Writing appropriate curriculum vitae is of utmost importance if you are looking for a job. It is even more important in case you are immigrant in a new country and are searching for a job. It is similar for immigrants moving to Australia.

Australian employers expect resumes to be written in a particular format. For an immigrant, it is important that he proves himself to be a genuine one through his resume which is the foremost step while short listing candidates for a job.

Below mentioned are some tips which would help the prospective immigrants to find a job in Australia:

• Your name should be mentioned in capitals, bolded at the centre top of the page.
• This should be followed by your nationality and your country of citizenship. Also, mention the type of visa that you are entitled to with its number and the date of expiration. The date format should be day/month/year.
• The next in order should comprise of your mailing and the residence address.
• The candidate’s mobile phone number should be next in order.
• Following is the Summary of Skills of the candidate. This heading should be in bold and underlined. Under this, enlist your skills which you can use at workplace. This can include all forms of credentials and other certifications, if any.
• The next should be Work Experience, again in bold and underlined. This section should include all the details regarding your previous employment along with its timelines, job locations and the posts held. Under each job, enlist all the job responsibilities allocated to you in each organization that you have worked. Keep it crisp and in points.
• The candidate’s Educational Qualification is the next to be mentioned. Mention the name of the school, the number of years attended, academic degrees achieved and so on.
• The last section to be included is your personal profile. This can include your Special Interests, hobbies and so on.

Above all, the candidate has to be careful with the spellings and ensure that his resume is written in Australian English. This is most essential otherwise the Australian employers might come to think that the candidate is incompetent in English language.