Fencer resume template
A clean starting structure with example content grounded in what fencers 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 fencers should default to, since most Australian recruiters and ATS software expect it.
Professional summary
Reliable fencer with hands-on experience in rural, residential and commercial fencing. Skilled in setting out lines, installing posts and gates, and tensioning wire to Australian standards. Comfortable working outdoors in all conditions and committed to safe, efficient worksites.
Key skills
- Hand and power tool work
- Installation and maintenance
- Worksite safety management
- Reading plans and specifications
- Plant and equipment operation
- Quoting and estimating
- Post driver and auger attachments
- Laser level
- Wire strainer and tensioning tools
- Tradify job management app
- Xero invoicing
- Physical stamina and dexterity
Experience: example bullet points
- Set out and installed over 2 km of rural fencing on a cattle property, completing the job two days ahead of schedule.
- Repaired storm damage across multiple residential properties, restoring boundary security within 48 hours of callout.
- Operated post driver and auger attachments to set posts in rocky ground, reducing manual digging time by half.
- Tensioned and tied off wire using strainer tools, achieving consistent tension that passed client inspection first time.
- Read plans and specifications to mark fence lines, ensuring accurate boundaries and avoiding costly rework.
- Quoted and invoiced small fencing jobs using Tradify and Xero, maintaining clear records for repeat clients.
Education
Most fencers enter through on-the-job training or a traineeship, often with Year 12 or equivalent. A Certificate III in Fencing is valued but not always required.
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.
- White Card
- Work Health and Safety (WHS)
- Australian Standards for fencing
- rural fencing
- residential fencing
- commercial fencing
- post driver
- wire strainer
- laser level
- Tradify
- Xero
- quoting
- estimating
- boundary lines
- livestock fencing
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.