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Shipbroker resume template
A clean starting structure with example content grounded in what shipbrokers 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 shipbrokers should default to, since most Australian recruiters and ATS software expect it.
Professional summary
Shipbroker with experience in dry bulk chartering and sale and purchase, comfortable negotiating fixtures in fast moving markets. Skilled in voyage estimating, freight rate analysis and charter party preparation, with a strong network across Australian and Asian shipping routes. Works closely with shipowners and charterers to keep deals moving from enquiry to completion.
Key skills
- Selling and negotiation
- Financial analysis and modelling
- Economic modelling
- Operations management
- Veson IMOS
- Clarksons
- Bloomberg Terminal
- Microsoft Excel
- Salesforce
- Client relationships and advisory
- Stakeholder management
- Written communication
Experience: example bullet points
- Negotiated charter rates and terms for Handysize and Supramax vessels, securing fixtures that kept fleet utilisation high during seasonal peaks.
- Arranged cargo fixtures and voyage estimates for agricultural and steel cargoes, working with port agents to reduce turnaround delays.
- Conducted market research and freight rate analysis, producing daily reports that helped clients time their chartering decisions.
- Managed relationships with shipowners, charterers and brokers across Asia-Pacific, resolving disputes early to maintain repeat business.
- Prepared charter parties and supporting documentation, coordinating with legal and operations teams to close fixtures on schedule.
Education
Bachelor degree in maritime business, commerce, economics or logistics is typical; some shipbrokers also complete postgraduate study or professional qualifications through the Institute of Chartered Shipbrokers.
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.
- Shipbroking
- Chartering
- Dry bulk
- Tanker
- Voyage estimate
- Charter party
- Laytime
- Demurrage
- Freight rates
- Forward Freight Agreement (FFA)
- Institute of Chartered Shipbrokers (ICS)
- Veson IMOS
- Clarksons
- Bloomberg Terminal
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.