About this template
The Australia Modern template is a contemporary variant in Inter with an ochre and eucalyptus palette, sidebar layout. Skills, certifications and visa status live in the side column, experience and metrics in the main column — built for Sydney and Melbourne tech, fintech and digital scenes. The palette draws from Australian landscapes (red earth, eucalyptus leaves) without falling into cliché.
Who is it for?
It fits candidates targeting modern Australian employers — Sydney and Melbourne tech scale-ups, fintech (Atlassian heritage, Canva, Afterpay, Airwallex, Up Bank), e-commerce, digital agencies and product-led businesses. Suits product managers, engineers, designers, growth marketers and data profiles who combine AU work eligibility with a contemporary visual identity.
How to use it
The sidebar holds the photo (optional in AU) at the top, visa status, certifications (AWS, GCP, Scrum) and a technical skills block in tags. The main column carries experience in reverse chronology with two or three quantified bullets per role. For a product manager, mention frameworks (Jobs-to-be-Done, Hypothesis-driven, North Star Metric) and tools (Linear, Productboard, Amplitude, Mixpanel). For a software engineer, list the stack by layer (languages, frameworks, infra, observability).
Frequently asked questions
Sidebar versus single column — do AU ATS handle it?
Modern ATS (Lever, Greenhouse, Workday) have read sidebars correctly since 2022. For older ATS sometimes still used in government and traditional enterprises, the sidebar can introduce a parsing risk. For a tech application, the risk is negligible.
Is a photo needed?
Optional and increasingly rare in Australian tech. Equality recruitment practices push toward CVs without photos. If you keep a photo, choose a professional neutral shot — plain background, business casual, natural expression. Avoid office or landscape backgrounds.
Suitable for a senior tech role?
Yes for Engineering Manager, Director of Product, Head of Data in scale-ups. For a VP Engineering or CTO at an ASX-listed company, switch to Australia Executive which signals seniority better through serif typography and three-page structure.
