Young Architect's Blog – August 2010 Archive (5)

Start Something

This last tip is the one that I know will receive the most eye-rolls yet it is the most effective career building tool. Informational Find a way to exercise leadership skills by spearheading activity in your office; it can be directly related to your business or totally goofy. Find a way to organize a team of people, whether they be peers or supervisors, around a common goal. In…

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Added by Young Architect on August 26, 2010 at 10:39pm — No Comments

Get Back In Touch

When was the last time you spoke to your former co-workers? Remember when you were leaving those old jobs and you made promises to keep in touch and have lunch dates? How often do we really stay in touch with these vital parts of our network? My guess is, unless you are best buddies with your former co-workers, that most of us do not even pick up a phone to see how they are doing. However, these old connections are vital assets for…

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Added by Young Architect on August 23, 2010 at 7:51pm — 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

Career Guide: Getting Started

Many readers that have come to the website and have contacted me have been those that are laid off, recently graduating, or looking for a major change in their career situation. The content that is written on YoungArchitect is really aimed at accommodating these people as there is not much career advice for architects on-line. Below is a comprehensive guide of some of my best…

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Added by Young Architect on August 16, 2010 at 8:05pm — 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