Applying by email or by post

Send from an address that looks like you. Put the job title in the subject line, so the reader knows what it is before opening it.

Greet the officer the notice names, or write "Dear Sir or Madam". Then two lines in the body: the role, and that your resume is attached.

Attach a PDF, not a photo of your resume. Name it Firstname-Lastname-Resume.pdf.

A personal Gmail account can send 25 MB in one message.² The Jamaica Information Service's form has the same limit for a resume or covering letter.³

A phone photo of a certificate can be several megabytes. Make a PDF from it first: it comes out smaller and straighter.

Send the documents the notice names, and only those. If it names none, send your resume. If it asks for a covering letter, write one for that role: here's how.

Address it exactly as the notice does, with the name of the office and the job title on the envelope. Post it well before the closing date, because letters take time.

Jamaica Post's registered mail says it takes two to three days to deliver, and offers Track and Trace.⁴ Keep the receipt.

If you take it to the office, ask for the person who received it to sign or stamp a copy.

Note what you sent, and the day. Some employers never reply unless you are shortlisted. Read what to do about that.