Real-resumes for construction jobs : including real resumes used to change careers and transfer skills to other industries

Introduction: The Art of Changing Jobs...and Finding New Careers ........................ 1 PART ONE: SOME ADVICE ABOUT YOUR JOB HUNT ................................................. 4 Step One: Planning Your Career Change and Assembling the Tools .................................. 4 Step Two: Using Your Resume and Cover Letter ............................................................ 6 Step Three: Preparing for Interviews .......................................................................... 9 Step Four: Handling the Interview and Negotiating Salary ............................................ 11 Looking Closer: The Anatomy of a Cover Letter .......................................................... 14 PART TWO: COVER LETTERS FOR CONSTRUCTION JOBS ....................................... 17 Accountant ............................................................................................................ 18 Apartment Complex Manager ................................................................................... 20 Apprentice Electrician ............................................................................................. 22 CAD Operator (CAREER CHANGE) ........................................................................... 24 Carpenter ............................................................................................................. 26 Carpenter’s Apprentice ........................................................................................... 28 Chief Executive, Home Improvements Company ........................................................ 30 Construction Foreman ............................................................................................ 32 Construction Foreman ............................................................................................. 34 Construction Foreman ............................................................................................ 36 Construction Manager ............................................................................................ 38 Construction Manager ............................................................................................. 40 Construction Project Coordinator .............................................................................. 42 Construction Superintendent .................................................................................... 44 Construction Superintendent .................................................................................... 46 Construction Supervisor .......................................................................................... 48 Controller .............................................................................................................. 50 Credit Manager ...................................................................................................... 52 Electrical Contractor ............................................................................................... 54 Electrical Installer ................................................................................................... 56 Electrician ............................................................................................................. 58 Engineer (CAREER CHANGE) .................................................................................. 60 Environmental Compliance Inspector (CAREER CHANGE) ........................................... 62 Equipment Operator ............................................................................................... 64 Flooring Installer .................................................................................................... 66 Foreman and Acting Superintendent ......................................................................... 68 General Foreman.................................................................................................... 70 General Construction Manager ................................................................................. 72 General Contractor ................................................................................................. 74 Heavy Equipment Operator ...................................................................................... 76 Heavy Equipment Operator ...................................................................................... 78 Heavy Equipment Operator ...................................................................................... 80 Heavy Equipment Operator ...................................................................................... 82 Independent Contractor .......................................................................................... 84 Independent Real Estate Broker ............................................................................... 86 Interior Designer .................................................................................................... 88 Interior Designer .................................................................................................... 90 Journeyman Roofer ................................................................................................ 92 vi Landfill Manager ..................................................................................................... 94 Leasing Consultant ................................................................................................. 96 Maintenance Mechanic ............................................................................................ 98 Marketing Consultant (CAREER CHANGE) ................................................................ 100 Mortgage Consultant (CAREER CHANGE) ................................................................ 102 Mortgage Loan Specialist (CAREER CHANGE) ........................................................... 104 Office Manager, Real Estate Company ....................................................................... 106 Painter (CAREER CHANGE) ................................................................................... 108 Plant Reclamation Manager ..................................................................................... 110 Plumber ............................................................................................................... 112 Project Manager .................................................................................................... 114 Project Manager .................................................................................................... 116 Project Manager (PROJECT MANAGER) .................................................................. 118 Project Manager .................................................................................................... 120 Property Manager .................................................................................................. 122 Property Manager .................................................................................................. 124 Purchasing Manager .............................................................................................. 126 Real Estate Agent (CAREER CHANGE) ..................................................................... 128 Real Estate Appraiser ............................................................................................. 130 Real Estate Appraiser ............................................................................................. 132 Real Estate Manager .............................................................................................. 134 Real Estate Sales Associate ..................................................................................... 136 Realtor ................................................................................................................ 138 Refrigeration & Heating Technician ........................................................................... 140 Regional Manager, Concrete Company ...................................................................... 142 Registered Housing Specialist .................................................................................. 144 Rental Property Manager ........................................................................................ 146 Rental Property Manager ........................................................................................ 148 Sales Manager, Home Comfort Products Company ...................................................... 150 Sales and Product Line Manager (CAREER CHANGE) ................................................. 152 Sales Manager, Condominiums ................................................................................ 154 Sales Representatives ............................................................................................ 156 Sales Territory Manager ......................................................................................... 158 Sales Representative ............................................................................................. 160 Senior Plumbing Inspector ...................................................................................... 162 Shop Foreman ...................................................................................................... 164 Surveyor .............................................................................................................. 166 Surveyor (CAREER CHANGE) ................................................................................ 168 Surveyor .............................................................................................................. 170 Vice President, Ceramics Manufacturer ..................................................................... 172 Water Purification Supervisor .................................................................................. 174 Welder ................................................................................................................. 176