Sydney Resume Writing Services — for Executive, Banking and Corporate roles
Resume writing services for Sydney professionals — winning roles at NSW Health, Commonwealth Bank, Westpac, Macquarie, Atlassian, Sydney Water, the City of Sydney and beyond. Expert human writers. No AI. No offshore. No templates.
Everything you need to land the role.
Australia's leading resume specialists. Doing what AI can't.
Resume writing
Professionally written resumes tailored to your role and industry — designed to highlight your strengths, align with recruiter expectations, and secure more interviews.
Cover letter writing
Cover letters that bridge your resume to the role — speaking directly to the job, surfacing your most relevant strengths, and addressing what employers actually want to see.
Selection criteria writing
STAR-structured responses that align with government and public sector expectations. Each statement evidences your experience, demonstrates impact, and meets the panel's key criteria.
LinkedIn writing
SEO-optimised LinkedIn profiles with persuasive, professional copy that strengthens your personal brand and lifts your visibility with recruiters and hiring managers.
Interview training
One-on-one sessions that build confidence, sharpen your responses, and give you proven strategies to articulate your value — whether it's a behavioural panel or an informal chat.
Meet our leadership team
A small, expert-led team based in Hobart, supporting clients across Australia. Real employees — not contractors, not AI, not offshore.
Jacquie Liversidge
Managing Director
Founder and lead strategist. Background spans classical music, copywriting and employment services. Specialises in executive resumes and high-impact career documents at every level.
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Marc Cayzer
Operations Manager
Specialises in bespoke selection criteria, resumes and cover letters across government and private sector roles. Skilled at interpreting government frameworks.
Chat with Marc →No overseas, no outsourcing. Every writer is on our team and based in Australia.
Most clients land a role within 90 days — backed by our rewrite guarantee.
Every resume starts with a one-hour Teams call so we capture the detail others miss.
Make your resume work for you.
A resume that doesn't lead with your value, control the narrative, or earn its place on the first page isn't a tool — it's a list. We write the tool.
For the Sydney market
Sydney recruiters and hiring managers don't want generic. They want resumes pitched at the right level for their sector — banking and finance, professional services, technology, healthcare, government or executive leadership.
Whether you're applying to the NSW Government, a federal agency, an ASX-listed business, or a startup, we write to that audience.
How we work
No templates. No AI. No outsourcing. Every document starts with a one-hour Teams call to draw out the achievements you'd never think to mention.
Then we write — outcome-driven, level-appropriate and contemporary, with a 90-day employment guarantee behind every word.
Ready to start?
Get a custom quote in 2 business hours, or book a free 15-minute call.
Selection criteria, written by people who actually understand them.
NSW Government applications aren't a writing test. They're a structured assessment against the NSW Public Sector Capability Framework. We write to that framework — not around it.
NSW Capability Framework
We write to the NSW Public Sector Capability Framework, mapping your evidence to the focus capabilities at the right level — Foundational through Highly Advanced.
Targeted questions
Most NSW Gov roles now ask 2–3 targeted questions instead of long-form criteria. We answer them directly, with the structured behavioural evidence panels score on.
Pitch & cover letter
Whether the role wants a 1-page pitch, a covering letter, or a structured response to capabilities, we write to the format the panel expects.
What we know about NSW Gov hiring
Agencies hire differently. Transport for NSW, NSW Health, Department of Customer Service and Department of Education each apply the framework with their own emphasis — what works at one isn't enough at another.
Focus capabilities aren't optional. Your evidence needs to address the focus capabilities at the right level, with behavioural indicators that match the classification (Clerk Grade or equivalent).
Targeted questions are short by design. Most are 250–500 words. The discipline isn't writing more — it's writing tighter, with one strong example per question that demonstrates the capability cleanly.
The resume is part of the assessment. NSW Gov panels read it. Most expect 2–3 pages, ATS-clean, with achievement-led content — not a duty list.
Clerk 1/2 → SES
Every grade we've written for, from entry-level to senior executive.
Agencies we've written for
NSW Health, Transport for NSW, Department of Customer Service, Department of Education, Department of Communities and Justice, NSW Police, and most NSW Government agencies in between.
Got a NSW Gov role you're applying for?
Send us the role description. We'll come back with a strategy — not a sales pitch.
Graduate to executive. Mining to medicine.
What changes at each level isn't the formatting — it's the evidence. A graduate's strongest example isn't an executive's, and an investment banker's isn't an emergency department nurse's. We write to the level and the sector you're actually applying for.
By level
Entry & graduate
Clerk Grade 1/2 / Graduate Programs
Drawing on study, internships and casual work to evidence transferable capability — and writing to NSW Public Sector Graduate Program and Clerk Grade selection criteria, not duty lists from part-time jobs.
Mid-career
Clerk Grade 5/6 – 9/10
Translating delivery and team work into measurable outcomes against the NSW Public Sector Capability Framework — projects scoped, problems solved, stakeholders managed, results owned.
Senior & leadership
Clerk Grade 11/12 / Senior Officer
Showing breadth — change initiatives, team leadership, budget oversight, ministerial briefing, cross-agency stakeholder work and the judgement to operate without close supervision.
Executive
PSSE Bands 1–4 / C-suite
Strategic outcomes, organisational influence, board and ministerial engagement, P&L ownership and the gravitas NSW Public Service Senior Executive recruitment processes demand.
By industry
Banking & finance
Investment banking, asset management, financial services, fintech and the corporate finance side of ASX-listed and global firms — including the Macquarie, big four and bulge-bracket employer pipeline.
Executive & senior leadership
SES, PSSE and C-suite resumes built for board, ministerial and shareholder audiences — strategic outcomes, gravitas, and P&L ownership.
Legal
Solicitors, barristers, in-house counsel and partners — top-tier, mid-tier, government legal and regulatory practice, including bar transitions and partnership applications.
IT & technology
Software engineers, data, cyber, product and digital transformation — Atlassian, Canva, the bank technology divisions and the Sydney scale-up ecosystem.
Accounting & audit
Accountants, auditors, finance managers and CFOs — Big Four, mid-tier, in-house corporate and public sector finance roles.
Healthcare & allied health
Allied health, hospital administration, health services and AHPRA-registered professions across NSW Health Local Health Districts and the major private hospital networks.
Nursing & medical
Nurses, allied health and medical professionals — including AHPRA registration framing and clinical governance evidence NSW Health and major Sydney teaching hospital panels look for.
Construction
Project managers, construction managers and site managers — Western Sydney Airport, Aerotropolis, Sydney Metro, WestConnex and Tier-1 builder framing.
Engineering
Civil, mechanical, electrical, structural and software engineers — chartered status, project portfolios and technical depth that survives panel scrutiny.
Teaching & education
Teachers, lecturers and education leaders across schools, TAFE, universities and NSW Department of Education selection processes.
Higher education & academia
Academics, researchers and university professional staff — Sydney, UNSW, UTS, Macquarie, Western Sydney — research outputs, teaching portfolios, ARC and NHMRC track record.
Marketing
Marketing managers, brand and growth leads, content and digital — written for measurable revenue and pipeline impact.
Sales & business development
BDMs, account directors and sales leaders — pipeline, quota attainment and territory expansion framed for hiring managers.
Media & creative
Journalists, communications professionals, PR, content strategists and creative leadership — Nine, ABC, News Corp, the Sydney advertising and PR ecosystem.
Hospitality & tourism
Hotel managers, F&B leaders, events and tourism professionals — written for global hotel groups, Crown, Star Entertainment and Australian hospitality operators.
Defence & cleared roles
ADF transitions, defence civilian roles, contractor positions and cleared roles requiring NV1, NV2 or PV framing — including HMAS Kuttabul, Garden Island and Sydney-based Defence corporate offices.
Mining & resources
FIFO operations, processing, exploration, HSE and corporate roles across iron ore, coal, oil and gas, and renewables.
Trades & services
Electricians, plumbers, mechanics and skilled trades — written for what hiring managers actually look for, not corporate fluff.
Customer service
Frontline, contact centre and customer experience roles — service philosophy, complaint handling, and the value you've actually delivered.
Administration
EAs, office managers, coordinators and administration leads — translating "support work" into measurable operational impact.
Graduate & early career
NSW Public Sector Graduate Program, big four bank and Macquarie graduate intakes, internships and first-job applications — drawing on study and experience to evidence transferable capability.
Middle East & international
Moves to Australia, within the Gulf, or home from the region — UAE, Saudi, Qatar, Kuwait, Bahrain and Oman applications.
Don't see your level or industry?
Send us the role description. If we haven't written for it, we'll tell you.
Two approaches. Same candidate. Different outcomes.
Anna Kowalski's career, written two ways. AI generates plausible content from a job title in seconds. We extract what's actually noteworthy from a one-hour conversation, then write to the framework, level and decision-makers the role is being scored against.
- ✗No quantification — no dollar figures, team sizes, or measurable outcomes anywhere
- ✗No level calibration — could be VPS3 or SES, panels can't tell which
- ✗Generic stakeholders — "senior leadership" rather than Secretaries, Ministers, Cabinet
- ✗No framework anchoring — VPS Capabilities, ILS, named legislation invisible
- ✗Duties and achievements muddled together — panels can't see what was delivered above the role baseline
- ✓Quantified outcomes — $38M, 9 commitments, 38% reduction, scores 64→82
- ✓Calibrated to VPS6 — scope, complexity and stakeholder level all match the role
- ✓Named decision-makers — Secretaries, Ministers, Cabinet, named departments
- ✓Framework-anchored — VPS Capabilities, Cabinet submissions, Parliamentary timeframes
- ✓Duties separate from achievements — panels see exactly what was delivered above the role baseline
Working with us in Sydney, answered.
Common questions from Sydney clients about state government applications, local sectors, and how engagements work with a Hobart-based service.
Are you actually based in Sydney?
No — we're Hobart-based, and we deliver every Sydney engagement remotely via Microsoft Teams, phone or email. There's no functional difference between meeting us in person and meeting via Teams; the one-hour information call covers the same ground either way, and you save the commute. We've supported Sydney professionals at every level for years using this model, including for NSW Government roles, financial services hires and ASX-listed C-suite engagements. The work is the work, regardless of postcode — and working remotely lets us serve a much broader cross-section of the Australian market than any single-city Sydney operator could, which means we've seen more sectors, frameworks and assessment processes than the local generalist would have.
Are you familiar with the NSW Public Sector Capability Framework?
Yes — the NSW Public Sector Capability Framework is one of the frameworks we work with regularly. We understand how the four capability groups (Personal Attributes, Relationships, Results, Business Enablers) translate into selection criteria responses, how the framework applies differently across NSW Government clusters, and how Grade levels (Clerk Grades 1/2 through SES) calibrate to scope and complexity expectations. We write applications that map cleanly to the focus capabilities for the role.
Can you write applications for NSW state government roles?
Yes. We've written for clients applying across NSW Treasury, the Department of Premier and Cabinet, the Department of Customer Service, NSW Health, the Department of Communities and Justice, Transport for NSW, the Department of Planning, and across the broader NSW Government cluster system. Whether you're applying for a Clerk Grade 5/6 role or stepping up to SES, we calibrate to the focus capabilities and the assessment process.
Do you write for Sydney financial services and banking roles?
Yes — Sydney is Australia's financial services capital, and we've supported clients applying to Commonwealth Bank, Westpac, Macquarie Bank, ANZ, the Big Four professional services firms, the major investment banks with Sydney offices, and ASX-listed corporates across financial services. Financial services resumes need a particular structure — quantified deal flow, P&L responsibility, transaction sizes, regulatory awareness — and we write to that audience.
Have you written for ASX-listed boards and C-suite Sydney roles?
Yes. Sydney concentrates a high proportion of ASX-listed company headquarters and C-suite roles across Australian business. We write executive resumes calibrated to board, CEO, CFO, CMO and other C-suite positions — with the gravitas, strategic outcomes, governance experience and shareholder-audience framing that those roles demand.
Do you write for Sydney legal and professional services firms?
Yes. Sydney's major law firms — Allens, Ashurst, Clayton Utz, Herbert Smith Freehills, MinterEllison and the broader top tier — each have their own hiring assessment processes for solicitors, senior associates, partners and lateral hires. We write resumes and applications calibrated to legal hiring frames, including practice area positioning, mattr work, and the partnership track narrative.
Can you write for NSW Health and Sydney's major hospital networks?
Yes. We've written for clients applying to NSW Health roles across the Local Health Districts — including the South Western Sydney, Sydney, Northern Sydney, South Eastern Sydney, Western Sydney and Illawarra Shoalhaven LHDs. Healthcare applications need clinical governance evidence, AHPRA registration framing, experience with NSW Health's specific systems and frameworks, and panels that score against very specific capability areas. We calibrate to what NSW Health panels actually look for.
Do you understand Sydney's tech and digital sector hiring?
Yes — Sydney is Australia's tech and digital capital, with concentrations across Atlassian, Canva, the major fintech firms, and the Sydney offices of global tech companies. We write resumes for software engineers, product managers, data professionals, designers and digital leaders — calibrated to both the technical reviewers (who care about specifics) and the business stakeholders (who care about outcomes and impact).
Are your salary positioning frames accurate for the Sydney market?
Yes. Sydney consistently sits at the top end of Australian compensation bands across most professional roles — with financial services, legal, technology and ASX-listed C-suite roles particularly strong. We don't include salary figures in the documents themselves, but we calibrate scope, complexity and stakeholder language to what Sydney hiring panels expect at each seniority level. Asking for a Sydney-equivalent role with Sydney-equivalent narrative gravitas matters.
How long does the engagement take from start to finish?
Standard turnaround is three business days from payment to first drafts, with a 14-day unlimited-revisions window after that. Most engagements settle in two or three review rounds, so a typical end-to-end runs about three weeks from payment to final sign-off. Urgent turnaround at 24 or 48 hours is available for an additional fee.
Who actually writes my resume?
One of our two senior writers — Jacquie Liversidge (Managing Director) or Marc Cayzer (Operations Manager). Whoever runs your information call is the same person who writes your resume, the same person who handles every revision, and the same person you contact if anything changes. No handoffs to junior writers, no offshore staff, no AI-generated drafts.
What format do I receive my documents in, and what's included?
Editable Word and PDF formats, delivered by email. The Word document is fully editable so you can update it yourself in future without breaking the formatting. We also include our 25-page Get Job Ready guide before your information call, and our 20-page Managing Your Documents and Your Next Career Steps guide with your final drafts — both at no additional charge.
From quote form to signed-off documents.
Twelve defined steps. No "we'll be in touch when it's ready." As fast as 4 days from first contact to drafts in your inbox.
Get our 60-page Get Job Ready guide.
Submit the quote form and we'll send our complete Get Job Ready guide before your free 15-minute call. Sixty pages on the 2026 Australian job market — government applications, selection criteria, ATS, LinkedIn, position descriptions, the free training that actually counts, and the ten career quizzes we built on our site. Written in-house by senior writers. Not for sale.
