The ATS-safe résumé checklist for the Australian job market
Applicant tracking systems parse before a human reads. This checklist keeps your résumé parse-clean and keyword-aligned for AU roles.
Blog · 15 June 2026 · 6 min read · The ApplyBandit Crew
Before a recruiter sees your résumé, an ATS parses it into fields. If parsing fails, even a great candidate can be filtered out.
Keep it single-column
Multi-column layouts, text boxes and tables confuse parsers. A clean single-column document parses reliably across Greenhouse, Lever, Workday and the rest.
Match the keywords — grammatically
Mirror the must-have skills from the job description, but weave them into real sentences and bullets rather than stuffing a keyword list. ApplyBandit’s ATS score shows missing keywords and inserts them grammatically.