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Top 10 CV Tips In The Construction Job Search



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hen applying for a new        work backwards. If this is your   
Construction Job, there       first job, then list any work     
are several major things      experience you have got in the    
to bear in mind. Here are top 10      construction industry. If you     
tips from theCONSTRUCTIONjob.com.     have many years experience,       
                                      include about 5 previous          
Simplicity                            employers. Include the employer’s 
                                      name, job title, start and end    
Do not over complicate the CV. It     dates and include a short         
is your one and only chance to        description of your job along     
impress the reader, so keep it        with your major achievements.     
simple and pull out your                                                
strongest points to sell              Honesty                           
yourself. Keep it short, to the                                         
point and punchy.                     Avoid lies and exaggerating. If   
                                      you are lucky enough to be        
Achievements                          invited to an interview, you will 
                                      be asked to elaborate on what you 
Achievements are important to         have put in your CV. Interviewers 
highlight and shows the reader        can identify liars via body       
the level of your ability. Use        language. If you get caught out,  
active verbs, such as, managed,       you will not even be considered   
led, responsible for, achieved as     for the role – so it is not worth 
this just highlights all of your      it.                               
skills in an effective way.                                             
                                      Education                         
Work chronologically                                                    
                                      Make sure you include your        
The CV should start with your         education but perhaps highlight   
current or last employment and        those achievements made at this   



stage of your life (outside of        in case certain words and         
work) e.g. captain of the             grammatical errors are missed. If 
football team, chess champion etc     you make mistakes, it makes them  
so it shows that you are              think you can’t even be bothered. 
enthusiastic and motivated                                              
outside of the daily grind.           Ask a friend                      
                                                                        
Qualifications                        By asking someone else to check   
                                      over it, they may pick up things  
If you have specific construction     you have missed, such as,         
qualifications, make sure these       spelling mistakes, grammatical    
are clearly highlighted in the CV     errors or presentation mishaps.   
and make sure those most relevant     You can look over it 20 times and 
are listed first.                     still miss the same thing.        
                                      Another pair of fresh eyes may    
Overcrowded CV                        pick it up straight away.         
                                                                        
Do not squash everything together     References                        
on one page. It will not be easy                                        
to read and probably won’t flow       You do not need to provide        
very well. Make sure it is            references on the CV – you can    
pleasing to the eye because if is     just put ‘References available on 
not, the reader will quickly lose     request’. Whatever you decide,    
interest.                             before you use someone’s name,    
                                      make sure you have checked with   
Spelling                              him or her first.                 
                                                                        
Use a spell check on your             These top 10 tips will give you a 
document as well as making sure       quick idea of what you should do  
you read through it several times     when writing your CV and what it  



should include to help you to         job!                              
secure your next construction         




About the Author:

Corinne Dauncey works for a few recognized online construction engineer jobs websites. The author focuses on articles about the electrical construction jobs. For more information about construction jobs please visit http://www.theconstructionjob.com


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