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. 

 

Read more Career Advice articles

Contact Us

UK Head Office
0116 473 5358
0203 710 8098
uk@maximrecruitment.com

Asia Region
+852 5444 0094
asia@maximrecruitment.com

North America
Telephone: +1 639  387 0284
canada@maximrecruitment.com

usa@maximrecruitment.com

Newsletter

Get construction industry news relating to the UK, Canada, Asia, the Middle East and other worldwide locations.

Subscribe

Maxim Insights

The 6 Signs It Might Be Time for a Career Move

Not everyone who changes jobs is actively looking for one. Sometimes, the thought of moving starts much earlier, perhaps as a feeling that your current role isn't quite delivering what it used to, or that you've stopped progressing.…

Read more »

What Makes a Construction Professional Stay? The Factors Employers Often Overlook

Recruitment doesn't start when someone hands in their notice.  For employers, understanding why good people stay can be just as valuable as understanding why they leave. So what actually makes them stay with an employer for five, ten or even twenty years?…

Read more »

Top Reasons Why Claims and Disputes Candidates Get Rejected

The construction claims and disputes market is highly specialised. Although demand remains strong for experienced quantum, delay and claims professionals, securing a role with a leading consultancy is not always straightforward.…

Read more »

Why Strong Claims and Disputes Candidates Withdraw from Interview Processes?

Understanding why good candidates disengage can help employers improve their recruitment approach and reduce the risk of losing people they would otherwise want to hire.…

Read more »

How can ICWCI Membership help your Clerk of Works career?

ICWCI membership is one way to show that your experience is recognised by the professional body for your specialism. It can support your credibility, strengthen your CV and help you understand your next step in the profession.…

Read more »

Industry News

Graham signs up with MukAway

Graham has signed a three year deal with materials management platform MukAway, one of the biggest deals in the platform's history.

Source: The Construction Index Last updated: 14 August, 07:48

Read more »

Stantec to help Tees Valley create spatial strategy

Stantec has been appointed to help create a spatial development strategy (SDS) for the Tees Valley Combined Authority, in a team with Camargue, Prior + Partners, Montagu Evans, and Richard Wood Associates.

Source: The Construction Index Last updated: 14 August, 07:41

Read more »

Grayson upgrades green certification

Grayson has achieved ISO 14068 carbon neutrality certification, after working to reduce waste and increasing renewable energy generation.

Source: The Construction Index Last updated: 14 August, 07:23

Read more »

Sisk completes A59 section

Sisk has completed work on the main section of a new route for the A59 through Kex Gill which replaces a section repeatedly affected by landslips.

Source: The Construction Index Last updated: 14 August, 07:03

Read more »

Costain revenues up, margins steady

Costain has reported revenues up 3.4% to £543.1m in the first half of 2026, with adjusted operating profit of £17.3m, up 3%, and margins unchanged at 3.2%. The infrastructure specialist had £7bn in forward work, up 67% over the last six years.

Source: The Construction Index Last updated: 14 August, 06:42

Read more »