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Real Estate Agent resume template
A clean starting structure with example content grounded in what real estate agents 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 real estate agents should default to, since most Australian recruiters and ATS software expect it.
Professional summary
Real estate agent with a track record of listing, marketing and negotiating residential property sales through to settlement. Comfortable running open inspections, advising vendors on pricing using comparative market analysis, and managing buyer relationships from first enquiry to contract exchange. Known for straight-talking client communication and steady follow-up on objections that keeps deals moving.
Key skills
- Selling and negotiation
- Comparative market analysis and property valuation
- Account and relationship management
- Contract preparation and settlement coordination
- CRM management (Salesforce, HubSpot)
- Listing platforms (realestate.com.au, Domain)
- Digital contract software
- Stakeholder and vendor management
Experience: example bullet points
- Listed and marketed residential properties across realestate.com.au and Domain, coordinating open inspections that lifted enquiry volume for underperforming listings
- Negotiated sale terms and closing prices between vendors and buyers, bringing contracts to exchange within agreed timeframes
- Prepared comparative market analyses to advise vendors on realistic price guides, reducing time on market for correctly priced listings
- Managed a pipeline of buyer and vendor relationships in CRM, following up on inquiries and objections to keep prospects engaged through to contract
- Prepared contracts of sale, disclosure statements and settlement documentation in line with state property law requirements
Education
Typical pathway is a state-based Certificate of Registration or Certificate IV in Real Estate Practice, progressing to a full real estate agent's licence (for example a Class 2 licence through NSW Fair Trading or equivalent state regulator) after required experience and CPD hours; some agents hold a Diploma of Property (Agency Management) or a business-related bachelor degree.
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.
- Real estate agent licence
- Certificate of Registration
- Certificate IV in Real Estate Practice
- REIA
- CoreLogic
- comparative market analysis
- vendor
- auction
- contract of sale
- cooling-off period
- settlement
- strata
- conjunctional agency
- open for inspection
- exclusive listing agreement
- Fair Trading
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.