10 Resume Tips for Professionals in the Construction Industry

Preparing a resume that is organized, succinct, and eye-catching is one of the best ways for construction professionals to launch a fruitful job search. Eye-catching resumes typically feature highly desired skill sets, relevant certifications, and impressive projects that were completed ahead of schedule and within budget. Below are ten simple resume writing tips that everyone in the construction industry should follow.

1) Tailor your resume to the type of position you are seeking. Employers are often searching for candidates with a specific set of skills. Review commonly required skills for the type of position that you are seeking and be sure to include references to your skills in those areas. Examples of specific skills that are frequently sought in the construction industry include:

Expertise in construction law
Incorporation of sustainable design strategies
Equal Employment Opportunity Employment expertise
2) Include the number of people you managed. It is particularly important to mention work experience that involved supervision of multiple teams of people or a large number of workers. Hiring managers recognize that there is usually a big difference between a candidate who has managed a team of 15 laborers and a candidate who has overseen 150 laborers.
3) Highlight relevant certifications. Industry certifications set professionally trained candidates apart from the pack and often instill confidence in recruiters and hiring managers. Examples of key certifications to consider including are as follows:

Certified Construction Manager (CCM)
Construction Safety Certification
OSHA Hazardous Waste Operations & Emergency Response (HAZWOPER)
Any CPR or First Aid related certifications
4) Highlight three or four of your most notable projects. Be sure to reference the budgets associated with each project to provide hiring executives with an idea of the magnitude of the ventures that you have overseen. You can also showcase your flexibility and breadth of experience by including a diverse collection of projects within the public, commercial, and residential construction arenas.
5) Showcase successful projects that were completed ahead of time or under budget. Continued construction labor shortages are leading to an increase in project delays and overspending. Completing projects ahead of time or under budget is more impressive now than ever, so construction professionals should not be shy about highlighting their ability to exceed client expectations.

6) Reference familiarity with special tools or software. Remaining competitive in the construction industry requires a commitment to learning the latest cutting-edge

Building Information Modeling (BIM) software
Computer-Aided Design (CAD) software
Familiarity with 3D visualization and architectural animation
7) Prepare an impressive portfolio of references. Include people who can provide feedback regarding your skills and aptitudes. Additionally, if a specific skill is required for a position you are actively pursuing, be sure to include references who can discuss your achievements in that area. For instance, if a position requires a candidate with a history of supervising 100+ workers, make sure that the references you include can speak about your ability to oversee multiple teams of workers.
8) Include your LinkedIn URL. A growing number of hiring managers and recruiters are looking at LinkedIn profiles to confirm candidates’ legitimacy and industry connections. Make sure that your profile is up to date and that there are not any consistencies between information on your LinkedIn profile and your resume.

9) Reference any awards or special recognition you have received. Awards that are relevant to the company or position for which you are applying are especially helpful. Examples of relevant awards include the following:

Associated Builders and Contractors, Inc (ABC) awards for excellence in construction
Construction Industry Safety Excellence (CISE) awards for safety improvements
Any local or state awards received for outstanding achievements in the construction industry
10) Seek the input of an expert staffing professional. Enlisting the assistance of a staffing agency is one of the best ways to ensure that your resume is professional and complete. A dedicated agency representative can also provide assistance with career coaching and other job-related activities. Ideally, the agency you choose should have decades of experience providing guidance to professionals within the construction industry.
The role of a well-organized resume should not be understated. By following the tips above, construction professionals can enhance their chances of grabbing the attention of hiring managers.

Michael DeSafey is a leading executive recruiter for profe

The Importance of Construction Industry Solutions

It has been said that the average construction project suffers cost overruns and completion often takes longer than expected. Thanks to Pegasus this should never have to be a problem again.

By using the right industry software you will always be able to complete projects on the scheduled time and within your budget. The industry software that I am referring to is Construction Industry Solutions. With this software you will have complete management control over contracts and sub-contractors as well as effective cash management.

Businesses need to track the costs of purchases and may have sub-contractors who require payment under HMRC’s construction industry scheme regulations. You need to keep on top of payments and always remember that effective cash management is key to making a profit. Construction Industry Solutions was written for SME contractors in the construction and allied industries. It was designed to give instant up-to-date information so that you know exactly what is owed and to who as well as knowing when different payments are due.

Cash management is an essential feature of the construction industry and can make a serious difference to the profit of a contract. Construction Industry Solutions captures all of the relevant contract information across all stages of a job so that the statuses of contracts are immediately available.

One of the key features of Construction Industry Solutions is the contract sales ledger. This maintains the details of current payment applications. It allows current and cumulative revenues together with retention, main contractor discount, etc. Also with contract sales ledger payment, when it is received, can be entered in batches and allocated to one or more applications.

Another key feature that will benefit your construction business is contract purchasing. The purchase order processing system allows the costs of a contract to be monitored by raising purchase orders against a specific contract. As deliveries are received and invoiced, the purchase order is updated.

Contract purchasing is integrated with stock control, allowing stock to be ordered from suppliers against a contract. This feature of construction industry solutions allows you to allocate, reserve and issue stock to a specific contract.

This piece of Pegasus software gives you complete control over all aspects of contract management including payment applications, VAT invoicing and cash receipt matching. It is also fully integrated to sales, purchase and nominal ledgers as well as cashbook and payroll. Construction industry solutions also conform to the requirements of HMRC’s construction industry scheme.

The requirements within the construction sector are highly specialised and Pegasus recognises these complex business requirements within the construction sector. Construction industry solutions also integrates with Opera II, sage line 50 and sage mms.

If you have a business within the construction sector and have not yet invested in a software solution to your management aspects and cash flow aspects then it is highly recommended that you do. Software solutions for the construction industry can dramatically change the way in which your business is run for the better giving you more effective management commitmen

Major Components of Indian Construction Industry

Construction in India is the second most important activity, next only to agriculture. The country is on the path of fast development of infrastructures in the fields like education, health, power and research. At the same time, the civil construction projects are on fast tracks to improve the conditions of roads, rails, highways and bridges. In addition, the country has managed to lend construction services and products to the foreign markets too.

The construction activities offered by the construction companies in India have improved in terms of quality. The construction equipment manufacturers follow the international standards to offer advanced technology-based tools. There are four major components that work in favor of the exponentially growing sector. Here is a discussion about them.

Skilled Construction Experts

Architects, civil engineers, project managers and many other important role-players in the Indian construction industry are admired for their skills and talent. Construction project managers from India have the experience and training to supervise different types of projects. In the past one decade, many praiseworthy projects have been completed by the skilled construction teams of the country. Construction labor contraction services are offered by many Indian firms for the recruitment of these skilled workers around the world.

Quality Construction Equipments

When it comes to construction tools and equipments, there are many Indian construction equipment manufacturers engaged in this field. The equipments like bulldozers, scrapers, backhoe loaders, concrete vibrators, earth compactors, concrete mixers, hydraulic excavators and many others are manufactured in the country and supplied to different parts of the world. The focus is one manufacturing technologically advanced equipments that can safe human efforts significantly, reduce energy consumption and are safe.

Top Grade Construction Material

The Indian construction services and products are not limited to construction tools and equipments only. The manufacturers and suppliers engaged in the industry also focus on supplying high grade construction materials in different categories. Glass, ceramic, wood, plastic and many other materials are available with these industry players. In addition, these companies offer hardware materials like pipes and tubes made of materials like PVC, aluminum, copper, bronze and others. Tiles for flooring and a variety of sanitary ware products form other important categories of construction materials from India.

Impressive Construction Services

From expert construction counseling to interior decoration and house and commercial building construction, the construction services from India cover all possible fields. Turnkey industrial construction is one service which is in great demand and the experts from the country are capable of offering it. Real estate construction services from India serve the projects like construction of houses, industrial plants, corporate offices spaces and commercial constructions like shopping malls and restaurants.

The construction services from India have become more accessible with the help of the online business directories. These online marketplaces provide detailed information about the service providers from the Indian construction industry. Small and medium sized equipment manufacturers and suppliers from different parts of the company have made it possible to earn exposure for their businesses through these directories. In a way, these directories have become another major component of the industry.

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How the Recession Has Affected the Commercial Construction Industry

For some time, I have asked myself (and others), “What was so great about The Great Recession?” This economic crisis has been deemed by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) as the worst world-wide recession since World War II. Its impact has been felt in nearly every industry imaginable, and particularly in the construction industry. It ran its course for 18 interminably long months, between 2007 and 2009; the worst period occurred at mid-year, 2009.

How did it affect the commercial construction industry and what has/will be happening nearly 5 years after the official “end” of the Great Recession?

What happened?

The construction industry is accustomed to cyclical changes but the Great Recession was hardly a typical downturn or cyclical change. No sector of the construction industry was spared from the harsh impact of the Great Recession; not residential, commercial, industrial, or heavy and civil engineering.

One aspect of the recession that is not often mentioned is that the cyclical boom of the construction industry was followed directly by the recession, leaving a large glut of residential and commercial real estate on the market.

As the recession deepened, homeowners were defaulting on their homes, others were not buying homes as they had planned, and investors were being extremely cautious in financing new construction projects.

2012 – 2013 was predicted to be a period of growth and non-residential construction activity was expected to continue its recovery. Once, again, there were recovery delays, fueled in part by government and financial institutions:

A federal budget sequester resulting in scaled back government spending.

A federal government shutdown.

Credit restrictions placed on construction projects, home loans, loans in general.

Increasing long-term interest rates based on expectation of the government reducing its stimulus program.
Those factors, and the extremely slow recovery of the world economy, certainly had a direct and negative influence on the construction industry.

Moving into 2015

So what is the state of commercial construction in 2014 and beyond? Recovery is happening, but not at an increased pace. Factors that (according to industry observers) influenced growth in 2014:

Weather-related delays on projects at the start of the year.

Ongoing sluggishness in the institutional market and lowered construction spending projections.

Financial institutions continued their restrictive lending practices.
Is there any good news? Yes! Let’s look at some of the more favorable changes in 2014 and some positive indicators going into 2015:

Some easing of lending restrictions; loans rose 4 percent in the second quarter of 2014, most of it related to the commercial real estate industry.

Commercial construction projects are rapidly increasing in several regions of the U.S., particularly in Texas (Houston) and the southern region in general, and New York (Rochester and New York City), Massachusetts (Boston), and Louisiana (New Orleans).

Consumers are “cautiously optimistic” and spending is up, as is the increase in jobs.
The commercial construction industry was, and continues to be deeply affected by the Great Recession. But industry watchers, like consumers, are cautiously optimistic (with more emphasis on cautious than optimistic) that the industry is slowly and steadily moving forward.

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