Graduate resume Australia — examples that read past "keen learner"
What AU graduate recruiters want on page one: a targeted summary, internship or project proof with metrics, skills aligned to Seek ads, and education without transcript dump.
Australian graduate programs and entry roles on Seek still drown in lookalike CVs: objective statements, skill clouds, and duty-list internships. University career services (UNSW, Melbourne, Sydney) converge on the same fix — evidence, keywords from the ad, and clean reverse chronology.
Aim for one to two pages. Lead with a summary that names the function (graduate analyst, junior engineer, HR graduate) and two proofs (internship outcome, capstone metric, leadership role).
Page-one blueprint
Contact: mobile, name-based email, city/state, LinkedIn. Summary: 3–4 lines, no "seeking a challenging opportunity." Skills: 8–14 terms mirrored from target ads (Excel, SQL, stakeholder updates — only if true). Experience: internships, casual jobs, research assistant roles with bullets that start with verbs and end with outcomes.
Education: degree, university, years, selective awards or WAM/GPA only if strong or requested. Relevant coursework belongs as a short list under education or projects — not a full handbook index.
Example bullet upgrades
Before: "Assisted the marketing team with social media." After: "Scheduled 12 LinkedIn posts per month; tracked engagement in Excel for weekly team review." Before: "Responsible for data entry." After: "Cleaned 2,000-row customer CSV in Excel; reduced duplicate records before CRM upload."
Email, portals, and volume discipline
Graduate campaigns mix Seek applies, employer portals, and occasional email drops. Use the email subject pattern [Program or role] – [Your name], PDF attachments named cleanly, and a body that cites one proof — not your whole transcript.