How to tailor your CV for a graduate civil engineer job in the UK
Civil engineering graduate schemes look at your degree accreditation, placements and site exposure. Say which chartership route you are aiming for and mention any CAD or modelling software you have used.
Keywords to look for in the job ad
Check the ad for these words. Use them only where your experience genuinely backs them up.
AutoCADCivil 3Dstructural analysissite experiencehealth and safetyICEchartershipsurveyingdesignteamwork
What to show
+Name your degree accreditation and expected grade.
+Describe site visits or placements and what you did there.
+Mention the design software and the project it was used on.
A common mistake
Leaving out safety awareness. Mention any site induction, CSCS card or health and safety training.
Example bullet, before and after
Before
Did a placement at an engineering firm.
After
Spent [add: months] on placement at [add: firm], producing drawings in AutoCAD and supporting site inspections on a [add: project type] project.
Items in [square brackets] are for you to fill in with real figures. Never add numbers you cannot back up.
Tailor your CV to the real ad
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