What you
include in your resume tells your potential employer the level of your
construction experience. You should list previous experience that you
have had such as Construction Management, Finish Carpentry,
Supervision, Drywall skills, etc.
Regardless of
your prior experience, you should design a resume that highlights your
skills and qualifications. Construction resumes should demonstrate how
you were an asset to previous employers by making them money, saving
them money, or increased their organization's efficiency.
In this article, you will find an example
resume
for construction that could be adapted to fit the job position you are
applying for. You should feel free to use this example resume as a
guide to help you create your own resume. Even though this particular
example resume is not fitted appropriately, remember to keep your
information to one page.
Handy Man
123 East Street
Any Town, Any State 01234
(123)456-7890
Objective
Obtain a
challenging position with a commercial development company in the San
Francisco Metro area, where I can learn and be an integral asset.
Experience
Builders Guild, CA;
April 1999-present
Design Engineer
* Prepared daily construction logs for
continuous projects
* Field supervisor for out-of-office projects
* Prepared budgets for appraisals and approvals
Carpenters Corner, CA;
September 1993-March 1999
Construction Management
* Supervised site work for subdivision
building
* Prepared budgets for planning board reviews
* Met with inspectors to keep the building process proactive
Education
University
of Wisconsin-Madison, B.S. Civil Engineering; June 1993
* Student body secretary, junior year
* Internship with university to construct three new campus buildings
* Graduated with honors
Computer Skills
Structural: SAP2000, AutoCAD
Experience with DOS, MS Office, and Windows 95
Internet ability: HTML and web design
Language Skills
English (native), Spanish (fluent)
References
Available upon request
Hopefully,
this example resume will provide you with a jump start on creating your
own effective and efficient resume for you job application.
Remember to feel free to customize this
example
resume for your own resume. Hopefully, you have gotten some great ideas
on how you can portray your skills, experience, and abilities in a way
that makes you marketable.
