Free Resume Builder
Build a professional, Australian-standard resume in your browser: pick a template, fill in your details, and download a clean PDF. If you have an account with us, your profile fills most of it in for you.
- Sixteen sections, all optional - tick what your resume needs
- A live preview that is exactly your PDF
- 7 templates, switchable at any time - three of them ATS-safe
- PDF, Word, plain text or a shareable link
- A guided walkthrough the first time you open it
Why this one
Section order, wording and a no-photo default that match what employers and institutions here expect - including how to write achievements rather than duties.
Most applications are read by software before a person sees them. The default template is plain enough to be parsed correctly, and one template is built for nothing else.
It writes your summary from what you entered, improves your wording and checks your dates. You see every change before it is kept, and it never adds a job you did not do.
Persian and Arabic resumes read right to left and are set in a font that shapes the script - not a Latin font pretending. Any resume can be translated into a second one.
Already our client? Pull your details, certificates and language scores out of your profile instead of typing them again - and save the finished PDF where your counsellor can see it.
Download whenever you like, share only if you choose to, and delete the resume when you are done with it. A shared link can be turned off.
What goes into an Australian resume
Every section below is already in the builder, switched on or off with a tick. Nothing here is compulsory - a resume is the parts that apply to you, in the order a reader here expects them.
Start with these four
Almost every resume needs exactly this much, in this order.
- Contact details
- Name, phone, email and your suburb and state - not your full street address. No photo and no date of birth: Australian employers do not expect them, and both invite discrimination.
- Professional summary
- Three or four lines: what you do, how long you have done it, and what you are looking for. Written last, once the rest of the page exists.
- Work experience
- Newest first. Under each role, three or four achievement lines - what changed because you were there - rather than a copy of the job description.
- Education
- Your highest qualification first, with the institution and the years. Add your grade only if it helps you.
Add what applies to you
Each of these wins interviews in the right field and wastes space in the wrong one.
- Skills
- Six to twelve specific ones. "IV cannulation" says far more than "clinical skills", and it is what a keyword filter is looking for.
- Languages and test scores
- Every language you can work in. If you have an IELTS, PTE or OET result, give all four band scores - a course or a visa usually sets a minimum per band, not just an overall.
- Certifications and licences
- The tickets an Australian employer asks to see: First Aid, White Card, RSA, a driver's licence, AHPRA registration. Include the credential number so it can be verified.
- Professional memberships
- Registration is not decoration here - AHPRA, Engineers Australia, CPA Australia. If your field has a body, being current in it is part of being qualified.
- Short courses and training
- Anything recent and relevant, especially if it fills a gap between jobs.
For a graduate, a researcher or a career change
When your work history is short, these are what fill the page honestly.
- Projects
- A capstone, a portfolio piece, something you built. Say what it was, what you did, and what came out of it.
- Publications and presentations
- Standard for an academic application, and they move to the top of the page in the Academic template.
- Awards and scholarships
- Named, with the year and who gave it to you.
- Volunteering
- Unpaid work is experience. Write it the same way you write a job.
- Interests
- Two or three real ones. For a graduate this is often the only place your character shows, and Australian employers do read it.
- Referees
- Two or three people who have supervised your work, with how to reach them - and ask them first. "Available on request" is perfectly normal.
Six things that decide whether yours gets read
Australian recruiters expect two pages for most roles - three if you are senior or academic. One resume sent to twenty employers reads like exactly that; change the summary and the top three achievement lines for each one.
"Managed a 24-bed ward" and "cut documentation errors by a third" say something. "Responsible for patient care" does not. If you cannot count it, say what changed instead.
Most applications are filtered by software before a person opens them, and it matches the words the ad used. If the ad says "stakeholder engagement", do not write "talking to clients".
A PDF looks the same everywhere; a Word file re-flows on someone else's machine. Avoid text inside images, tables and columns if the employer's system might read it - our Plain ATS template exists for that.
No photo, date of birth, marital status, religion or visa number unless a form specifically asks. Do say plainly what you are entitled to work - "Full working rights" or "Student visa, 48 hours per fortnight" - because that is a real question.
Consistent tense, consistent dates, no gaps you cannot explain. Our assistant checks the wording and flags date gaps, but read it aloud once yourself before you send it.
Questions people ask
Is the resume builder free?
Yes. Building, editing and downloading a resume as a PDF is free and needs no account. Signing in adds the parts that involve your file with us - filling the resume from your profile, saving the PDF where your counsellor can see it, and keeping several resumes side by side.
Do I need an account to start?
No. You can start typing straight away and download the PDF at the end. Your resume is kept in your browser session, so create an account if you want to come back to it later from another device.
What format should I send my resume in?
A PDF, unless the employer asks for something else. You can also download a Word file if someone needs to edit it, or plain text for an online form that will not accept an attachment.
How long should an Australian resume be?
Two pages for most roles. Three is normal for senior, technical or academic applications, where publications and projects belong on the page. One page is only right when you genuinely have one page of relevant history.
Should I put a photo on my resume?
No. Australian resumes do not carry one, and including a photo invites discrimination rather than preventing it. The option exists in the builder because some countries do expect one, and it is off by default.
What does ATS-safe mean?
An applicant tracking system reads your resume before a person does. A template is ATS-safe when its text is plain enough to be read correctly - one column, no text inside images, no layout tricks. Classic and Plain ATS are the safest here.
Can I write my resume in Persian or Arabic?
Yes. Set the language of the resume and the page turns around to read right to left, the section headings change with it, and it is set in a font that shapes the script properly. You can also have the assistant translate a finished resume into a second one and keep both.
Can the assistant write my resume for me?
It can write your professional summary from what you have already entered, improve the wording of any section, and check your dates for gaps and tense. It will not invent a job, a date or a number you did not type, and you see every change before it is kept.
I already have a CV. Can I use it?
If you are signed in and your CV is in your documents with us, the assistant can read it and turn it into an editable resume - most uploaded documents have already been read once, so this is usually quick.
Who can see my resume?
Only you, unless you choose otherwise. Saving the PDF into your documents shares it with your counsellor; creating a share link shares it with whoever has the link, and you can turn that link off at any time.