

Looking for examples instead? See resume examples or UK CV examples.