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Economist resume template
A clean starting structure with example content grounded in what economists 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 economists should default to, since most Australian recruiters and ATS software expect it.
Professional summary
Economist with a background in economic modelling and policy evaluation, translating market and macroeconomic data into forecasts decision-makers can act on. Comfortable moving between technical modelling work in R or Stata and writing briefings for non-technical audiences.
Key skills
- Economic modelling
- Statistical modelling
- Data analysis
- R
- Python
- Stata
- Excel
- Written communication
- Presenting and data storytelling
- Problem solving
Experience: example bullet points
- Built forecasting models of economic conditions using R and Stata, briefing results to senior stakeholders on a regular cycle
- Evaluated the impact of a proposed regulatory change, producing a policy paper that informed the final recommendation
- Analysed pricing and market behaviour data to identify trends, presenting findings in briefings for non-technical decision-makers
- Produced research reports on economic risks, cutting the time from data request to finished briefing by streamlining the analysis workflow
- Advised business units on economic risk exposure, drawing on statistical modelling to support planning decisions
Education
Bachelor degree in economics, econometrics or a related field is the typical entry point, with a postgraduate degree (honours or masters) common for research-heavy or senior policy roles.
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.
- economic modelling
- econometrics
- Stata
- R programming
- Python
- policy evaluation
- regulatory impact analysis
- macroeconomic forecasting
- RBA
- Treasury
- ABS data
- APS policy advice
- market analysis
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.