A general worker CV should explain the practical tasks you can carry out and the working environments you know. A list of duties is more useful when it says what you handled: packing orders, cleaning work areas, loading stock or helping a maintenance team.
What to include
Start with the type of work you want and your town or city. Describe genuine paid, casual or volunteer experience, including the tasks, employer or organisation, and dates. If you have not worked before, use school projects or community activities that show dependable participation. Do not describe informal work as a formal qualification.
Profile example to adapt
General worker with experience in [actual tasks or environment]. Able to contribute through [two practical skills you can demonstrate]. Looking for a role in [location or type of workplace].
Replace the bracketed text with true details. Remove any sentence that does not describe your experience.
Skills to consider
Choose the skills you can demonstrate. This list is a prompt, not a claim that you hold every skill.
- Order packing and labelling
- Work-area cleaning
- Stock handling
- Following task instructions
- Teamwork
Examples of duties or activities
Use only examples that match something you have actually done. Add the setting and dates in the relevant section.
- Packed [type of items] according to the team’s instructions and checked labels before collection.
- Kept the [work area] organised and reported damaged equipment to the supervisor.
- Helped move and count [stock or materials], using the handling methods required at the workplace.
Check before applying
- Name the actual materials, equipment or work area instead of claiming you can do every task.
- Include safety training only if you completed it; give the course name and date.
- Describe physical tasks truthfully and avoid adding unsupported licence or machinery claims.
- Keep the vacancy’s transport, shift and availability questions separate from invented promises in your CV.
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What should a general worker put on a CV?
Name the practical tasks you have done, such as packing, stock handling or cleaning, and state the setting and dates. Add safety training only if you completed it.
Can informal work go on a general worker CV?
Yes. Describe casual or community work accurately, including what you did and when. Label it as casual or volunteer work rather than inventing a permanent job.