CURRICULUM VITAE
It is strongly recommended that you prepare a curriculum vitae (CV) and send off with your application form.
Your
invitation to attend an assessment centre, to a considerable
extent, depends on the impression your curriculum vitae along with your
completed application form makes on the selection team.
To increase your chances, you should have a well typed out and professional looking CV.
Your curriculum vitae should include the following elements:
• Your personal details:
1. Name – your full name, surname first followed by other names.
2. Address – full contact address including post code.
3. Contact telephone number.
4. Email address.
• Qualifications:
1. Education qualifications obtained in order from the least to the highest.
2. Training courses attended with certificates awarded.
• Employment history
1. List employment history starting with your current job.
2. Indicate positions held.
3. Describe experiences gained.
4. Include details of past and present employers.
5. If you have done part time or voluntary work in the past also include that.
6. When describing past experiences, lay emphasis on the following if applicable;
– Customer service related roles.
– Safety critical roles.
– Shift experiences.
– Night and weekend workings.
Train operating companies love these experiences.
• Skills
These include:
1. Computer literacy.
2. First aid.
3. Multi-language.
Mention these skills if you have them:
• Interests
Your extra curricular activities can say a lot about you, so choose carefully the ones
you
want to include in your c.v. Train operating companies tend to describe
the role of a train driver as requiring a high level of responsibility
and calmness in certain situations. List hobbies that can relate with
these qualities.