When the job market is this tough, job seekers cannot afford to get anything wrong in the application process. The key part of the application process is a good quality and professional resume and sound covering letter. To ensure a great application, special attention has to be paid to these two parts of the process.
A resume should never be more one page, double sided if required. The document should be cleanly laid out, and many find the use of professional resume writing services useful - if for no other reason then to feel confident about the design and quality of the document.
When writing a covering letter, it is really important to answer points to the job specification that was posted. This will help the people hiring know that you are interested in the job, but also see how you fit against the criteria.
At the same time, try to recycle as much content as you can in your covering letter. Especially if previous iterations were successful in getting interviews. It is essential to ensure that whatever content you use, it reads clearly, is positive and optimistic, and does not contain any errors - grammatical or spelling.
Today, the job market is tough. Anyone looking for a job is competing against a number of people for any job. A clearly written resume and a covering letter which addresses the job specification are two ways to ensure you are not at a disadvantage.
