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, 37% of Trades job descriptions contained trainee trades person as a required skill.

Keywords / Skills

Popularity

trainee trades person
37%
electrician
28%
plasterer
28%
carpenter
19%
building maintenance
19%
plumbing
19%
electrical engineering
19%
facilities management
19%
reactive
10%
leaks
10%
cafm
10%
air conditioning
10%
renovation
10%
electrics
10%
splice
10%
hv
10%
high voltage
10%
electrical
10%
carpentry
10%
cable
10%
building services
10%
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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.

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