If you're in search of construction employment, you may well have already posted your resume online in the hopes that prospective employers who have construction careers to offer may see it and contact you about a position in the industry. Of course, you're just one of many qualified job seekers who have done the same - but there are things you can do to make yourself more visible to companies looking to hire.

In the midst of a recession which has hit the construction sector harder than some others, there are still construction jobs to be had; it's only a matter of finding them. By taking a page from the processes people use to make their website easier to find using Google and other search engines, you can make it easy for companies looking for workers with your skill set to pull up your resume when they search career websites where you have posted your resume.

What you need to do is to put yourself in the shoes of these employers; what sort of keywords do they use when searching for qualified prospective hires on these sites? Knowing the search terms that employers are the most likely to use is the key to being found - and hired for construction careers on the web.

Those searching for construction jobs in the following trades may want to try using the following keywords in the online version of their resumes. Keep in mind that you shouldn't cram your resume with these phrases, but dropping them in where they fit naturally can help you to improve your chances of being noticed and finding new construction careers.

Each of the sets of keywords for the job categories listed below is just a starting off point, but these should give you an idea of what prospective employers may be looking for:

Construction Manager: construction supervisor, construction project manager, foreman, commercial construction, industrial construction, residential construction.

Masons: stonemason, brickmason, bricklayer, tile and marble, granite/limestone/marble masonry, concrete masonry, brick, masonry.

Plumbers: journeyman plumber, master plumber, gasfitter, industrial plumber, residential/commercial service plumber, licensed plumber, underground plumbing and piping, steam systems, industrial piping, gas piping, gas lines.

Construction Workers: laborer, construction helper, general laborer, heavy construction, construction machines and tools, construction site cleaning, demolition, excavation, scaffolding, asbestos removal, forklift, backhoe, crane.

Carpenters: construction carpenter, bench carpenter, finish carpenter, framing carpenter, general construction, trim and molding.

Painters: house painter, prep painter, industrial/commercial/residential painter, drywall patcher, interior and exterior surfaces, painting equipment/spray guns, paint mixing ratios.

Iron workers: steel worker, metal worker, presser, pre-fabricated structure assembly, reinforcing bar/tension cable laying, steel cutting, ornamental iron, mag drills, Hogan drills.

These are just a few of the many construction-related trades and a sampling of the keywords which can help you to attract the attention of employers. There are some keywords (such as the name of the trade itself) which are not mentioned here, since using these terms will be more or less unavoidable as well as used by so many other job seekers as to be less valuable than many of the keywords listed above in helping you be noticed and finding the sort of construction jobs you've been looking for.

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