2024-10-09T02:17:48-04:00 https://archinect.com/news/article/150441947/archinectors-articulate-chatgpt-for-architectural-codes-when-to-hire-more-staff-residential-inquiries-slowdown-oxman-aia-layoffs Archinect 2024-10-08T19:59:00-04:00 >2024-10-08T19:59:44-04:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/3d/3d45bed096fd69034709529430628c84.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p>Happy beginning of fall, Archinectors! With October officially kicked off, the <a href="https://archinect.com/features/article/150449395/the-industry-reacts-to-interest-rate-cuts-archinect-s-state-of-aec-september-2024" target="_blank">Fed cutting interest rates</a>, and workload for the architecture industry expected to pick up again (fingers crossed), let's take a look at what the Archinect community is talking about at the moment.</p> When to hire more employees? <p>Over in our <a href="https://archinect.com/forum" target="_blank">Discussion Forum</a>, readers engaged in this timely employment and professional practice thread, <a href="https://archinect.com/forum/thread/150444037/when-to-hire-more-employees" target="_blank"><strong>When to hire more employees</strong></a>. "I am wondering if there is an industry metric or KPI that indicates when to hire more staff, backed by data?," user ellerystudio asked. <br></p> I am wondering if there is an industry metric or KPI that indicates when to hire more staff, backed by data? &mdash; Discussion Forum question <p>The discussion emphasizes that to grow revenue, businesses must invest in hiring and building capacity ahead of securing projects, with many participants sharing strategies for timing new hires to meet future demand.<br></p> <p>"You can't grow revenue if you don't grow capacity first," one r...</p>