HSE CV & Interview: the CV That Gets the Call, the Questions

The CV: the structure that gets the call

The HSE CV is the two pages — the ATS and the human. The structure is the six blocks: 1 · the header — the name, the phone, the professional email (the name@domain), the location, and the LinkedIn. 2 · the summary (the 3 lines) — the you are who: the 8 years HSE, the NEBOSH IGP, the ISO 45001 lead auditor. The summary is the hook, and the hook is the interest.

3 · the experience with the number — the 0 LTI, the ISO 45001 certified, the 50 toolbox talks. 4 · the qualification — the NEBOSH IGC, the IGP, the ISO 45001. 5 · the skill — the risk assessment, the JSA, the COSHH, the RIDDOR, the incident investigation. 6 · the reference. The six blocks are the structure — and the structure is the ATS pass.

The keyword: the ATS pass

The keyword is the ATS pass — the machine reads the CV, and the machine is the keyword match. The HSE keyword is the top 20. The system: the ISO 45001, the ISO 14001, the ISO 9001, the HSE management system, the PDCA. The assessment: the risk assessment, the JSA, the JHA, the COSHH assessment, the fire risk assessment, the DSE assessment. The law: the RIDDOR, the HSWA, the MHSWR, the COSHH, the LOLER, the PUWER, the CDM, the OSHA.

The action: the toolbox talk, the permit to work, the confined space, the work at height, the LOTO, the hot work. The investigation: the 5-Why, the root cause, the incident investigation, the corrective action. The keyword is the one that matches the job description — and the match is the call.

The interview: the top question, and the answer

The interview is the question and the answer — and the answer is the experience in the story. The top question is the seven. 1 · Tell me about yourself — the 30 seconds: the 8 years, the 3 industry, the ISO 45001 certified, the why-this-role. 2 · Walk me through a risk assessment you led — the 5-step (the identify, the decide, the evaluate, the record, the review) and the example. 3 · How do you handle a worker who will not wear the PPE — the conversation, the retraining, the escalation.

4 · Tell me about an incident you investigated — the 5-Why, the root cause, the corrective action, the verification. 5 · What is the difference between a hazard and a risk? — the hazard is the potential, and the risk is the likelihood × the consequence. 6 · What do you do on your first day on site? — the walk, the watch, the meet. 7 · Where do you see yourself in 5 years? — the HSE manager, or the specialisation. The seven are the interview — and the interview is the call.

The mistake: the fail

The HSE CV mistake is the five. The generic CV — the same CV for every role is the ATS fail; the CV that matches the job description is the call. The no-number — the responsibility-only CV (the responsible-for-the-HSE) is the human fail; the achievement with the number (the 0 LTI, the ISO 45001 certified, the 50 toolbox talks) is the call. The long CV — the 3 pages is the skim; the two pages is the read.

The spelling mistake — the company name misspelled is the no-call. The no-update — the CV from 3 years ago is the CV from a different job. The five are the mistake — and the mistake is the no-call.