Jay
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Registered: 26th Sep 04
Location: Liverpool
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Im applying for a driving job and my last job isnt quite relevant, its in the building trade, how do I go about writing my main duties without going on about something they have no interest in?
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Robbo_Corsa
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Registered: 5th Jul 06
Location: North Lincolnshire
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Lie.
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Munchie
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Registered: 17th Jul 01
Location: I swap goats for mobile phones
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No harm in putting it on like. Mention you are livid about driving and have always had a passion for it etc
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Gary
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Registered: 22nd Nov 06
Location: West Yorkshire
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Everyone goes about CV's for jobs like this the wrong way imo.
Just tell then you have a licence, you would like a driving job and most importantly your going to turn up every day stfu and do your job without giving them any grief. Thats all anyone wants out of an employee.
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Ben G
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Registered: 12th Jan 07
Location: Essex
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did you do anything in the building trade that will help you in a driving job? stuff like being patient in angry situations and being able to be trusted, working in a team/solo well.
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Jay
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Registered: 26th Sep 04
Location: Liverpool
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quote: Originally posted by Robbo_Corsa
Lie.
This is what I normally do, but its for HSS Hire, so they deliver to the building trade, thought I could try and link it somehow.
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Pip308
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Registered: 25th Oct 07
Location: Basingstoke Drives: Audi A4 Avant, Mk1 Caddy
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quote: Originally posted by Jay
quote: Originally posted by Robbo_Corsa
Lie.
This is what I normally do, but its for HSS Hire, so they deliver to the building trade, thought I could try and link it somehow.
"i'm good at negotiating building sites and understand the importance of a banksman as my previous employment was within the building trade"
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AndyKent
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Registered: 3rd Sep 05
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Well there you go then. You have a high level of familiarity with building sites and dealing with operatives, and you are consciously aware of maintaining high standards of H&S
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K2 GTi
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Registered: 21st Oct 04
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Whether your last job is relevant or not you need to put it on there. Otherwise you'll have a gap in employment and it'll look worse.
Make up some bullshit that you used their company van to pick supplies up on a weekly basis or something
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baza31
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Registered: 19th Apr 03
Location: yorkshire
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Put down that with you working on building sites you have used a variety of fleet vehicles , if you can drive a 7.5t tell them you regularly went to builders merchants and hire centres to collect shit . I'd be banging on about having a clean license for x amount of years. If you have points I would throw application in bin now as they will without a doubt go for who is the best driver on paper.
Might be worth putting down your clean shaven
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Robbo
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Registered: 6th Aug 02
Location: London
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quote: Originally posted by Ben G
did you do anything in the building trade that will help you in a driving job? stuff like being patient in angry situations and being able to be trusted, working in a team/solo well.
this tbh, you can relate any job to any other job
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Robbo
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Registered: 6th Aug 02
Location: London
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quote: Originally posted by Robbo_Corsa
Lie.
id expect that of an imposter tbh
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Jay
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Registered: 26th Sep 04
Location: Liverpool
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quote: Originally posted by baza31
Put down that with you working on building sites you have used a variety of fleet vehicles , if you can drive a 7.5t tell them you regularly went to builders merchants and hire centres to collect shit . I'd be banging on about having a clean license for x amount of years. If you have points I would throw application in bin now as they will without a doubt go for who is the best driver on paper.
Might be worth putting down your clean shaven

I cant drive a 7.5t, I havent got a clean licence, and Im not clean shaven  may aswell jib it now. Nah I should be alright, Ive never had a problem getting a driving job with my Multi Drop experience.
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Munchie
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Registered: 17th Jul 01
Location: I swap goats for mobile phones
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Just tell em you do the lemo lad
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Jay
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Registered: 26th Sep 04
Location: Liverpool
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quote: Originally posted by Munchie
Just tell em you do the lemo lad
See your doing the lemo and the rockstars now in your S3 haha
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