Architect Resume Guide

You have just 6-7 seconds to impress the recruiter and land that job interview. Yes, you heard me right. The new stats reveal that a hiring manager, also known as a recruiter, hardly spends 6 seconds to evaluate your resume. If you are lucky enough, he holds the resume longer and goes through it properly. To get lucky, you basically have to spend a reasonable amount of time and effort into crafting your CV. You are not going to get it right within an hour or two. Trust me, and it takes a reasonable amount of time.

Being specific, architects have intense competition in their industry. Resume being the only asset to represent yourself, needs to be magnetizing. Thus, you need to craft your resume in a way that demonstrates your skills and capabilities to the hiring manager within seconds. You need to portray why you are the best person for this job. And as many other architects are applying every year, you need to stay active. Here are some quick tips to help you make a resume that is worth the 6 seconds!!

EXPLAIN WHAT YOU HAVE DONE:

The biggest mistake that many architects make is that they don't convey what they have done in the industry. Majority of architects lose their chance when they put in long details of their projects, instead of writing down their contributions. Why mention a feature of the building if you have nothing to do with it? If you have, then kindly suggest what you have done with that specific feature. To avoid this, you must use verbs that take less space but can convey what you have done in the field. Use words such as created, led, implemented and managed to express what you have done in context with those specific buildings.

DON'T MAKE IT TOO LENGTHY:

Architects tend to stretch their resume so long that the recruiter does not spend the right amount of time in reading it. People with two-year experience, come up with 3-4 paged resumes. This is wrong, and you must never do it. This clearly shows that you are unable to manage your CV efficiently. To avoid this mistake, you need to use verbs to explain your experiences (as mentioned above). Skip the irrelevant details and put things into bullet points. Hiring managers appreciate bullet points, as it makes their task more manageable.

INCLUDE IMPORTANT INFORMATION:

You need to put in the only relevant information in your resume. It needs to be focused on your set of skills and experiences. What skills you have and how has it helped you to achieve anything? Also, customize your resume according to the position that you are applying for. The same resume does not go with every requirement. Instead of putting up your hobbies, tell the recruiter about any competition that you took part in or any volunteering program that you were a part of. Be relevant and precise.

DON'T USE TONS OF GRAPHICS:

Another mistake that architects make is that they use a bunch of graphics to make their resume "unique". What they don't know is that it is only going to confuse the hiring manager. What does 78% of photography mean? Does that make you an intermediate level photographer or professional? Yes, they do look cool, but they don't send out a clear message! Do use graphics but keep them limited. It is for the best.

CONCLUSION:

As an architect, your stiff competition keeps growing every year as more and more architecture graduates jump into the industry. To keep up, you must polish your skills and add up to your experience in any way that you can. Update your resume side by side and make sure that you make it precise yet extremely focused upon the right things. Keep it relevant, and that is all it takes to get your dream job.