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Shoemaker CV: example and template

This example is for shoemakers and cobblers working at shoe repair shops, bespoke shoe workshops and shoe factories, and for people learning the trade.

The employer wants to know which repairs you do, on which machines, and whether you can talk to customers. We show you how to describe this on your CV.

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Example CV: shoemaker

All the details in this example are fictional. Treat it as a model of layout and wording, and replace the content with your own experience.

Józef Bartkowiak

Shoemaker

Poznan +48 123 456 789 jozef.bartkowiak@example.com

Professional profile

Shoemaker with 15 years of experience at a shoe repair shop and a bespoke shoe workshop. I replace soles, heels and half soles, repair seams and zips, and restore leather shoes. I also make bespoke shoes to the customer's measurements.

Work experience

Shoemaker

03.2016 - present

Shoe repair shop, Poznan

  • Repairing and restoring shoes, about 30 pairs a week.
  • Replacing soles, heels and half soles, gluing and stitching.
  • Replacing zips and repairing uppers.
  • Stretching shoes and fitting them to the customer's foot.
  • Serving customers, pricing repairs and agreeing deadlines.

Shoemaker

05.2010 - 02.2016

Bespoke shoe workshop, Poznan

  • Making bespoke shoes to measurements and lasts.
  • Cutting leather, stitching uppers and fitting soles.
  • Finishing and dyeing shoes.

Education

Shoemaker

2006 - 2009

Vocational School in Poznan

Skills

  • Shoe repair and restoration
  • Replacing soles, heels and half soles
  • Machine and hand stitching
  • Bespoke shoes
  • Operating shoe repair machines
  • Pricing and customer service

Qualifications

  • Journeyman certificate as a shoemaker
  • Leather shoe restoration course, 2019

Languages

  • English: A1

Additional information

  • Available to work on Saturdays

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 shoemaker CV

Professional summary

Write which repairs you do, how many years you have worked and whether you make bespoke shoes. Add customer service, because at a repair shop you are the one who sets the price and the deadline.

Shoemaker's assistant with a year of experience at a shoe repair shop. I replace heels and half soles and clean and waterproof shoes. I want to learn stitching and replacing whole soles.

Experience: duties and achievements

Describe the types of repairs, the number of pairs and the machines. Show that you can judge whether a repair makes sense and explain it to the customer. If you make shoes from scratch, describe that separately.

Weaker: Repairing shoes.

Better: Repairing and restoring shoes, about 30 pairs a week.

Weaker: Replacing soles.

Better: Replacing soles, heels and half soles, gluing and stitching.

Weaker: Making shoes.

Better: Making bespoke shoes to measurements and lasts.

Skills worth listing

List repairs, techniques and machines. In your soft skills show accuracy and how you talk to customers.

Professional skills

  • Shoe repairs
  • Soles and heels
  • Stitching
  • Leather restoration
  • Bespoke shoes
  • Shoe repair machines

Personal skills

  • Accuracy
  • Patience
  • Customer service
  • Independence
  • Fair pricing

Qualifications

List your journeyman or master certificate with the name of the chamber of crafts and any restoration courses. In the crafts, trade certificates are important proof of skill.

Shoemaker CV with no experience

The trade is best learned in a workshop. Describe manual work where precision mattered, for example sewing or leatherwork.

Write that you want to earn a journeyman certificate. Many shoemakers are looking for successors and are glad to train a committed person.

Tailoring your CV to the job offer

A repair shop looks for quick repairs and customer service, a bespoke workshop for precision and work from scratch, and a factory for pace and machine work. Move to the top what the job ad is about. If the job ad is for a chain of repair shops, also write whether you cut keys or repair bags and belts, because such shops often combine several services.

The most common mistakes on a shoemaker CV

Questions and answers

What should a shoemaker put on a CV?

Types of repairs, the number of pairs, stitching techniques, machines, bespoke shoes, customer service and a journeyman or master certificate.

Does a shoemaker need a journeyman certificate?

Not always, but a certificate from a chamber of crafts is important proof of skill.

How do you become a shoemaker with no experience?

By learning at a shoemaker's workshop. On your CV show manual work and that you want to earn a journeyman certificate.

Is customer service important on a shoemaker CV?

Yes. At a repair shop the shoemaker often prices the repair and agrees the deadline with the customer.

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