28 Heinä 2020

How to Shine in an Architecture Interview

To shine in an architecture interview, you need to explain your work clearly, show judgement and make the practice confident you can contribute.

Stephen Drew, Will Ridgway and Jack Moran discuss how to prepare for an architecture interview, including interview day preparation, digital and physical portfolios, salary expectations, CV gaps, questions, rapport, mindset and follow-up.

The conversation covers:

How to prepare before the interview and on the morning itself
How to use your portfolio as evidence, not decoration
Why rapport, clarity and honest answers matter
How to handle salary expectations, CV gaps and other interviews
What to ask and how to follow up after the meeting

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Chapters

00:00 Introduction and Greetings
00:17 Interview Preparation
01:44 Morning of the Interview
02:37 Dressing Appropriately for Interviews
03:47 Digital vs Physical Interviews
08:21 Building Rapport and Conversation Flow
15:38 Handling Technical Issues in Online Interviews
24:45 Discussing Salary Expectations
30:11 Physical vs Digital Portfolios
31:41 The Importance of Being Prepared
31:55 Portfolio Tips and Tricks
32:57 Using Technology in Interviews
34:03 Mindset and Attitude in Interviews
36:14 Handling Gaps in Your CV
40:49 Discussing Other Interviews
45:56 Asking Questions in Interviews
51:39 Post-Interview Follow-Up
56:10 Community Engagement and Final Thoughts

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(00:00) - Introduction and Greetings
(00:17) - Topic Introduction: Interview Preparation
(01:44) - Morning of the Interview: Key Preparations
(02:37) - Dressing Appropriately for Interviews
(03:47) - Digital vs. Physical Interviews
(08:21) - Building Rapport and Conversation Flow
(15:38) - Handling Technical Issues in Online Interviews
(24:45) - Discussing Salary Expectations
(30:11) - Physical vs. Digital Portfolios
(31:41) - The Importance of Being Prepared
(31:55) - Portfolio Tips and Tricks
(32:57) - Using Technology in Interviews
(34:03) - Mindset and Attitude in Interviews
(36:14) - Handling Gaps in Your CV
(40:49) - Discussing Other Interviews
(45:56) - Asking Questions in Interviews
(51:39) - Post-Interview Follow-Up
(56:10) - Community Engagement and Final Thoughts

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