AI Resume & CV Builder for Australian Jobs — Free ATS Score Check
Applied to dozens of jobs — and still not even a no?
Force Australian Recruiters to Read Your CV (And Get Interviews in Days, Not Months).
Stop getting instantly rejected by automated ATS systems. We rewrite your CV to Australian standards so you finally get the callbacks you deserve. See your ATS score in 60 seconds — Free.
Trained by a Senior Recruiter with 20+ years at Hays, Hudson, and Michael Page.
No signup · No credit card · ATS score in 60 seconds
Don't have a CV yet? Build one from scratch →Built to pass the ATS platforms used in Australian recruitment: Workday · PageUp · JobAdder · SmartRecruiters · Greenhouse
Optimised for the job sites you apply on: Seek · Indeed · CareerOne · Jora · LinkedIn
SENIOR SOFTWARE ENGINEER
Sydney, NSW
Experience
Senior Software Engineer
Atlassian
Jan 2023 – Present
- Led delivery of cloud features serving 200k+ users with 99.9% uptime.
- Reduced API latency by 40% through caching and query optimisation.
Full Stack Developer
Canva
2020 – 2022
- Shipped React + TypeScript features across a team of eight engineers.
- Built CI/CD pipelines cutting release time from days to hours.
Education
Bachelor of Computer Science
University of Sydney
2016 – 2019
Summary
Senior engineer with 7+ years building scalable web platforms in Python and React. Strong focus on performance, mentoring, and delivery in agile teams.
Skills
Web Development
React · TypeScript · Next.js · JavaScript
Languages & Scripts
Python · Go · SQL
Tools & DevOps
Git · Docker · AWS · CI/CD
See it work
Watch a CV go from filtered-out to interview-ready
Illustrative example — run a free scan for your real score.
- Keyword match with the job ad
- ATS-readable formatting
- Referees with full contact details
- Australian English & spelling
- Length: 2–3 pages
The Problem
You're not unqualified. You're invisible.
You tailor your CV. You hit "Apply" on SEEK, Indeed and LinkedIn. Then... silence. No interview. No rejection. Not even a no. It's the SEEK black hole — and it's rarely because you're unqualified. Your CV is often scanned, scored and filtered before a recruiter ever opens it.
What is an ATS (Applicant Tracking System)?
It's the software companies use to read and filter your CV automatically — before any human ever sees it. It scans for the exact keywords from the job ad, checks your formatting, and assigns a match score. If your CV doesn't hit the threshold, it's filtered out on the spot.
Stop applying blind. 51% of CVs score below 50 out of 100 on their first submission — you could be the most qualified person for the role and still never get seen.
0%
of resumes filtered by ATS before a human sees them
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average applications per corporate job posting in Australia
0 sec
average time a recruiter spends scanning a CV that DOES get through
How It Works
From ignored to recruiter-ready in 3 steps
Drop your ugly CV
No formatting needed. Just give us the raw data.
Our AI does the heavy lifting
We inject the exact keywords the SEEK/LinkedIn algorithms are hunting for.
Start applying in 3 minutes
Download your A4, Aussie-standard, ATS-proof CV and start getting interviews.
Before you apply again, check if your CV can get through
Stop applying blind. Upload your CV for a free ATS-readiness score in 60 seconds — add the job ad (optional) to see job-specific keyword matching.
🔒 Your data is encrypted and never shared. We delete your CV after analysis.
What's Included
Fix the CV problems that keep you out of the shortlist
ATS-optimised CV rewrite
Your CV rewritten with the exact keywords from the job ad and structured the way Australian recruiters expect: a clear personal statement, reverse-chronological experience with quantified achievements, a skills section the ATS can actually read, and — critically — a proper referees section with full contact details.
Tailored cover letter
A cover letter written for the specific role and company — never a template. It connects the job ad's requirements to your real experience, in an Australian tone and format that reads like a person wrote it.
ATS compatibility report
See exactly why your CV gets filtered before it reaches a recruiter: which keywords are missing, which sections need work, and how your CV is parsed by the systems behind SEEK — Workday, PageUp and JobAdder.
- Keyword match
- Formatting
- Referees section
- Australian English
- Length (2-3 pages)
Built for Australian CV standards
Every CV follows what Australian recruiters expect: A4, 2-3 pages, Australian English (organisation, not organization), work rights stated clearly, and referees with full contact details — not 'available on request'.
- A4 format
- 2-3 pages
- Australian English
- Work rights statement
- Referees with full contact details
The Founder
After 50,000 CVs, the pattern was obvious
For 20 years, Sofia Marchetti worked inside Australian recruitment agencies. She started in 2005 at Hudson, moved to Michael Page in 2011, and spent the last decade as a senior consultant at Hays — recruiting for roles across banking, technology, and professional services in Sydney and Melbourne.
In that time, she screened over 50,000 CVs.
And she saw the same pattern, over and over.
“The candidates with the strongest backgrounds were often the ones I never saw. Their CVs hit our ATS, got tagged as ‘low match,’ and disappeared into the system. By the time I got to my shortlist, half the talent was already invisible.”
When ATS software became standard across Australian recruitment in the 2010s, Sofia noticed something else: the candidates who did make it through weren't always the most qualified. They were the ones who'd happened to format their CV in a way the software could read.
“I kept getting on calls with brilliant people who'd been job hunting for months. They thought they weren't good enough. The truth was their CV was being thrown out before anyone read a word of it. They were never given the chance to compete.”
After two decades on the recruiter side of the table, she built CVMate — the tool she wished every candidate she'd ever rejected had access to.
“This isn't about beating the system. It's about giving good people a fair shot at being seen.”
Previously at
Hudson · Michael Page · Hays
Features
6 features to boost your job search
Pricing
One application can change everything — don't send it with a CV that gets filtered out
No subscription. Pay once. Each credit generates one recruiter-ready CV + tailored cover letter for one specific job.
How much is being unemployed costing you per week? $1,000? $1,500? For less than the price of a pint at the pub, get a CV that actually bypasses the robots and lands on a hiring manager's desk.
One Application
$9.90AUD
- 1 recruiter-ready CV + tailored cover letter
- ATS compatibility report
- PDF + DOCX download
For the one role you really want
Active Job Hunter
$29.90AUD
- 4 recruiter-ready CVs + tailored cover letters
- ATS compatibility report for each
- PDF + DOCX downloads
- Priority processing
Best value when you're applying every week
Serious Job Search
$49.90AUD
- 8 recruiter-ready CVs + tailored cover letters
- ATS compatibility report for each
- PDF + DOCX downloads
- Priority processing
- LinkedIn profile audit included
For an all-out push to land the role
The “Hired or It's Free” Guarantee
Apply to 10 jobs with our CV. If you get ZERO interviews in 30 days, you get a 100% refund. No questions asked.
- Built for Australian CV standards
- 30-day Hired-or-Free guarantee
- Secure payment via Stripe
Add-on
Recruiters may check your LinkedIn before they call you
Many Australian recruiters look you up on LinkedIn before they pick up the phone. If your profile doesn't line up with the CV you just sent, it plants doubt — even when your CV got their attention.
Add a LinkedIn profile audit to any order for just $19. We'll analyse your headline, summary, experience and skills — then give you an exact rewrite aligned to the role you're targeting.
- Headline rewrite optimised for SEEK recruiter searches
- Summary/About section tailored to your target role
- Top 3 experience bullet rewrites
- Missing skills + keywords to add
- Quick wins checklist (photo, banner, featured section)
Success Stories
Real results from real job seekers
From 40 rejections to a $120k Project Manager role in 1 month.
“I sent 40+ applications on SEEK over six weeks and got zero callbacks. CVMate scored my old CV at 38/100 and showed me exactly what the ATS was choking on. They rebuilt it to the Australian standard with the right keywords — 11 days later I had three interviews, and I started a $120K project manager role the next month.”
Chloe M.
Project Manager, Sydney
First local role in 6 weeks.
“Newly arrived from overseas, I didn't know Australian CVs needed full referees instead of 'available on request', or a different tone. CVMate converted everything to Australian English, fixed the format and wrote a cover letter that actually matched the ad. I went from no responses to my first Melbourne marketing role in six weeks.”
Mia T.
Marketing Analyst, Melbourne
Got 2 callbacks in my first week using the rewritten CV.
“The free scan flagged that my two-column layout was scrambling in the ATS — something I'd never have guessed. I tailored versions for three specific roles, and in the first week I had two recruiter callbacks and an interview for a senior backend role. The $29 paid for itself instantly.”
Lachlan R.
Software Engineer, Brisbane
2 interviews from 5 applications.
“The cover letter genuinely connected my experience to the job description — the interviewer actually quoted a line from it. After months of silence I landed two interviews from just five tailored applications, and accepted a coordinator role with a national logistics firm.”
Oliver M.
Logistics Coordinator, Perth
Landed a senior finance role after 2 weeks.
“My 5-page CV was scaring off local recruiters. CVMate condensed 18 years into the standard 2-page Australian format and surfaced the KPIs the local market cares about. Two weeks later I had an offer for a senior finance role around the $135K mark.”
Jack P.
Senior Accountant, Adelaide
Hired in 2 weeks, 4 applications.
“I uploaded my old PDF, pasted a SEEK link, and had a fully formatted CV and cover letter in minutes. Two weeks and four applications later I'd accepted a customer support role on the Gold Coast. Effortless for an expat who didn't know the local rules.”
Ethan C.
Customer Support Specialist, Gold Coast
3 recruiters reached out in a fortnight.
“Beyond fixing my CV to pass the filters, their LinkedIn tips reworked my headline and About section. Within a fortnight, three Sydney design agencies messaged me directly about product roles — the inbound completely flipped.”
Sophie B.
Product Designer, Sydney
Built specifically for the Australian job market
FAQ
Common questions about Australian CVs
No — and anyone who promises that isn't being straight with you. What CVMate does is fix the parts you can actually control: getting your CV past the ATS filters, structured to Australian CV standards, and matched to the job ad so a recruiter actually reads it. That's how you give yourself a fair shot at the shortlist instead of disappearing into the SEEK black hole.