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Auto mechanic CV / resume — a full example

Two-wheeler, car or heavy vehicle repair. The vehicles you fix and the systems you diagnose.

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A mechanic CV names vehicle types and brands, because a two-wheeler workshop and a truck service centre are hiring different mechanics. The example above separates diagnosis from servicing — finding an electrical fault with an OBD scanner is what earns more — and puts the skill-test level beside experience, since dealership workshops and overseas agencies both ask for it. The format works for an automobile mechanic job in Nepal, India or the Gulf.

What to notice in this one

  • Vehicle types and brands are named. A Bajaj two-wheeler workshop and a Tata truck service centre are hiring different mechanics.
  • Diagnosis is separated from servicing. Being able to find an electrical fault with a scanner is what earns more, and it should be visible.
  • The skill-test level sits beside experience, because overseas agencies and dealership workshops both ask for it.

Suraj Lama

Automobile Mechanic — Light and Heavy Vehicles

Kathmandu · +977 98XXXXXXXX · suraj.lama@example.com

Summary

Automobile mechanic with seven years at an authorised car dealership workshop and an independent garage. Services and repairs petrol and diesel cars, jeeps and light trucks, around six vehicles a day, and diagnoses engine and electrical faults with an OBD scanner. CTEVT skill-test certified.

Experience

Senior Mechanic

Authorised car dealership workshop · Kathmandu · Mangsir 2079 – Present

  • Service and repair around six cars and light vehicles a day
  • Diagnose engine, electrical and sensor faults using an OBD-II scanner
  • Overhaul clutches, brakes and suspension to dealership standard
  • Train two junior mechanics on diagnosis and job-card discipline

Mechanic

Independent garage · Kalanki, Kathmandu · 2075 – 2079

  • Repaired jeeps, micro-buses and pickups used on hill routes
  • Handled diesel engine tuning and injector cleaning

Education

Automobile mechanic training (CTEVT)

CTEVT-affiliated training centre · 2074 – 2075

Skills

  • Engine diagnosis and repair
  • OBD-II scanner diagnostics
  • Brakes, clutch and suspension
  • Diesel engine tuning
  • Vehicle electrical systems

Languages

  • Nepali — Native
  • Tamang — Native
  • Hindi — Conversational

Certifications

CTEVT Skill Test — Automobile Mechanic Level 2 — National Skill Testing Board, 2078

Driving licence — Category B — Department of Transport Management, 2077

The name, employers and numbers above are invented. Replace every one of them — a CV that still says Suraj Lama is worse than no CV at all.

Mechanic CV format

The sections, in the order an employer reads them.

  1. Name, trade and contact — 'Automobile Mechanic' with vehicle types in the title line, then phone and city.
  2. Summary — Years of experience, vehicle types and brands, and whether you diagnose or mainly service.
  3. Work experience — Each workshop with dates, vehicles a day, brands, and the jobs you do alone.
  4. Training and skill test — Mechanic course with centre and hours, CTEVT skill-test level, and any brand training from a dealership.
  5. Skills — Engine, brakes, clutch, suspension, electrical, diagnostics, AC.
  6. Licence and documents — Driving licence category, and passport details for overseas jobs.
  7. References — A workshop manager or service advisor.

Mechanic CV objective

Two to adapt — change the numbers and names to yours. A career objective, or summary, is the two or three lines under your name.

With experience

Automobile mechanic with seven years at an authorised dealership workshop and an independent garage, servicing around six petrol and diesel vehicles a day and diagnosing engine and electrical faults with an OBD scanner. CTEVT skill-test certified. Looking for a senior mechanic role.

For a fresher

Trained automobile mechanic with a CTEVT course and a year as an apprentice in a car workshop, confident with routine servicing, brakes and clutch work. Looking for a mechanic job in a dealership or multi-brand workshop.

More career objective examples, for every job

Skills to put on a mechanic CV

  • Engine diagnosis and repair
  • OBD-II scanner diagnostics
  • Brakes, clutch and suspension
  • Diesel engine service
  • Vehicle electrical systems
  • Routine servicing and oil change
  • Air conditioning service
  • Two-wheeler repair, if you do it

Mechanic CV for freshers

A mechanic CV with no experience leads with the training and the apprenticeship: which workshop, how long, which vehicles, and the jobs you did yourself. List tools and scanners you can use. Add your driving licence — workshops need mechanics who can test-drive. One page is enough.

Download a mechanic CV in Word or PDF

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Common questions

What skills should a mechanic put on a CV?

Engine diagnosis and repair, scanner diagnostics, brakes, clutch and suspension, electrical systems, servicing and AC — and the vehicle types and brands you work on.

How do I write a mechanic CV with no experience?

Lead with your mechanic training and apprenticeship, name the workshop, vehicles and tasks you did, list the tools and scanners you can use, and add your driving licence.

What does a mechanic CV for the Gulf need?

Vehicle types and brands, years of experience, skill-test level, driving licence, passport details and readiness for a trade test.

Can I download a mechanic CV in Word format?

Yes. Open this example in the builder, change the details to yours and download it as a Word file or a PDF, free and with no sign-up.

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Examples for other fields

Fresher — no work experience

Just finished studying, no job yet. The hardest CV to start, and the most common.

Biodata (बायोडाटा)

The बायोडाटा a local-level, government or cooperative office asks for — personal particulars first, written in Nepali.

IT and software

Developer, QA, support or sysadmin. The one field where a link is worth more than a paragraph.

Accountant

Accounts, audit and tax. A Nepali employer checks the software and the filing first.

Teacher

School and college teaching. The licence and the levels taught come before anything else.

Staff nurse

Hospital and clinic nursing. The council registration is checked before anything else.

Bank and finance

Bank, finance company and co-operative roles. Compliance counts more than sales figures.

Health assistant (HA)

Health post and PHC work. Council registration is the first thing checked, so it goes near the top.

Pharmacist

Retail or hospital pharmacy. Council registration and the drugs you have actually handled are what get read.

Medical lab technician

Pathology and diagnostic lab work. The tests you can run unsupervised are the whole CV.

Driver

Licence category, years without an accident, and the routes you know. Everything else is secondary.

Security guard

Service background, shift discipline and what you actually guarded. Written for agencies and for export employment.

Electrician

Trade level, the work you have wired, and the licence. Written for site work at home and abroad.

Hotel and hospitality

Front office, F&B or housekeeping. Star rating, cover counts and languages are what a hotel reads.

Office assistant

Computer operator and office assistant work — the most common office job in Nepal. Typing speed and Nepali keyboard are checked before anything else.

Receptionist

Front desk at a clinic, office or school. Manner, phone volume and calendar handling are the job.

Sales and distribution

Counter sales, route sales or distribution. Targets and territory are the whole CV.

NGO and INGO

INGO, NGO and project work. Donors, districts covered and beneficiary numbers are what a recruiter scans for.

Civil engineer

Site or design. NEC registration comes first, then the buildings you have actually stood on.

Marketing officer

Digital and on-ground. In Nepal that means Facebook first, and the numbers to prove it worked.

Doctor / medical officer

MBBS and medical officer roles. NMC registration first, then the departments and patient loads you have carried.

Dentist

BDS and clinic practice. Registration, the procedures you do unsupervised, and a patient count per day.

Physiotherapist

Hospital, rehab or sports physio. NHPC registration, caseload and the conditions you treat.

Medical representative

Pharma field sales. Doctors covered, pharmacies in the territory, and target achieved — the three numbers that matter.

Caregiver

Elderly and patient care, at home or abroad. Language level, care skills and the hours you have worked.

Customer service

Call centre, telecom and ISP support. Call volume, resolution and satisfaction scores are the whole job.

HR officer

Recruitment, payroll and labour compliance. Nepal's Labour Act and SSF are what separate an HR CV here from one copied from abroad.

Microfinance field officer

Centre meetings, loan disbursement and collection. Portfolio size and repayment rate are what a microfinance CV is judged on.

Graphic designer

Print, social and brand work. The portfolio link does the persuading; the CV says what you made and for whom.

Agriculture

Agriculture graduates and technicians. Field extension, the crops you know, and the programmes you have worked on.

Veterinary officer

Livestock and animal health. Council registration, the species you treat, and field programmes.

Welder / fabricator

Structural and pipe welding. Processes, positions and a skill-test level — what Gulf and local contractors test you on.

Chef / cook

Hotel, restaurant and overseas kitchens. Station, cuisines and covers — the three things a head chef asks.

Housekeeping

Room attendant to housekeeping supervisor. Rooms per shift, standards and chemicals — for hotels here and abroad.

Trekking and tour guide

Licensed trekking and cultural guiding. Routes, altitude experience and the languages your groups speak.

Cabin crew

Air hostess and flight attendant. Safety training, languages and service — what an airline assessment day tests.

Journalist

Print, online and broadcast reporting. Beat, outlet and bylines — and links to the stories.

Lawyer / advocate

Litigation and advisory practice. Bar licence, courts appeared in, and the areas of law you actually practise.