Whether you are currently doing a building surveyor job or are looking for one, it is always a good idea to think ahead and decide where your career is leading you. Are you happy with how things are going or are you ambitious and looking to progress further with bigger and better projects?

Few of us are lucky enough to have fantastic jobs falling on our laps at the start of our careers, so we have to work hard and build up a reputation as being skilled at whatever we do. So to be rewarded with even more exciting building surveyor jobs it is necessary to earn the respect and admiration of employees and clients, which can be considerably enhanced by earning chartered status though the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors (RICS).

Part of the process of gaining RICS membership involves an assessment of your competence to carry out a building surveyor job. The RICS Assessment of Professional Competence (APC) and Assessment of Technical Competence (ATC) looks not only at a surveyor?s technical skills and knowledge, but also their attitude and behaviour.

Part of the reason for this is that building surveyors need to have strong people skills and a very high level of integrity. Trust in any job is so important and clients need to have confidence in the impartial advice given by their building surveyor.

Becoming a chartered building surveyor helps you to stand out from the competition as clients will know you possess greater technical knowledge and professional standards. It will also enhance your professional status with employers and clients alike leading to more and varied work.