portfolio & resume workshop

The Portfolio & Resume workshop was aimed at at new graduates as well as young professionals trying to advance their careers and wanted to gain insight into the industry hiring and talent aquisition process.

Executed as a collaborative event between the AIA|DC Emerging Architects Committee and the

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Urban Design Committee the event included one on one review of porfolios and conducting mock interviews.

The event began with remarks by the guest speaker speaker, Rob Holzbach, who focused greatly on what happens behind-the-scenes during the hiring process at a typical architecture firm.

Image Credit: AIA|DC Urban Design Committee & AIA|DC Emerging Architects Committee

Rob also provided valuable insights into how firms find and select candidates to interview and what makes a successful resume package. In an adapted virtual format, each attendee was then paired into a series of breakout rooms with other reviewers for one-on-one feedback.