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Sample Résumé
Personal Details
You don’t have to list your age, marital status or nationality. It is actually illegal for employers to ask for any of these and it may unfairly discriminate against you if you include it.

Your name
Your street address
Suburb State Postcode
Tel:
Mobile:
Email:



Career Objective
Or you could list Career Highlights.
Brief statement about your goals and what you want to achieve in the immediate future, or a broad statement about your career goals – if possible, make it specific to the job.


Education
List most recent qualification first.

Year completed Name of degree, Name of university
Year completed Other qualifications in the same format as above
Year completed If you’re a graduate, you may wish to list secondary school results.


Employment History
List most recent job first.
Position title, Name of company
Month year – current
Responsibilities
  • Use bullet list.
  • Use clear, concise structure with active verbs such as ‘managed’, ‘negotiated’, ‘created’.
  • Keep the language clear and concise.

    • Achievements
  • Use bullet list for two or three major achievements.
  • Use clear, concise structure with active verbs such as ‘developed, ‘negotiated’, ‘created’.
  • Keep the language clear and concise.


    • Position title, Name of company
    Month year – Month year
    Responsibilities
  • Use bullet list.
  • Use clear, concise structure with active verbs such as ‘managed’, ‘negotiated’, ‘created’.
  • Keep the language clear and concise.

    • Achievements
  • Use bullet list for two or three major achievements.
  • Use clear, concise structure with active verbs such as ‘developed, ‘negotiated’, ‘created’.
  • Keep the language clear and concise.


    • Position title, Name of company
    Month year – Month year
    Responsibilities
  • Use bullet list.
  • Use clear, concise structure with active verbs such as ‘managed’, ‘negotiated’, ‘created’.
  • Keep the language clear and concise.

    • Achievements
  • Use bullet list for two or three major achievements.
  • Use clear, concise structure with active verbs such as ‘developed, ‘negotiated’, ‘created’.
  • Keep the language clear and concise.


    • Professional Affiliates
    Membership of volunteer groups can also be relevant.
    List any relevant organisations to which you belong or have belonged. Use bullet points for consistency.

    Skills and Competencies
    Refer to the job ad to see if they list any special skills that you have.
    Not essential but if you have special skills that are listed in the job description, add them here. Use bullet points for consistency.

    Personal Interests
    Keep it relevant.
    Are you involved in any charities? Do you belong to a community group or organisation? Do you have any interests that relate to the job? If you can add information that demonstrates skills and proficiencies which will get a tick from the reader, add them here.

    Referees
    Before supplying prospective employers with details of your referees, make sure you check with the referee that they’re happy for you to do so.
    Name of person
    Position title
    Company
    Address
    Tel:
    Email:
    		Name of person
    Position title
    Company
    Address
    Tel:
    Email:
    OR write ‘Can supply on request’.


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