Real Australian resume examples for every experience level — from no experience through to senior professional and career change. See what a strong, ATS-friendly resume looks like, then build your own free or start from a matching template.
Every example below is a real, filled-in Australian resume you can view on screen and download. When you’re ready, the free resume builder lets you make your own in minutes — no sign-up, nothing uploaded.
Pick the one closest to where you’re at. Each links to a full example you can view and download, with a note on what it does well.
You have never had a paid job. The resume leads with your education, skills and school activities so an empty work-history section is never the first thing an employer sees.
Shows: How to fill a page with school achievements, volunteering and transferable skills instead of jobs.
View & download →You are applying for your first casual or part-time role. Short, clean and focused on reliability and willingness to learn.
Shows: A simple one-page layout that keeps the focus on attitude and availability.
View & download →You have just finished study. The example balances your degree, any placements or internships, and casual work.
Shows: How to turn study, projects and placements into evidence an employer values.
View & download →You have a few years behind you. Work experience leads, with results and achievements rather than just duties.
Shows: How to write achievement-focused bullet points with real outcomes.
View & download →You are a manager or established professional. The example adds the sections senior resumes are expected to carry.
Shows: Where memberships and professional development fit on a senior resume.
View & download →You are moving into a different field. The example leads with transferable skills so your background reads as a strength.
Shows: How to reframe past experience for a new industry.
View & download →Across every example above, the same things make the difference. Keep the layout clean and single-column so it’s easy to read and works with applicant tracking systems. Lead with your name and contact details, a short summary, and your key skills. Put the most relevant section next — work experience if you have it, education if you don’t. Australian resumes leave off photos, date of birth and personal details, and “referees available on request” is normal unless the ad asks otherwise.
Write bullet points that start with a verb and, where you can, include a number or result — “Served up to 60 customers a shift” beats “responsible for customer service”. When your resume is ready, run it through the free ATS resume checker to see how well it matches a specific job ad, add a matching cover letter with the free cover letter builder, and read the full resume and cover letter guide if you want the detail behind the layout.
A good Australian resume is clean, one to three pages, and easy to read. It leads with your name and contact details, a short summary, and key skills, then covers work experience and education in reverse order. It uses no photo, date of birth or personal details, and a simple single-column layout that applicant tracking systems can read. The examples on this page show that structure for different experience levels.
Use them as a model for structure and wording, not as something to copy word for word. The names, employers and numbers in every example are fictional and there to show the format. Swap in your own real experience — an employer can tell a generic resume, and you need to be able to speak to everything on it.
For most roles, two to three pages is normal, and one page is fine early in your career. Quality matters more than length: a clear, well-targeted two-page resume beats a padded four-page one.
An example is filled in with sample content so you can see what a finished resume looks like. A template is the same layout ready for you to replace with your own details. On JobCall each example is a real template you can view on screen and download in Word or PDF, or rebuild from scratch in the free resume builder.
Yes. They use a single-column layout with standard headings and no tables, text boxes or graphics, which is what most applicant tracking systems read best. You can check your own finished resume with the free ATS resume checker.
