#106 - HOW TO MAKE A RÉSUMÉ TO GET HIRED AS A DESIGNER OR ARCHITECT
SUMMARY
David and Marina discuss how to create a successful design résumé to get hired. The two cover everything from what to include if you have little experience, résumé length, what offices look for in a résumé, how to stand out, how it should be structured, custom graphics, font size, including addresses, including headshots and more. Enjoy and Please leave a review!
HIGHLIGHTS
TIMESTAMPS
(07:47) The differences between a résumé and curriculum vitae.
(10:43) Length, layout, and text formatting.
(14:43) Including a headshot/photograph and your age.
(16:36) Establishing a connection with the résumé viewer.
(22:27) Including a long-form description of yourself.
(25:10) What to include if you are from a different country or city. Using the résumé to sell yourself.
(28:11) Relevant and irrelevant experience: What to include if you don’t have ‘any experience’.
(30:23) Knowing what offices want in new hires and your competition.
(35:26) Résumé aesthetics and what to include if applying to a firm in a different country or city.
(40:51) Listing references.
(43:51) Ordering the information and experience (academic and professional) and proper descriptions of the experiences and accolades.
(50:10) Including work done for projects that were not built; including awards and accolades; using color; naming digital files.
(54:41) Including your own logo and communicating openness.
