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026: First Jobs

June 9, 2019 by Bob Borson 1 Comment

026: First Jobs

Pretty simple and straightforward sentence – “Your first architectural job is important.” Let me clarify that I’m not talking about summer jobs or internships … those don’t really count because they … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Career, Episodes, Life in General Tagged With: architects office, career, working

Emailing Your Resume – Fatal Errors

October 9, 2017 by Bob Borson 18 Comments

Emailing Your Resume – Fatal Errors

Emailing your resume to potential employers seems to be the favored method of architectural students looking for internships and full-time employment. I say this with some confidence because I've … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Career, Life in General, Observations Tagged With: career, resume, working

You’ve Got Mail

September 30, 2015 by Bob Borson 52 Comments

You’ve Got Mail

I don't know when it happened to me, but I feel the need to blame someone - if only I knew who to blame. My email inbox is out of control and it's frankly starting to irritate me because so many of … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Life in General, Observations, Office Tagged With: career, conversations, working

How to Get a Job in an Architect’s Office

September 18, 2014 by Bob Borson 71 Comments

How to Get a Job in an Architect’s Office

"How to get a job in an architect's office" is a topic that I've been meaning to cover for a long time here on Life of an Architect ... I just never got around to doing so. I've worked the edges a … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Career, Do you want to be an Architect?, Life in General, Office Tagged With: Architects, architects office, great to work with architects, working

Why do you work?

March 7, 2013 by Bob Borson 32 Comments

Why do you work?

I am blissfully happy to admit that I will be in Hawaii all of next week ... not thinking about work. I have been killing myself this last 7-10 days to clear the decks so that the opportunity for … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Life in General, Travel Tagged With: career, Travel, traveling, working

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