What Employers and Hiring Managers Look for When Recruiting Architects

The best applications make it easy for a hiring manager to understand the person, the evidence and the fit quickly.Stephen Drew explains what employers and hiring managers look for when recruiting architects, including how to stand out, what skills matter, and how to improve CVs, portfolios and application emails.The conversation covers: How to stand out in a competitive architecture job market Which skills employers tend to look for first How to make a CV easier to review What a strong portfolio needs to communicate How to write an application email that gets attention ____▶️ Watch this episode on YouTube:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vJXwh8JDbuo📝 Read the full write-up, with the key takeaways:https://architecturesocial.com/podcast/what-hiring-managers-look-for-architects/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 What employers look for when recruiting architects 05:00 Standing out in a competitive market 10:00 Skills hiring managers look for 17:00 CV basics that make review easier 24:00 Portfolio structure and evidence 31:00 How to write an application email 38:00 Common mistakes candidates make 45:00 What employers notice in interviews 52:00 Practical application checklist 56:00 Final advice for candidates