The sample cover letter that is included here will give you a starting point for creating your own letter to include with your job application.

This template has been designed as a starting point for you to write your own resume. You can choose to leave out some sections and expand on other sections depending on your particular skills and experience.

Your resume should be no longer than three pages. If it's longer there's a good chance people won't want to read it.

Be specific. When listing your interests name the clubs you’re a member of and any competitions you’ve participated in.

Broadly, your resume should include:

• Activities you’ve taken part in at school, in clubs or community groups, or even just with friends. This might include working on a special project or building something at the school for example
• Skills you’ve developed – not just at school, these can be skills you’ve learned from helping out at home or helping friends, teachers or relatives.  Life skills often have great application in the workplace.
• Your leadership and teamwork experience – think about the roles you’ve played in groups you’ve joined –sporting groups and other special interest groups  e.g. you may have strong leadership abilities or be great at following instructions, completing tasks or helping other people

What your resume should include

• Career objective
  What would you like out of a job? What type of opportunity would you like to experience? What are you keen to learn? In your statement include your strongest skills such as being a great team player and completing work within the agreed time frame.
• Achievements and abilities
  You could include areas such as the following:
  • you hold a current drivers license
  • computer skills
  • solid team player
  • include the strengths that will have work place relevance here, eg:
  • people skills
  • organised
  • personal pride in work
  • any formal achievements  such as awards or certificates, eg: first aid, music, sport
  • informal achievements - things you’re proud of based on your hobbies - eg: hobbies & interests in and out of school - clubs, community activities.  
  • Think about what other people say you do well.
• Education and employment
  • What level of high school or tertiary education have you achieved? (eg: Year 10)
  • At which educational institutions (High School, TAFE or other college)
  • In what year did you finish?
  • Which subjects did you study and what were your results?
  • Did you do any work experience or voluntary work?
• What are your personal interests? What do you do in your spare time?
  • Sports you play
  • Clubs you belong to
  • Cultural activities you participate in
  • informal training you’ve received
• Referees
  • Include 2 to 3 personal referees who can vouch for your character, the skills you’ve acquired, the qualities you’ve demonstrated.
  • Ask potential referees to write a reference that describes your best skills and qualities
  • Be sure to include their up to date contact details.
  • If you have them, include written references.

Feel free to delete areas or to expand them in order to best represent you, your qualities and skills.