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, […]
EA131: How to Overcome the Fear of Hiring Your First Employee with Architect Marica McKeel [Podcast]
Most of us, when we launched our firms, we started solo, working by ourselves from a small private studio and wearing every hat required to run a successful architecture firm. We worked that way for as long as we could, but we finally reached a point when we knew it was time to get some […]
A Guide to Successful Recruitment at Your Architecture Firm (Part One)
(This is a guest post by Bob Morgan, an architect based in South-East Asia) Good Morning Jobseekers! PART 1: Recruitment Options You have just pulled another ‘Candlelit Vigil!’ – On top of a 60 Hour Week! – We all have to give extra effort at times; but now it is becoming a ‘Regular Weekly Event!’ During […]
How to Establish an Orientation Process for New Employees in Architecture
For this final week of March here at EntreArchitect.com, where throughout the month we have been sharing content on the theme of Leadership, we are sharing a great guest post from earlier last year by Norbert Lemermeyer of Architecture + Business. Establish an Orientation for New Employees The following outlines the standard orientation for a new […]
