Convert your resume to Australian style
An Australian style resume drops the photo, personal details like marital status, and skips a key selection criteria essay, using reverse-chronological order, clear job titles and dates, and a short summary instead of an objective. Verbcraft's free tool reformats an existing resume into this structure automatically.
If you built your resume for a US, UK, or Indian job market, an Australian recruiter will notice fast. Australian resumes (often called CVs) skip the photo and personal details, use reverse-chronological work history, and lead with a short summary instead of an objective statement or key selection criteria essay.
Verbcraft lets you upload your existing resume as a PDF, DOCX, or even a photo, or import straight from LinkedIn, then reformats the content into an ATS-safe Australian layout you can edit in a guided form before you download it.
What changes in an Australian-style resume
Australian resumes are typically two to three pages, reverse-chronological, and skip the photo, date of birth, marital status, and nationality that appear on European or Asian resumes. Instead of an objective statement, lead with a short professional summary of two to three sentences. Section headings stay plain, Work Experience, Education, Skills, rather than creative labels. If you're coming from a country that uses key selection criteria responses or a curriculum vitae format with publications, condense that into concise bullet points under each role, focused on what you did and the result.
Uploading and converting your existing resume
Start by uploading your current resume as a PDF, DOCX, or photo, or paste in your LinkedIn profile URL. Verbcraft extracts your work history, education, and skills into a guided form where you can edit each section directly. From there, choose one of four ATS-safe templates built for reverse-chronological Australian formatting, no tables, columns, or graphics that confuse applicant tracking systems. You get a free instant score showing how well your resume is structured and quantified before you download or apply.
Common mistakes when converting to Australian format
The most common mistake is keeping a photo or personal details like marital status and date of birth, Australian employers don't expect them and some recruiters will set the resume aside. Another is leaving in a key selection criteria essay or a long personal statement instead of a tight summary. Watch section header labels too: unusual names like 'Career Journey' can confuse both recruiters skimming quickly and ATS software parsing your file. Keep formatting simple, use standard fonts, and make sure your most recent role is listed first.
Frequently asked questions
Do Australian resumes include a photo?
No. Photos, date of birth, marital status, and nationality are left off Australian resumes. Including them looks out of place to local recruiters and can raise unconscious bias concerns for employers, so Verbcraft's templates don't have a photo field.
How long should an Australian resume be?
Two to three pages is standard for an Australian resume, longer than the one-page norm in the US. There's room to describe each role's responsibilities and achievements in more detail, especially if you have more than five years of experience.
What order should work experience go in?
Reverse-chronological, your most recent job first, then backward through your history. This is the expected format across the Australian job market and is what Verbcraft's templates use by default when you import or convert your resume.
Can I convert a CV that uses key selection criteria?
Yes. Upload it and rework the criteria responses into short, results-focused bullet points under the relevant role instead of a separate essay section, Australian resumes fold that detail into work experience rather than answering criteria one by one.