UK job hunters believe having a driving licence makes them more employable.  

The survey was conducted amongst over 2,100 of the job site’s active job hunters to ascertain how the UK’s workforce perceives driving licences and the role they have in both finding and maintaining a job. The survey reveals that workers’ see a huge value in having a licence for work, but are unaware of what employers can do with driving records.

– Eager to please, 73% of UK professionals believe employees should obtain a driving licence for work purposes

– Seeing the value in a licence, 76.8% believe being able to drive makes them more employable regardless of whether the role involves driving or not

– The majority of job hunters have been asked whether they can drive by an employer(70.6%)

– Despite employer interest in candidate driving behaviour, only 5.3% of job hunters cite having their job affected by incidents on their driving record

– Most workers are unaware that employers can now request access to their complete digital driving record (55.2%)

Proving that a driving record can impact more than just points on a licence, job hunters clearly understand the value in holding a valid driving licence when looking for work. Interestingly, candidates are unaware that employers have the ability to request permission to access employee driving records online, proving that job hunters believe being able to drive is more important than how they drive.

“While a candidate’s CV is the first place to identify suitability for the role, employers are increasingly looking beyond that to learn more about candidates as people,” says Lee Biggins, managing director of CV-Library.  “It’s critical that candidates consider every facet of their professional persona  beyond  work experience and skills, as employers could consider everything –  from appearance at work to driving records – when forming their opinions of employees.”