31 Loka 2020

Around the World and Back to Architecture with Jamiul Choudhury

Jamiul Choudhury's story is useful because it is not a neat, linear architecture career note. It brings together Part II experience, travel, public visibility and job-search reality.

Stephen Drew speaks with Jamiul Choudhury, Part II Architectural Assistant and winner of BBC's Race Across the World, about returning to architecture, job hunting, work experience, persistence, personal profile and turning wider life experience into a career story.

The conversation covers:

How candidates can explain unconventional experience without sounding vague
Why resilience and initiative need to be translated into career evidence
How job searching during uncertain times requires persistence and clarity
What Architecture Social was trying to do for candidates at the time
Why personal profile can support an application when it is linked to useful evidence

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▶️ Watch this episode on YouTube:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=haDvwskKmU4

📝 Read the full write-up, with the key takeaways:
https://architecturesocial.com/podcast/jamiul-choudhury-architecture-career/

Architecture Social is where architects and designers find honest career advice, insight from practice, and live roles worth applying for:
https://architecturesocial.com/

The fastest way to get hired is to be better at the things practices actually ask for. Revit, Rhino, rendering, BIM, portfolio work. Our learning partner ArchAdemia is built by architects, for architects:
https://archademia.com/architecture-social/

Use code ARCHSOCIAL10 for a discount on monthly or annual membership.

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Chapters

00:00 Introduction and Guest Welcome
00:27 Discussing BBC's Race Across the World
02:20 Jamiul's Journey to Architecture
04:11 Early Career and Work Experience
06:53 Applying for Race Across the World
08:18 Experiences During the Race
14:31 Post-Race Reflections and Future Plans
17:40 Navigating the Job Market
18:03 Balancing Personal Life and Professional Ambitions
18:49 The Challenges of Long Journeys
19:46 Technical Difficulties and Student Life
20:59 Strategies for Job Applications
22:50 The Importance of Persistence
23:50 Promoting Your Skills and Achievements
27:34 The Role of Architecture Social
33:12 Final Thoughts and Encouragement

(00:00) - Introduction and Guest Welcome
(00:27) - Discussing BBC's Race Across the World
(02:20) - Jamil's Journey to Architecture
(04:11) - Early Career and Work Experience
(06:53) - Applying for Race Across the World
(08:18) - Experiences During the Race
(14:31) - Post-Race Reflections and Future Plans
(17:40) - Navigating the Job Market
(18:03) - Balancing Personal Life and Professional Ambitions
(18:49) - The Challenges of Long Bus Rides
(19:46) - Technical Difficulties and Student Life
(20:59) - Strategies for Job Applications
(22:50) - The Importance of Persistence
(23:50) - Promoting Your Skills and Achievements
(27:34) - The Role of Architecture Social
(33:12) - Final Thoughts and Encouragement

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