Career Advice

Here are a few pointers about how best to present your abilities to potential construction industry employers.

We hope you will find this section useful whatever your level of seniority from Graduate Quantity Surveyor to Commercial Manager, from Site Engineer to Project Director and all the roles and levels in between.

We want you to have confidence that you are doing everything you can to secure the best career move available to you.  Alongside using the right construction recruitment consultancy, take a look at the following steps in the recruitment process.

Writing a Good CV: Our advice on how to attract interest and get job interviews. Includes free downloadable "CV Builder" template

Writing Covering Letters: What do you need to say?

Job Interviews: How to prepare and conduct yourself

Job Offers and Feedback: How to turn a good interview into a job offer

Resignations and Counter Offers: How to anticipate problems and avoid burning your bridges

Starting a New Job: Preparing to start and getting settled in

Referrals/Recommend a Friend: Help your friends into a new job

Contact Us

For practical advice on any aspect of job seeking, why not send us your Good CV with a Covering Letter and we can discuss the construction companies we can arrange you job interviews with.  Alternatively give the Maxim Recruitment office nearest to you a call to discuss your experience and our capability to assist you. 

 

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Subcontractors prepare class action over failed payment protections

A construction finance technology company is leading class action lawsuits on behalf of subcontractors against the governments of the UK and Australia over their failure to protect subcontractor payments.

Source: The Construction Index Last updated: 17 September, 02:22

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Besix sells Franki UK to Statom

Statom Group has acquired Franki Foundations UK from Belgian construction group Besix.

Source: The Construction Index Last updated: 17 September, 11:20

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Galliford Try continues its trajectory

Galliford Try has posted financial results showing a fifth consecutive year of growth, with increases in revenue, profit, margin and cash.

Source: The Construction Index Last updated: 17 September, 07:35

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Microsoft plans UK data centre drive

Microsoft has announced plans to invest £11bn in UK infrastructure.

Source: The Construction Index Last updated: 17 September, 06:54

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BSI produces standard for inclusive PPE

New guidance has been produced to address the issue of badly fitting PPE, a particular problem for women in construction.

Source: The Construction Index Last updated: 17 September, 06:27

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