From private chauffeur to bus driver
17 of the 33 essential skills of a bus driver are already essential for a private chauffeur — about 52% of the job, before you learn anything new. It is the closest move from private chauffeur in the whole taxonomy.
These numbers compare two occupations, not you and a job. What you personally already cover depends on what you have actually done.
- 17
- skills carry over
- 16
- would be new
- 52%
- of the target job covered
- 33
- essential skills of a bus driver
What a bus driver does
Bus drivers operate buses or coaches, take fares, and look after passengers.
What carries over
17 skillsEssential in both jobs. This is the part of the move you have already made.
- assist passengers
- communicate with customers
- control the performance of the vehicle
- drive in urban areas
- ensure vehicle operability
- focus on passengers
- health and safety measures in transportation
- interpret traffic signals
- lift heavy weights
- mechanical components of vehicles
- operate GPS systems
- passenger transport regulations
- perform defensive driving
- read maps
- road traffic laws
- tolerate sitting for long periods
- transport topography
What would be new
16 skillsEssential for a bus driver and not for a private chauffeur. Note that the taxonomy describes activities rather than tools, so some of these may be things you already do under a different name.
- adhere to transportation work schedule
- apply conflict management
- assist disable passengers
- clean road vehicles
- communicate clearly with passengers
- ensure vehicles are equipped with accessibility equipment
- help to control passenger behaviour during emergency situations
- keep time accurately
- manoeuvre bus
- organise vehicle breakdown support
- perform services in a flexible manner
- provide first aid
- provide information to passengers
- stay alert
- use communication devices
- use different communication channels
Other moves from private chauffeur
2 roles- taxi driver14 skills in common
- trolley bus driver13 skills in common
No account needed to start
How far are you from being a bus driver?
MyNodes reads your CV once, maps it to this same taxonomy, and shows you which roles you are already closest to and the few skills that would open the most doors. The file is deleted as soon as it has been read.