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Tailoring your resume for the role you want

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One size does not fit all when promoting the value of your higher degree to potential employers with your resume.

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What position is right for you?

Consider what kind of听position you want to target:

  • Academic
  • Research position in industry
  • Non-academic positions in industry, government, and NFP sector

Selection criteria

Consider the selection criteria in the job description.听 What听is of most interest to the employer and how can you address this?

What you should emphasise

Where should the听emphasis听be, for example, on academic, technical or transferable skills? 听This will determine the length and structure of your resume.

  • Academic qualifications 鈥 level of achievement and subject specific knowledge
  • Research interests 鈥 past, present and future. Consider a 鈥淩esearch Profile鈥 as opposed to a 鈥淐areer Objective鈥 section.
  • Research reputation and impact 鈥 publications, citations, conferences, public engagement. If a very long track record consider an appendix for less relevant content or organise into sub headings around relevance
  • Your ability to apply for and attract funding 鈥 include grants, scholarships, prizes and awards (make clear what they were awarded for if that鈥檚 not clear in the title)
  • Teaching experience 鈥 lecturing, tutoring, mentoring, supervision & any formal teacher training
  • Administrative experience 鈥 marking, course coordination, program management, committees, outreach like Open Days
  • Technical skills and subject specific knowledge
  • The academic language and terminology of the discipline, but don鈥檛 abbreviate (spell it out before using acronyms)
  • There is no set length for an academic resume but still follow the principles of tailoring your content for relevance and conciseness

  • Relevant research听experience, technical skills & publications (summarised)
  • Any听commercial听applications or industry research partnerships
  • Quantifiable outcomes听and where possible translate the language of your research field to equivalent terms in your target industry
  • 听Interests or听extra-curricular activities听can make you appear well-rounded

  • Relevant听transferable skills听鈥 focus on what you听do, not what you know
  • Demonstratable听knowledge of the industry/commercial awareness
  • Key words听in job advertisement - use the language of the industry to describe your skills set
  • If a full time HDR student, include that as a 鈥job鈥 in your experience section
  • Focus on outcomes as a general indicator of achievement orientation.听听Quantify and qualify听 eg: 鈥3 refereed articles in leading international science journal鈥 rather than a detailed publications list
  • Depending on the length of your work history consider dividing into 鈥淩elevant/Industry Experience鈥 and 鈥淥ther Employment鈥
  • Join an industry relevant听professional association听to include on your resume.听Membership will demonstrate your commitment & interest in the new profession you are entering
  • 听Keep your non-academic resume between 1-4 pages in the Australian context.

Career support for HDR students

We offer a range of tailored services, workshops and events to support Higher Degree Research students with career planning and decision making, job search and professional skills development.

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