The skills section of the resume should consist of six to eight highly relevant skills for the desired role. You can add more skills to your resume in other sections, including the work history and summary statement.

The chronological and combination resumes use a list-based format to showcase the skills section, whereas the functional resume features a more elaborate skills section with descriptions.

The functional skills section should list three core skills, each followed by three bullet points with specific tasks you accomplished with the help of the respective skills because the functional resume has a limited work history section.

The following example is a good representation of driving skills in a functional resume.

Avoid repeating skills throughout your resume, as this can make recruiters think you don't have a diverse skill set and applicant tracking systems will flag it. To ensure you have a rich skill set, try to have a balanced mix of soft, hard and technical skills.

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Your work history section provides employers with a list of previous professional experiences that demonstrate you have the knowledge to tackle your responsibilities in the role. All work history sections should follow a reverse-chronological order, meaning you begin by listing your current or most recent job and work your way backward.

Each entry includes the job title, workplace name, location and employment dates. Exclusively in the case of chronological and combination resumes, you will also need to add three to four bullet points describing your achievements within each role.

Let’s use the following examples to understand the difference between poor and good work history descriptions.

Poor example:

This poor example provides a generic description of a bus driver’s duties and fails to emphasize any achievements unique to the candidate.

Good example:

This work history entry shows how the candidate achieved specific tasks and provides quantifiable metrics informing recruiters of the applicant's impact on the organization.

Education

This section lists your academic achievements and for each diploma, you should include the name of the degree, institution, location and graduation dates. If you possess a high school diploma or GED, you shouldn't mention the graduation date to avoid any potential hiring bias because of your age.

Most employers will require a high school diploma, GED or equivalent for bus driving roles. However, most importantly, you should have the proper license to drive a bus and work commercially as a bus driver.

Certifications, Licenses and Custom Sections

You can further customize your resume by adding sections for any other information you wish to highlight, whether certifications, licenses and endorsements, special training courses or awards.

As a bus driver, you will likely showcase the type of endorsements you have on your driver's licenses and any other relevant training or certification. For example:

Commercial Driver's License (CDL)

All bus drivers must have a CDL to operate a Commercial Motor Vehicle (CMV) issued by the state governments. There are three classes - A, B and C based on vehicle classifications.

Passenger Endorsement

This certifies you as a qualified driver who meets the requirements for driving a CMV for transporting passengers and is mandatory for all drivers.

School Bus Endorsement

This endorsement certifies you to drive a full-sized school bus for transporting school children.

Heartsaver First Aid-Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) - Automated External Defibrillator (AED) Training

This training course by the American Heart Association equips a driver to perform first aid, CPR and AED in case of emergencies.

Online Defensive Driving Courses

This online course certifies you in safe and defensive driving.

You can also consider the following certifications and courses to improve your expertise:

• OSHA Safety Certificate
• NSC State Authorized Driving Courses
• ASE Transit Bus Technician Certification
• ASE Auto Maintenance and Light Repair Certification
• ASE School Bus Certification

Your contact information should include your full name, phone number, email address and the city and state of residence.