I am going to answer your questions in a post I am about to write. Lovely to speak with you today as well.

Karalyn

You are writing that “any incorrect choice of words will fuel any negative stereotypes a recruiter may have about communication skills” and then you advise to ask somebody to review the resume to ensure it is written in a “correct Australian fluent” style. However, what about an interview? Say, the resume is written and sounds “local” , but then when the interivew follows, the recruiter will immidietly understand that the candidate in real life is not so “local”. what to do then? I mean how important is to sound local on the phone or face-to-face interview?Can accent and “not so perfect” communication skills ruin the inteview or be a major turn off for an interviewer?
Few times I have been interviewed on the phone and I realised that the incorrect using of some English vocabulary ruined my chances to be selected for further the face-to face interview.
Another question, is it important to be bubbly during the interview? However, it is very difficult for me to be bubbly, because English (as you found it out already) is not my first language. And the last relative question, if my personality is more introverted and I dont speak a lot and prefer listening to speaking, can it have a negative impact on the interview’s decision to hire me.

Thank you, Karalyn