When it comes to CVs I think they can be over the top and should be kept to 1 page or two maximum. no sense in explaining your life history and using over complicated terminology to describe yourself. Last 3 jobs are enough to show what you have or can do with a brief description of years behind the wheel. Its a driving job you are going for, only thing an employer wants to know is if you have had x amount of experience and how long have held your licence, other than that it would bore anyone to read more.
Trucker Jimbob:
Afternoon all.I’d love to ask some advice from you all out there regarding the relevance CV’s play when changing careers into driving. How do you guys lay out yours or adapt them with new relevant experience, especially if your coming from a different industry?
When I decided to go back to IT/electronics engineering 5 years ago after years of lorry driving and the last 20 odd years of employment being driving lorries I did a skills based CV. On that you really go to town on your personal statement, skills and qualifications and make employment history a footnote. Mustve done something right, got offered the job in the interview.
In lorry driving the ability to make decisions, think on your feet, solve problems on your own and generally demonstrate common sense are very high up the list of things employers look for. When things go wrong the transport office is either closed because it’s before or after they staff are in the office and they’re usually a few hours away and they can’t see what’s happening on the spot so you need to be able to use your own initiative and problem solving a great deal of the time.