The fear of speaking up at work is not only about confidence. It is often about preparation, timing, trust and knowing what you are trying to contribute.

Stephen Drew, Tara Cull and Emma Wainer discuss how to overcome the fear of speaking up at work, including meeting preparation, confidence, intention, challenging conversations, reflection and learning from setbacks.

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Architecture education becomes more useful when people can talk openly about what they were taught, what they were not taught and what helped them move into work.

Nylda from The Architecture Experiment and Emily Foster host The Architect's Shelf Q&A with Sarah Lebner, discussing architecture education, sustainability, My First Architecture Job and advice for people seeking work during challenging times.

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

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Resigning from an architecture job does not need to become dramatic. The aim is simple: communicate clearly, respect your notice period and leave the relationship intact.

Stephen Drew, Tara Cull and Will Ridgway discuss how to resign from an architecture job properly, including accepting a new offer, handing in notice, managing emotion, planning a handover and leaving on good terms.

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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:
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Words are powerful in a job application because they shape how quickly an employer understands your evidence.

Stephen Drew explains how language can make architecture job applications stronger, including CV structure, power words, verbs, adjectives, quantified achievements, personal values and using employer language from job descriptions.

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Architecture Social is where architects and designers find honest career advice, insight from practice, and live roles worth applying for:
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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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Good recruitment advice should be honest, useful and grounded in how the market actually behaves.

Stephen Drew speaks with Stephen Glands, Director of the Architecture Team at Macdonald & Company, about recruitment, senior and executive appointments, design management, technical management, strategic hires and honest career advice.

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https://architecturesocial.com/podcast/stephen-glands-architecture-recruitment/

Architecture Social is where architects and designers find honest career advice, insight from practice, and live roles worth applying for:
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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:
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Use code ARCHSOCIAL10 for a discount on monthly or annual membership.

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Salary conversations are uncomfortable for many architecture professionals, but avoiding them usually means leaving your progression to chance.

Stephen Drew explains how to negotiate the salary you deserve with your current employer, including why pay conversations feel difficult, how to set goals, prepare evidence and take responsibility for your career trajectory.

The conversation covers:

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mVXGwPNHlyU

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

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Software skills are not the whole career, but they can make a candidate easier to place when they clearly connect to practice needs.

Stephen Drew shares a short guide to architecture software skills that can accelerate a career, explaining why practices value useful software knowledge and how candidates can show they will add value to a team.

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Architecture Social is where architects and designers find honest career advice, insight from practice, and live roles worth applying for:
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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:
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Evelyn Lee's career shows how architecture training can move into experience design, organisational culture and technology without losing its design value.

Stephen Drew speaks with Evelyn Lee about Practice of Architecture, Practice Disrupted, her role as a Senior Experience Designer at Slack Technologies, organisational culture, people-first design and alternative routes from architecture.

The conversation covers:

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https://architecturesocial.com/podcast/evelyn-lee-founder-of-the-practice-of-architecture-and-senior-experience-designer-at-slack-technologies/

Architecture Social is where architects and designers find honest career advice, insight from practice, and live roles worth applying for:
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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:
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Architecture careers in the Gulf can offer major projects, international teams and a different pace of work, but the move still needs proper research.

Stephen Drew speaks with Andy Shaw about his work as Managing Partner at AMA, chairing RIBA Gulf, moving from the UK to Dubai, teaching while running a business and what candidates should understand about architecture careers in the Gulf.

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https://architecturesocial.com/podcast/andy-shaw-riba-gulf-architecture-careers/

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

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Architecture careers can feel noisy, so tools that help people slow down, reflect and build clarity are useful.

Stephen Drew speaks with Gabriel Chek, creator of Archlogbook and Archloggers, about career clarity, confidence, content creation, architecture courses, working on confidential projects and helping people reflect on their career direction.

The conversation covers:

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZrDxKcsEFIo

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https://architecturesocial.com/podcast/gabriel-chek-archlogbook/

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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