Our first experience with remote hiring was March 18, 2020 – the first day the firm started working from home. CO Architects is fortunate that our workload increased throughout 2020, so we had to adapt quickly to recruiting, interviewing, onboarding, and integrating new staff virtually. We’ve hired and onboarded 25 new employees since March 2020, […]
How To Retain Top Talent For Your Architecture Firm
This is the second in a three-part series on recruiting, retaining, and coaching new talent. It outlines how firm leaders can build cultures that top performers choose to stay in. To read Part 1, click here: How To Build Sustainable Recruitment Strategies for Small Firm Success. Top 5 Things To Remember About Retaining New Talent Firm […]
How to Build Sustainable Recruitment Strategies for Small Firm Success
Recruitment Strategies for Small Firm Architects Recruiting new employees is one of the most important things a professional services firm can do to be sustainable. A solid recruitment strategy not only reduces employee turnover and minimizes cost, it also builds the firm’s reputation as one that actively invests in building sustainable futures for its employees […]
5 Tips To Help Your Firm Hire Top Talent Outside of Architecture
How To Hire Your Non-Architect Team Members Architecture talent may be easy for you to spot, but what about talent outside of architecture? Do you need an administrative assistant? What about an in-house marketing coordinator or an accountant? These positions can be critical to your firm’s success. Finding candidates with the right experience and who fit well […]
My 12 Rules for Landing Your First Job in Architecture
Being Unique Got Me Noticed In A Very Noisy World I graduated from Roger Williams University School of Architecture in 1993. The nation was slowly recovering from a recession and architects were not eagerly seeking help from intern architects. Throughout the winter before graduating, I wrote over 100 cover letters and mailed them with my standard […]
A Guide to Successful Recruitment at Your Architecture Firm (Part Two)
(This is Part 2 of a guest post by Bob Morgan, an architect based in South-East Asia. Part 1 will be found here.) Good Morning Jobseekers! PART 2: Recruitment Specifics Having made the decision to ‘Recruit’, we need to analyze the requirements, and formulate a ‘Brief.’ Firstly, this will provide a level of ‘Analysis’ – Indeed, […]