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Ep 175: Stupid Questions

May 4, 2025 by Bob Borson 1 Comment

Ep 175: Stupid Questions

Nobody wants to be the person who asks a question that causes everyone else within ear shot to turn and look at them. We spend the early part of our careers trying to prove we deserve a seat at the … [Read more...]

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Ep 168: Architectural Career – Is It Worth It

January 26, 2025 by Bob Borson 2 Comments

Ep 168: Architectural Career – Is It Worth It

Building upon our last episode when we discussed the path we have taken to get where we are, how unpredictable and in some cases, how circuitous that path can take, what we didn’t really talk about … [Read more...]

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Ep 152: Starting a New Job

June 2, 2024 by Bob Borson Leave a Comment

Ep 152: Starting a New Job

All around the country, new architecture school graduates are rolling up their sleeves to start their professional journey with their first “this time it counts” job. Some will be excited for this … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Career, Design Studio, Do you want to be an Architect?, Episodes, Observations, Office, Podcast, Quotes Tagged With: a day in the life, advice, architects office, architectural studio, career, Podcast

Ep 125: A Great Employee

May 14, 2023 by Bob Borson Leave a Comment

Ep 125: A Great Employee

How do you define a great employee? The answer is most likely dependent on who is attempting to respond, the employee or the employer. I will concede that I have told previous employers that I would … [Read more...]

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EP 123: Interviews Just Aren’t that Hard

April 16, 2023 by Andrew Hawkins Leave a Comment

EP 123: Interviews Just Aren’t that Hard

You’re about to graduate from architecture school, or maybe you already have a job, and you’re just simply looking for a change. Going through the interviews in an architecture firm is just part of a … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Architect Skills, Career, Do you want to be an Architect?, Episodes, Interviews, Life in General, Office, Podcast Tagged With: advice, Architects, career, Do you want to be an Architect, Podcast

15 Tips for Young Architecture Professionals

June 5, 2022 by Andrew Hawkins 2 Comments

15 Tips for Young Architecture Professionals

It's that time of year when graduating students join the workforce or students have summer internships. So I decided to share this list of tips for young architecture professionals. Even though it was … [Read more...]

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