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How to write an apprentice electrician resume
Craft a resume summary statement
A well-written resume summary is basically an elevator pitch. You are summing up your skills and experience in a few sentences to wow recruiters, hiring managers, and decision makers into giving you an interview. Here are some tips to putting your best foot first with your resume summary:
Step 1: Mention your current job title or the role you're pursuing.
Step 2: Include your years of experience in apprentice electrician-related roles. Consider adding relevant company and industry experience as relevant to the job listing.
Step 3: Highlight your greatest accomplishments. Here is your chance to make sure your biggest wins aren't buried in your resume.
Step 4: Again, keep it short. Your goal is to summarize your experience and highlight your accomplishments, not write a paragraph.
Hiring managers spend under a minute reviewing resumes on average. This means your summary needs to demonstrate your value quickly and show why you are the perfect fit for the apprentice electrician position.Please upload your resume so Zippia’s job hunt AI can draft a summary statement for you.
List the right project manager skills
Your Skills section is a place to list all relevant skills and abilities. Here is how to make the most of your skills section and make sure you have the right keywords:
- Start with the job listing. Frequently, the keywords looked for by recruiters will be listed. Be careful to include all skills in the job listing you have experience with.
- Consider all the software and tools you use on a daily basis. When in doubt, list them!
- Make sure you use accurate and up to date terms for all the skills listed.
Here are example skills to include in your “Area of Expertise” on an apprentice electrician resume:
- Hand Tools
- RUN Conduit
- EMT
- Electrical Systems
- Work Ethic
- Electrical Components
- Power Drills
- Switches
- Electrical Code
- MC
- Taps
- Test Equipment
- Drill Presses
- Electrical Panels
- Light Fixtures
- PVC
- Circuit Breakers
- Schematic Diagrams
- Loose Connections
- Defective Electrical Equipment
- Electrical Conduit
- Install Conduit
- Electrical Trade
- Electrical Issues
- Electrical Installation
- Hoisting
- AC
- PLC
- Electrical Circuits
- Tuggers
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How to structure your work experience
Your work experience should be structured:
- With your most recent roles first, followed by earlier roles in reverse chronological order.
- Job title, along with company name and location on the left.
- Put the corresponding dates of employment on the left side.
- Keep only relevant jobs on your work experience.
How to write apprentice electrician experience bullet points
Remember, your resume is not a list of responsibilities or a job description. This is your chance to show why you're good at your job and what you accomplished.
Use the XYZ formula for your work experience bullet points. Here's how it works:
- Use strong action verbs like Led, Built, or Optimized.
- Follow up with numbers when possible to support your results. How much did performance improve? How much revenue did you drive?
- Wrap it up by explaining the actions you took to achieve the result and how you made an impact.
This creates bullet points that read Achieved X, measured by Y, by doing Z.
Here are great bullet points from apprentice electrician resumes:
Work history example #1
Food Prep/Dishwasher
Red Lobster
- Stared as a dishwasher became promoted to prep cook, and became a prep cook trainer.
- Washed dished by hand and/or operated automatic dishwasher.
- Cooked food on the broiler as well as washed dishes and stocked and kept inventory at the bar
- Washed dishes, glassware, flatware, pots, and/or pans usingdishwashers or by hand.Was promoted to Baker/Line Cook.
- Red Lobster I was also trained as a Dishwasher and a Baked so I can help any way I can.
Work history example #2
Electrical Apprentice
Lighthouse Electric
- Performed Facility Review, safety audits and inspections through-out the District to ensure regulation compliance.
- Remodeled, fabricated, and installed commercial grade receptacles, switches and light fixtures.
- Installed light fixtures, various receptacles, and a variety of switches.
- Worked on PLC, Pneumatic Controls, Relays and protection systems.
- Used hand bender for emt.
Work history example #3
Lineman
Verizon
- Maintained a positive, professional appearance and demeanor when communicating company products and services to our customers.
- Placed and removed telephone poles, hardware, and transferred all hardware to new facilities.
- Placed and removed aerial and underground cables, steel strand.
Work history example #4
Electrical Helper (Part-Time)
Fisk
- Installed race ways 3/4in to 4in emt, cable tray, lighting and power distribution.
- Identified and labels run thru an specific location according blue print
- Installed receptacles, switches, and lighting to complete circuits.
- Supervised electricians upgrading Army camps per NEC standards.
- Applied advanced technical knowledge solving unusually complex problems typically not solvable by referencing manufacturer s manuals or similar documents.
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Add an education section to your resume
- The highest degree you have achieved.
- TWhere you attended school, and the dates (Although if you graduated some time ago, leave the date off to avoid ageism)
- TField of study
- TAny honors, relevant coursework, achievements, or pertinent activities
Here are some examples of good education entries from apprentice electrician resumes:
Master's Degree in criminal justice
Strayer University, Washington, DC
2013 - 2014
Some College Courses in electrical engineering technology
DeVry University, Oakbrook Terrace, IL
2007 - 2007
Highlight your apprentice electrician certifications on your resume
If you have any additional certifications or education-like achievements, add them to the education section.
Include the full name of the certification, along with the name of the issuing organization and date of obtainment.
If you have any of these certifications, be sure to include them on your apprentice electrician resume:
- Electrical Technician Certification
- Electrical Maintenance Technician Certificate
- Certified Electrical Inspector - Residential (CEI-R)
- Certified Instrumentation Specialist (CIS)
- Electrical Generator Systems Technician Certification (EGSTC)
- Electrical and Instrumentation Pipeline Technician (EIPT_03)
- Computer Service Technician (CST)
- Certified Electronic Systems Technician (EST)