Hello, my husband went around to various architectural firms in this area and dropped off a copy of his resume and portfolio. Unfortunately, on that day he was unable to speak with anyone. It has been a week. The plan is for him to go back to each place to follow up, but i have to work and he doesn’t have a license. Is it appropriate for him to call these places to follow up or should he really show up in person? Thanks so much!
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I see no problem with calling them to gauge their initial response. I must say, just trotting around dropping off resumes is a awfully long winded way to get a second rate job. Why don’t you get a good one?
Since you did ask for job hunt advice here goes.
1. Buy a book called Ask the Headhunter by Nick Corocordillos. Read it and live by what it says.
2. Decide which brand name firm you want to work for, go see the top boss, buy him lunch, tell him how great his companies reputation is then tell him how you are going to make it better yet. (Nick tells you this). Be sure you know your stuff and their work as good as he does!
3. Never undersell yourself, top quality things (including people) are very expensive. An architect should know this!
4. Stop handing out resumes to front office girls. They will not sell you to the boss.
If you try #2 and can’t get the lunch appointment, you are just not trying. This is mission critical to your future you have to get it, no excuses at all will wash buddy!
Good luck, Jackson.
My cousin works in the architectural field and I know how hard it can be to get a job — Specially with the real estate market being the way it is.
My advice is, rather than manually submitting resumes at each firm, it might be better if he leverages contacts within the architectural community — say the college he graduated from, the alumni network, even friends and local businesses, to get a job.
The local business strategy is something I myself am employing for short-term contracts that I can convert into a long-term consultant position — or even a full-time job. It’s one of the strategies listed in the ‘Job Hunter’s Handbook’ by Robert Watson — it’s my job market manual for the foreseeable future.
