Tourism

Tour guide CV: example and template

This example is for city, regional, mountain and museum guides, guides working with foreign and school groups, and for people who want to start guiding after a guide course.

A tour operator, a museum or a walking tour company wants to know where you guide, in which languages, for which groups, which routes you have and whether you hold the licences required in that place. We show you how to describe this on your CV.

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Example CV: tour guide

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.

Dorota Zielińska

Tour guide

Krakow +48 123 456 789 dorota.zielinska@example.com

Professional profile

Krakow and region tour guide with 9 years of experience, guiding in Polish, English and French. I lead more than 300 tours a year for foreign, school and corporate groups, including themed routes and walks for families with children. I work with tour operators, hotels and tour booking platforms.

Work experience

Tour guide, self-employed

04.2017 - present

Work with tour operators and hotels, Krakow

  • More than 300 tours a year of the Old Town, Kazimierz and Wawel.
  • Guiding foreign groups in English and French.
  • Original themed routes: legends, architecture, food.
  • School trips with tasks and a city game.
  • Average rating of 4.9 out of 5 on a tour booking platform.

Museum guide

06.2015 - 03.2017

City museum, Krakow

  • Guided tours of permanent and temporary exhibitions.
  • Museum lessons for schools.
  • Looking after foreign groups.

Education

Master's degree, art history

2010 - 2015

Jagiellonian University

Skills

  • Guiding in the city and museums
  • Themed routes
  • Working with foreign groups
  • School trips
  • Storytelling
  • Bookings and contact with operators

Courses and licences

  • City guide course
  • Museum guide licence, 2018
  • First aid course, 2024

Languages

  • English: C1
  • French: C1

Additional information

  • Weekend and public holiday work

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 tour guide CV

Professional summary

Write where you guide, in which languages, for how long and for which groups. Add the number of tours and themed routes, because this sets you apart from other guides. List licences in your summary if they are required where you work.

History graduate after a city guide course. I guide in Gdansk in Polish and English and run walks for individual tourists at weekends. I want to work with tour operators on foreign groups.

Experience: duties and achievements

Describe places, the number of tours, groups, languages and routes. Show customer ratings if you have them. Add work with tour operators, hotels and museums.

Weaker: Showing tourists around.

Better: More than 300 tours a year of the Old Town, Kazimierz and Wawel.

Weaker: Foreign groups.

Better: Guiding foreign groups in English and French.

Weaker: Own routes.

Better: Original themed routes: legends, architecture, food.

Skills worth listing

List places, routes, languages, types of groups and knowledge. In your soft skills show storytelling, contact with people and flexibility, because every group is interested in something different.

Professional skills

  • Guiding
  • Themed routes
  • Foreign languages
  • Historical knowledge
  • School trips
  • First aid

Personal skills

  • Storytelling
  • Contact with people
  • Flexibility
  • Punctuality
  • Patience

Courses and licences

List guide courses and the licences required in the places where you guide. A mountain guide needs a licence issued by the regional authority, and some museums and parks have their own guide licences.

Tour guide CV with no experience

Describe your studies, a guide course, volunteering at a museum and showing friends around. Give the languages and places you know well.

Start with walks for individual tourists or work with a museum. Ratings from your first customers will help you win work from operators.

Tailoring your CV to the job offer

A tour operator looks for languages and foreign groups, a museum for knowledge of the collection and lessons for schools, and a walking tour company for original routes and customer ratings. Move to the top what the job ad is about.

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Questions and answers

What should a tour guide put on a CV?

Places, routes, languages, the number of tours, types of groups, customer ratings, courses and licences.

Does a tour guide need a licence?

A mountain guide does. A city guide no longer needs a state licence in Poland, but some museums and parks have their own licences.

Can you become a tour guide with no experience?

Yes, after a course or with good knowledge of the place. Start with walks for individual tourists.

Are customer ratings worth putting on a CV?

Yes, an average rating from a booking platform is good proof of quality.

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