1. Knowledge of construction procedures and implementations.
2. Understanding Drawings and Specifications.
3. Quantity surveying (full construction).
4. Preparing Bill of Quantities.
5. Requesting quotation from subcon/sending enquires.
6. Review received quotation and sending clarification.
7. Preparing required documents for tender submission.
8. Analyzing variance/difference between tender and contract drawings
9. Good knowledge in MS Office (excel is a must)
10. Quantification software (Planswift, Autocad, Revit)
11. Basic knowledge in MEP Works
12. Awareness in FIDIC.
13. Ability to work with less supervision.
14. Full modeling ability using REVIT architecture and structure and extracting proper quantities.
15. Experience in steel structure projects is highly preferred.
16. Revit is a must
17. Except for QS, Estimator should have a good knowledge of market rates and pricing.
Resume Keyword Practices to Avoid
We’ve established that using resume keywords throughout your application boosts your chances of a human hiring manager seeing it.
However, be careful not to overdo it.
Packing your resume full of keywords is almost as bad as not including any at all.
Don’t forget that a real person will (hopefully) see your resume at some point. So use natural language that engages that person.
Tip
Make sure you balance hard skills vs soft skills on your resume to show you’re a rounded candidate.
Otherwise, they’ll think you’re either a bad writer — which indicates your communication skills aren’t good — or assume you’re trying to beat the ATS, making you seem dishonest.
Hidden Keywords
This is a sneakier trick some applicants use. It involves copy-pasting a keyword several times, but applying a white font so that the keywords are invisible.
But because the ATS scans all words despite their color, it counts all instances of a keyword. For example, a resume might contain five “invisible” instances of the keyword “business analysis” but only three “visible” ones. The “Find” tool can reveal where invisible keywords are:
Resume Objective
Business Analyst with over 5 years of experience supporting business solution software and performing business analysis. Aiming to utilize my strong prioritization skills and business analysis ability to achieve the goals of your company. Possess a Certification in Business Analysis.
Invisible keywords are used by some candidates.
The ATS counts all eight instances though, and “ranks” that resume higher.
However, since most ATS software lets the hiring manager see a plain text version of the resume, “hidden” keywords appear, and they’ll see your trick.
The result? You’ll come across as untrustworthy, and not worth hiring.