Trades Skills you Need for your CV and Career in Construction & Property

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Trades Skills List in Construction & Property

Below we have compiled a list of the most popular skills for a Trades role. We ranked the top skills based on the percentage of Trades job descriptions they appeared on. For example, 50% of Trades job descriptions contained building maintenance as a required skill.

Keywords / Skills

Popularity

building maintenance
50%
electrical engineering
50%
plumbing
50%
cafm
34%
facilities management
34%
air conditioning
34%
trades
17%
repairs
17%
properties
17%
plumber
17%
maintenance
17%
housing
17%
splice
17%
hv
17%
high voltage
17%
electrician
17%
electrical
17%
cable
17%
renovation
17%
electrics
17%
carpentry
17%
building services
17%
reactive
17%
leaks
17%
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While these keywords are a good start, remember that every job is different. Instead of including all these keywords on your CV, identify the keywords most relevant to the job you're applying to and include those. For the best chance of success use our CV keyword scanner tool to help with this.

Including the right keywords in your CV will help you get past Applicant Tracking Systems (ATS) and win more job interviews from employers and recruiters.


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