4 top tips on how to perfect your construction executive role resume

According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the median income for construction managers was $98,890 per year in 2021. Due to the lucrative annual salaries of executive positions in construction, there is stiff competition on the job-search market. A quality accomplishment-driven resume will help you land your dream job. Below are four tips on how to make your executive job resume stand out and shine.

Your resume must be professionally written and job-specific

The job listing should guide you to decide which of your management skills and related achievements you should emphasize on your resume. You should strive to demonstrate your ability to lead, motivate, and organize. You may include:

• your management philosophy
• examples of accomplishments
• quotes from others regarding your management skills
• work history

It is important to take the time to edit and correct your resume and cover letter.

List your specific management skills

Management skills to highlight in your executive job resume should include:

• planning
• organizing
• coordinating
• directing
• leadership
• oversight

To showcase your management skills, list them in a dedicated section or table at the beginning of your resume.

Explore different resume formats and templates

The format of your resume will be determined by:

• your level of management experience
• your work history
• your industry

Some of the most common resume formats include:

• chronological Resume which lists experience in order from most recent to oldest;
• resume with skills-section which includes both hard and soft skills;
• targeted resume which focuses on matching your skills and experience to the job listing;
• resume with Summary of Qualifications which emphasizes why you are a strong, qualified applicant.

Use action verbs

Most of the language you use in your executive job resume should be active, which means describing what you yourself have done. Passive language would be describing what happened to you. Useful action verbs that demonstrate leadership skills include:

• initiated
• directed
• innovate
• motivated
• dominated
• influenced

Kaufman Search & Consulting works with leading Contractors and top-level talent throughout the country, building teams for tomorrow’s projects one perfect fit at a time. We use extensive know-how and our solid relationships with key decision makers at our client companies to elevate your executive career in construction.

AboutStephanie Kaufman

Career change is a major life decision affecting your professional fulfillment, your family´s livelihood and your employer’s success in the marketplace. Stephanie has had deep understanding of that premise in her decade-long activity as executive search expert supporting construction industry leaders. Her experience pointed to the essential aspects of a perfect professional match such as competence, personality and cultural compatibility. She has developed a portfolio of returning high profile clients and a sensitive and efficient hands-on approach to both sides of the recruitment process. She vouches for investing time in getting to know the clients and candidates on a personal level and diligently guiding them through step by step. All this comes together in a proven strategy that molds to your career and staffing needs, bringing exactly what you need and when you need it.