How to Create a CV for a Tree Surgery Job - Tree Care Training

Trees are not going to stop sprouting out of the ground anytime soon. Which means the demand for qualified tree surgeons will not be abating anytime soon either. If the idea of working in the great outdoors while performing a valuable service to your community interests you, then working as a tree surgeon may be just the thing. In this post, we'll look at how to create a CV for a tree surgery job.

Creating Your First Tree Surgery CV

If you intend to apply for a job as a tree surgeon or arborist your CV will need to grab the attention of the hiring manager. Here are the things to include to make sure it does:

Your work experience: The first item on your CV (other than name and address etc) should be your work experience. The more relevant experience you can add the better. Since this will be your first attempt to obtain work as a tree surgeon you're not going to have any arborist experience to list. But if you have landscaping or other such experience definitely list that.

Your education: This should appear right after work experience and place an emphasis on educational experience that is related directly or indirectly to the work of the arborist. So, if you've taken courses in horticulture, woodland management, environmental science or forestry definitely list them under education.

Certification: It's a good idea to obtain some form of relevant certification before applying for a job as a tree surgeon. ISA arborist certification is sure to get you noticed as will level 2 certification in arboriculture from a recognised licensing body such as Lantra or City & Guilds.

Relevant skills: Relevant skills may include hobbies and interests (hiking, birdwatching etc), licenses to operate certain types of heavy equipment, Basic Life Support certification and more. Just make sure that everything you include is either directly or indirectly relevant to the work of the arborist.

Conclusion

If you hope for a career in tree surgery and you want your CV to get noticed, take the above tips to heart. And to obtain expert training that will help jumpstart your career get in touch with the DTE Academy.