All Blog Posts Tagged 'resume' (4)

Interns: Don’t Sweat The Cover Letter

Are you trying to find your first architecture job? Are you stuck writing the perfect cover letter to entice your future employers?

A misconception that most students have when they are seeking their first jobs in the design and construction field is that employers actually care about their individual…

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Added by Young Architect on September 27, 2010 at 9:56pm — No Comments

Update Your Materials

Whether you are gainfully employed or not, you should always be keeping your resume, portfolio and other related documents current. In doing so, you won’t need to panic to get all of your materials ready to go job hunting.

I recently wrote about this in Career Guide: Getting Started series so I…

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Added by Young Architect on August 17, 2010 at 9:14pm — No Comments

Get Connected

There is an old saying: “It’s not what you know but who you know.” In these times of scarce employment opportunities, the saying is more true than ever. We can no longer rely on job boards and glossy resume packages to draw the eye of employers. Instead, it is important to build personal/professional relationships and leverage them to advance our careers.The task today is simple: find industry networks that you…

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Added by Young Architect on August 8, 2010 at 4:48am — 3 Comments

Getting Laid Off Sucks: But Its For The Best

No matter how you slice it, getting laid off is one of the most psychologically damaging things that anyone can go through in their career. However, this is sometimes unavoidable and it is often far too easy to close yourself from the outside world and hide in a deep depression. Instead, I suggest being proactive and using the time as productively as possible.…

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Added by Young Architect on July 30, 2010 at 12:17am — 1 Comment