Stephen Glands, Director at Macdonald & Company

Good recruitment advice should be honest, useful and grounded in how the market actually behaves.Stephen Drew speaks with Stephen Glands, Director of the Architecture Team at Macdonald & Company, about recruitment, senior and executive appointments, design management, technical management, strategic hires and honest career advice.The conversation covers: How senior and executive architecture recruitment works Why some people move outside mainstream design roles What design management and technical management roles can offer Why honest market advice matters Which traits Stephen Glands has seen in successful careers ____📝 Read the full write-up, with the key takeaways:https://architecturesocial.com/podcast/stephen-glands-architecture-recruitment/Architecture Social is where architects and designers find honest career advice, insight from practice, and live roles worth applying for:https://architecturesocial.com/The fastest way to get hired is to be better at the things practices actually ask for. Revit, Rhino, rendering, BIM, portfolio work. Our learning partner ArchAdemia is built by architects, for architects:https://archademia.com/architecture-social/Use code ARCHSOCIAL10 for a discount on monthly or annual membership.____Chapters 00:00 Introduction to Stephen Glands and Macdonald & Company 03:00 Recruitment perception and useful advice 07:00 Mid-career, senior and executive appointments 12:00 Moving outside mainstream design 17:00 Design management, technical management and Head of Design roles 22:00 Honest market advice and strategic hires 27:00 Traits successful people use over time 31:00 Final reflections on recruitment careers