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Beauty Therapist resume template
A clean starting structure with example content grounded in what beauty therapists 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 beauty therapists should default to, since most Australian recruiters and ATS software expect it.
Professional summary
Beauty therapist skilled in facial treatments, skin analysis and hair removal services, with a strong focus on hygiene and client care. Comfortable advising clients on skincare regimens and building repeat bookings through consistent, professional treatments. Works confidently with dermatological products and salon equipment across a full treatment menu.
Key skills
- Facial treatments and skin analysis
- Waxing and tinting
- Makeup application and consultation
- Infection control and sterilisation protocols
- Skincare advisory and product recommendation
- Facial steamers and microdermabrasion machines
- Waxing heaters and facial treatment beds
- Professional skincare product ranges
- Client relationship management
- Attention to detail
Experience: example bullet points
- Performed facial treatments and skin analysis for a regular client base, adjusting product choice to skin type and condition
- Applied waxing and tinting services across body and face, maintaining consistent bookings through repeat client trade
- Delivered makeup application and consultation for event and everyday clients, building a portfolio of before-and-after results
- Maintained sterilisation and infection-control protocols across treatment rooms in line with salon and health department requirements
- Advised clients on home skincare regimens and aftercare, increasing retail product sales through tailored recommendations
- Managed appointment scheduling and treatment room turnaround to keep salon running to time during full days
Education
Certificate III in Beauty Services (SHB30121) as the standard entry qualification, with many therapists progressing to a Diploma of Beauty Therapy (SHB50121) for advanced treatments such as microdermabrasion and body therapies.
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.
- Certificate III in Beauty Services
- Diploma of Beauty Therapy
- SHB30121
- SHB50121
- Infection control
- Skin penetration guidelines
- ABIA member
- Salon hygiene standards
- Microdermabrasion
- Dermalogica
- Waxing and tinting
- Skin analysis
- Aftercare advice
- Retail product sales
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.