I am a senior LA with 14 years of experience and find myself in a position where I am needing to update my collection of work experiences. Is a 10 page work sample sufficient for where I am at in my career and for any opportunities that may arise?
My gut says yes and at this point in my life and career, I'd like to avoid spending a whole lot of time and headache updating my now very dated portfolio. Seems more useful for junior staff...
Any advice from senior LAs/Archs/Designer is greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance!
You really need to update it. I showed up to my interview at a fancy firm with an old portfolio. I was coming in to the meeting with a stellar recommendation from someone the firm principals respected and frankly, I also didn't want to spend any of my personal time and money on updating, printing, and binding a new portfolio.
While I did ultimately get the job, the senior partner in the place was apparently very offended that I didn't make a new portfolio just for the interview and basically hated me from that day onward.
In your case OP, I'm afraid some people will also interpret an old portfolio as a lack of effort/interest in the job on your part.
Oct 31, 23 10:58 am ·
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"Hated me". LOL. I doubt that was the only reason...
10-15 p is a very good length to land an interview. I always have a full version ( 50-60 p ) or a good construction set ( depend on your role) with me at the interview. Works every time , so far :)
We tend not to bother reviewing portfolios by either licensed architects or equivalent experience (say, 7 years). If we're talking, it's because I've already asked at least a couple of our mutual contacts about you. I'm not meeting with just anybody off the street - in that case, I definitely want a portfolio first, interview second.
Interesting. When you've talked to mutual contacts, how have you approached discretion? I imagine if someone in the 7+ range has expressed an interest in working with BB, they likely are currently employed somewhere already and may be attempting to keep a low profile while searching for a change in employment. Ive often wondered how architects in hiring positions try to deal with this.
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Senior LA - Work Sample v. Full Portfolio...?
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I am a senior LA with 14 years of experience and find myself in a position where I am needing to update my collection of work experiences. Is a 10 page work sample sufficient for where I am at in my career and for any opportunities that may arise?
My gut says yes and at this point in my life and career, I'd like to avoid spending a whole lot of time and headache updating my now very dated portfolio. Seems more useful for junior staff...
Any advice from senior LAs/Archs/Designer is greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance!
you're going to need somewhere between 10 and 2,244,779,911,223,345,545 pages to sufficiently show your work experience
You really need to update it. I showed up to my interview at a fancy firm with an old portfolio. I was coming in to the meeting with a stellar recommendation from someone the firm principals respected and frankly, I also didn't want to spend any of my personal time and money on updating, printing, and binding a new portfolio.
While I did ultimately get the job, the senior partner in the place was apparently very offended that I didn't make a new portfolio just for the interview and basically hated me from that day onward.
In your case OP, I'm afraid some people will also interpret an old portfolio as a lack of effort/interest in the job on your part.
"Hated me". LOL. I doubt that was the only reason...
Shhhhh . . . you're projecting BB.
Update yes, but you're probably fine with 10-15 pages total. My last one was 15 before I went out on my own and had no issues with it.
10-15 p is a very good length to land an interview. I always have a full version ( 50-60 p ) or a good construction set ( depend on your role) with me at the interview. Works every time , so far :)
We tend not to bother reviewing portfolios by either licensed architects or equivalent experience (say, 7 years). If we're talking, it's because I've already asked at least a couple of our mutual contacts about you. I'm not meeting with just anybody off the street - in that case, I definitely want a portfolio first, interview second.
Interesting. When you've talked to mutual contacts, how have you approached discretion? I imagine if someone in the 7+ range has expressed an interest in working with BB, they likely are currently employed somewhere already and may be attempting to keep a low profile while searching for a change in employment. Ive often wondered how architects in hiring positions try to deal with this.
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