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Are you in the market for a job? This week we have rounded up active listings on Archinect Jobs with firms who have designed stunning modern homes. Check out our selection of available opportunities and house hunt along the way. TOLO Architecture has an active listing for an Intermediate... View full entry
Apple expects to invest over $30 billion in capital expenditures in the US over the next five years and create over 20,000 new jobs through hiring at existing campuses and opening a new one. Apple already employs 84,000 people in all 50 states.
The company plans to establish an Apple campus in a new location, which will initially house technical support for customers. The location of this new facility will be announced later in the year.
— apple.com
Apple recently released plans to invest $350 billion in the US economy and create 20,000 jobs over the next 5 years. The company is also planning on building a new campus at a currently unknown location. Adding to the suspense of Amazon's new headquarters, US cities will now have a chance at... View full entry
Do you have extensive job experience and are ready for the next level? Senior-level roles at architecture firms typically require a minimum of 10 years of experience. If this describes you, take your next career step into this coming new year and go for a position of precedence. For those of you... View full entry
China based job openings have sprung up on the Archinect Job Board offering levels and positions for all. To the current job hunters out there, consider basing out of Beijing or Hong Kong and check out Archinect’s latest roundup of current jobs on the market. Steven Holl Architects has two open... View full entry
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The Labor Department keeps detailed and at times delightfully odd records on the skills and tasks required for each job. Some of them are physical: trunk strength, speed of limb movement, the ability to stay upright. Others are more knowledge-based: economics and accounting, physics, programming. Together, they capture the essence of what makes a job distinctive.
— The New York Times
The New York Times has used job-specific records to find the polar opposite of each job. Determining skills used either the most or the least, this tool has helped in understanding more clearly what it is people actually do at their job beyond the initial understanding of the title or position. ... View full entry
Do you know all of your coworkers? If you are looking for closer contact, growth and responsibility, or more influence in the workplace, a small firm may be the right fit for you. A tighter circle in the office increases your exposure to the whole firm giving you a fuller grasp in the workplace... View full entry
Unemployed? Well, you shouldn't be: according to the AIA Consensus Construction Forecast, non-residential building projects are predicted to be strong throughout 2017, which means that design talent is currently in high demand. As AIA Chief Economist Kermit Baker explains in a press release... View full entry
Unsurprisingly, the majority of the U.S.' job growth over the past five years has been centered in large metro areas like Los Angeles and New York. What might be surprising is how the majority of those newly created jobs are either "mid-wage" or "low-wage" jobs, here defined as those that pay... View full entry
The American Institute of Architects (AIA) reported the September ABI score was 53.7, up from a mark of 49.1 in August. This score reflects an increase in design services (any score above 50 indicates an increase in billings). — Calculated Risk
Although the multi-family residential sector continues its eighth-month weak streak, the majority of sectors of the Architecture Billings Index showed signs of growth after a backpedaling August. According to AIA Chief Economist Kermit Baker, Hon. AIA, PhD, "a lack of a deep enough talent pool to... View full entry
Companies across the U.S. from Texas to Virginia and Nebraska are struggling to fill positions with metropolitan jobless rates below the 5.2 percent to 5.6 percent level the Federal Reserve regards as full employment nationally. [...]
“The competition for people is really fierce right now,” said Gar Muse, principal with Cooper Carry, an architectural firm that has increased staff to 50 in Alexandria from 40 in 2010 and plans to hire more.
— bloomberg.com
Looking to hire or get hired? The Archinect job board is the leading platform for architecture jobs.Wanna find out how much architects in your city are making? Check out Archinect's Architecture Salary Poll. View full entry
