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Geology Technician resume template
A clean starting structure with example content grounded in what geology technicians actually do day to day, not generic filler. Download and replace the bracketed placeholders with your own details.
Which resume format should you use?
Reverse chronological
You have a steady work history. This is the format almost every recruiter and ATS expects by default.
Functional
You're changing fields or have gaps in your employment. Leads with skills rather than a job-by-job timeline.
Combination
You're early career or have worked consistently but for only a few employers. Blends a skills summary with a shorter chronological history.
This template uses the reverse chronological format: the one most geology technicians should default to, since most Australian recruiters and ATS software expect it.
Professional summary
Geology Technician with field and laboratory experience collecting rock, soil and drill core samples for mineral exploration and mine geology teams. Skilled in core logging, sample preparation, survey equipment and geological database maintenance, with a strong safety and accuracy focus on remote rosters. Comfortable supporting geologists with mapping, data quality checks and reporting across exploration and grade control programs.
Key skills
- Field research and sampling
- Drill core and cuttings logging
- Laboratory analysis and sample preparation
- Surveying and geospatial work
- Data analysis and quality control
- Plant and equipment operation
- ArcGIS
- QGIS
- Leapfrog Geo
- ioGAS
- Microsoft Excel
- Safety and compliance awareness
- Attention to detail
Experience: example bullet points
- Logged and photographed drill core from a 12,000 metre exploration program, keeping sample numbering and depth records aligned across multiple drill rigs.
- Prepared and dispatched soil, rock and core samples to an external assay laboratory, resolving sample swaps and turnaround delays before they affected the exploration program.
- Operated GPS, total station and field sampling equipment on remote campaigns, maintaining daily survey control and equipment checks.
- Maintained sample and assay databases in Excel and ioGAS, reducing rework for geologists during resource estimation and grade control.
- Assisted geologists with geological mapping and cross-section interpretation, producing field maps and logs for weekly technical reviews.
- Followed site WHS procedures and hazard reporting on fly-in fly-out rosters, contributing to a strong safety record across field crews.
Education
Typical entry is a Certificate III or IV in Mineral Exploration, Laboratory Techniques or a related field, with many technicians holding a Diploma of Geoscience or a Bachelor of Science in geology or earth science. Some enter with Year 12 and complete on-site competency training in core logging, sampling and safety.
Keywords an ATS is likely to scan for
Applicant tracking systems match your resume against terms in the job ad before a person ever sees it. Only include the ones that actually apply to your experience, but if a term below matches something you've done, use the same wording the job ad uses.
- Core logging
- Drill core
- Reverse circulation cuttings
- Soil sampling
- Rock chip sampling
- Sample preparation
- Assay data
- Grade control
- Mineral exploration
- ArcGIS
- QGIS
- Leapfrog Geo
- ioGAS
- Microsoft Excel
- GPS
- Total station
- WHS
- Mine site safety
- FIFO
- Certificate III in Mineral Exploration
- Diploma of Geoscience
Getting past ATS screening
- Match the specific skills, certifications and terms used in the job ad, not just your own wording for the same thing.
- Keep formatting simple: no tables, text boxes, columns, headers/footers or graphics. Parsers frequently drop content placed in these.
- Submit as .docx or PDF unless the job ad specifies otherwise.
- Use standard section headings (Experience, Education, Skills) rather than creative alternatives.
- List your core skills and technical competencies in their own section so a keyword scan can find them instantly.
This is a starting point, not a guarantee of interviews. Tailor every bullet point to your own real experience and the specific job ad.