Forestry

Forester CV: example and template

This example is for foresters, assistant foresters and forest service specialists at forest districts, and for forestry technical school and forestry graduates who are starting a traineeship or looking for their first job in the forest.

The district forest manager wants to know which work you have carried out in a forest range, which area you supervise, how you work with forestry contractors and whether you know the State Forests IT system. We show you how to describe this on your CV.

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Example CV: forester

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Grzegorz Wilk

Forester

Krosno +48 123 456 789 grzegorz.wilk@example.com

Professional profile

Forester with 12 years of experience at the State Forests, including 6 years as the forester in charge of a forest range of about 1,400 ha. I plan and supervise silviculture, forest protection and harvesting work, and I accept and record timber in the IT system. I work with forestry contractors and run forest education for schools.

Work experience

Forester

01.2020 - present

Forest district, State Forests, near Krosno

  • Managing a forest range of about 1,400 ha.
  • Planning and supervising regeneration, tending and thinning.
  • Estimating, accepting and recording timber in the data logger and the IT system, about 9,000 m³ a year.
  • Supervising the work of forestry contractors and accepting their work.
  • Protecting the forest against pests and fires, educational activities for schools.

Assistant forester

09.2014 - 12.2019

Forest district, State Forests, near Krosno

  • Helping the forester to manage the forest range.
  • Accepting timber and checking work in the field.
  • Nursery work and regeneration.

Education

Engineer's degree, forestry

2009 - 2013

University of Agriculture in Krakow

Skills

  • Silviculture
  • Forest protection
  • Timber harvesting and acceptance
  • State Forests IT system
  • Supervising forestry contractors
  • Forest education

Licences

  • Traineeship and professional exam at the State Forests
  • Hunting licence
  • Driving licence, category B

Languages

  • English: A2

Additional information

  • Ready to work in the field in any weather

I hereby consent to the processing of my personal data for the purposes necessary to carry out the recruitment process, in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 April 2016 (GDPR).

How to write a forester CV

Professional summary

Write how long you have worked in the forest, in which post and which area you manage. Add your main work, for example silviculture, protection and timber acceptance, and your knowledge of the IT system. Mention your traineeship and professional exam, because at the State Forests they are the basis for promotion.

Forestry technical school graduate after a traineeship at a forest district. I helped with timber acceptance, regeneration and forest protection and know the basics of the forester's data logger. I want to work as an assistant forester.

Experience: duties and achievements

Describe the area of the forest range, the types of work, the volume of timber harvested and your work with forestry contractors. Show forest education and fire protection if you take part in them.

Weaker: Work in the forest.

Better: Managing a forest range of about 1,400 ha.

Weaker: Accepting timber.

Better: Estimating, accepting and recording timber, about 9,000 m³ a year.

Weaker: Supervision.

Better: Supervising the work of forestry contractors and accepting their work.

Skills worth listing

List areas of forest work, the IT system and your licences. In your soft skills show independence and responsibility, because a forester decides many things in their range on their own.

Professional skills

  • Silviculture
  • Forest protection
  • Forest use
  • IT system
  • Supervising work
  • Forest education

Personal skills

  • Independence
  • Responsibility
  • Stamina in the field
  • Contact with people
  • Work organisation

Licences

List your traineeship and professional exam at the State Forests, a hunting licence if you have one, your driving licence and fire protection training. Also give chainsaw courses if you have them.

Forester CV with no experience

Describe your school or studies, placements and traineeship at a forest district. Add forest work, for example seasonal work on regeneration or at a nursery.

Write that you want to complete a traineeship and pass the professional exam. It is the standard route into the forest service.

Tailoring your CV to the job offer

A forest range looks for silviculture, timber acceptance and supervising work, the forest district office for planning and the IT system, and a forest education centre for work with children and adults. Move to the top what the job ad is about.

The most common mistakes on a forester CV

Questions and answers

What should a forester put on a CV?

The post, the area of the forest range, silviculture, protection and harvesting work, timber acceptance, the IT system, the traineeship, the exam and licences.

How do you become a forester?

Usually after a forestry technical school or forestry degree, a traineeship at the State Forests and a professional exam.

Can an assistant forester become a forester?

Yes, it is the typical path. On your CV show which work you were responsible for as an assistant forester.

Is a hunting licence worth putting on a forester CV?

Yes, if you have one. Game management is sometimes part of the work at a forest district.

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