EP 000914 August 2020 · 43 min
Martin Andrews (Principal Lecturer, Academic Lead and Architect at the University of Portsmouth)
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Martin Andrews (Principal Lecturer, Academic Lead and Architect at the University of Portsmouth)
Getting a job in architecture is easier when you treat the search like a focused project rather than a panic sprint.
Stephen Drew speaks with Martin Andrews about getting a job in architecture, including the student job market, CVs, portfolios, presenting work, follow-up calls, interviews, communication, timing and standing out without gimmicks.
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How students and graduates can approach the architecture job market
What CVs and portfolios need to prove quickly
Why communication and personality matter alongside technical ability
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- · Stephen Drew
Stephen Drew
Hello everyone, so I'm Stephen Drew and we're joined here by Martin Andrews and so Martin and I have been chatting over the last few days talking a little bit about how students get a job at the moment in the current market, so part ones and part twos, and just for anyone that hasn't met you or seen you online Martin, would you like to maybe say one or two little Bits about who you are and what you do.
- · Martin Andrews
Martin Andrews
Yep. Sure. I'm a registered architect I'm also a principal lecturer at the University of Portsmouth Within the Portsmouth School of Architecture and at the moment, I'm academic lead for admissions and recruitment so my focus is very Heavy towards students at undergraduate, postgraduate and also students who are post 16.
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