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Having no joy with recruiters or your CV not opening doors for you?
Having no joy with recruiters or your CV not opening doors for you? Remember to keep moving, updating, adapting, changing your folio and CV. Try this alternative layout (mentioned it before) and see if it makes a difference….what have you got to lose?This CV tells a potential employer/recruiter everything they…
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If you don’t have the experience, demonstrate a professional mindset….
If you don’t have the experience, demonstrate a professional mindset. If you don’t have a creative portfolio, demonstrate a professional standard of production that is efficient, at the correct level of content for the required drawing package and cost productive! Not all companies are looking for creatives! (If you don’t…
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Why do alot of junior designer roles request 1-2 years experience?
Why do alot of junior designer roles request 1-2 years experience? 1. Because it takes alot of time, effort, energy and money to transition a graduate from university to the “real world” of design. 2. Most juniors will leave after 1-2 years hoping to step up to a middle weight…
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As mentioned in my previous post, on MONDAY 30TH AUGUST at 930am (BST) I shall be presenting a 1 hour lecture on:
Dear All, As mentioned in my previous post, on MONDAY 30TH AUGUST at 930am (BST) I shall be presenting a 1 hour lecture on: VALUE ENGINEERING 1. What is it?2. Why it is an integral part of being an interior designer / interior architect.3. How do I do it?4. Why…
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How do you show you are industry ready to a potential employer?
How do you show you are industry ready to a potential employer? 1. Have strong skillsets (not just 1) to a good industry level and you are ready to add value to a project at any stage of the design process. 2. Demonstrate you are more than just photoshopped ideas…
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So I received an email late on Monday….
So I received an email late on Monday from an mindset masterclass follower asking about the value engineering lecture that they sadly missed that morning (they wasn’t the only one!). I gave a brief overview of what I had presented then we discussed their portfolio, how VE can be used…
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Feeling the come down after graduation and lost between recruitment companies, job searching and the waiting game?
Feeling the come down after graduation and lost between recruitment companies, job searching and the waiting game?1.Weekly zoom meetings with a couple of college course friends to touch base, discuss yr progress and get general moral support, ideas and maintain confidence. Get the mental and moral support you deserve (outside…
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How do you build confidence into your General Arrangement layouts?
How do you build confidence into your General Arrangement layouts? Know the layout inside and out so any questions can be easily answered? Hope these 2 diagrams make sense. Any questions let me know.
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Roadmapping is a great way of forward thinking….
Roadmapping is a great way of forward thinking, planning your career on paper so you don’t lose focus, setting milestones, goals to achieve, ensuring continual growth and more importantly, momentum! My 25 year road map has been one full of diversification, travel, constant challenges, great variation, stepping stones and continuous…
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Dear All,As per previous posts I am going to be doing some more TEAMS based video lectures. These will be covering the following subjects…..
Dear All,As per previous posts I am going to be doing some more TEAMS based video lectures. These will be covering the following subjects: Design Development1. Brief Development2. Design Details & Standardisation3. Micro – Macro Design4. Ergonomics5. Proportion6. The Typical Design Process & ProgramValue Engineering1. Why Do You Value Engineer & When?2. Modular Design & Standardisation3. Why X 54. What…
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