How many of you have been told that "you don't have any recent experience" or the job ad stated "must have recent experience"? If you have been out of the architecture profession for 1 to 2 years, you may be wondering what to do. What options are there to consider so as to "reboot themselves" to become a viable candidate when and if hiring picks up?
What kind of job were you going after. Recent experience could mean a lot of things. I would suggest you ask them specifically what they mean by that. 1-2 years isn't a long time in this profession. The only real thing that might have changed in that amount of time is software. If they just want someone up to speed on Revit or other software that can be solved by taking a simple course on the software, something that you can document.
As mentioned above construction is "relevant experience" in my book. Or look into things like property management. I would think anything dealing with the built environment should be enough to count. Heck, in college I worked as basically a janitor but had to maintain the boilers & chillers to a small degree. Every firm I've worked for has though that to be great experience.
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No recent experience?
How many of you have been told that "you don't have any recent experience" or the job ad stated "must have recent experience"? If you have been out of the architecture profession for 1 to 2 years, you may be wondering what to do. What options are there to consider so as to "reboot themselves" to become a viable candidate when and if hiring picks up?
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have you got $50,000? You could buy yourself a job!
Don't limit yourself with architecture firms.Check out construction firms,you get much more valuable experience over there.
What kind of job were you going after. Recent experience could mean a lot of things. I would suggest you ask them specifically what they mean by that. 1-2 years isn't a long time in this profession. The only real thing that might have changed in that amount of time is software. If they just want someone up to speed on Revit or other software that can be solved by taking a simple course on the software, something that you can document.
As mentioned above construction is "relevant experience" in my book. Or look into things like property management. I would think anything dealing with the built environment should be enough to count. Heck, in college I worked as basically a janitor but had to maintain the boilers & chillers to a small degree. Every firm I've worked for has though that to be great experience.
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