Employment

12 Jan Start the New Year with New Habits

Posted at 08:00h in Architecture, Blog, Business, Employment, Firm Managment, Interior Design, Job Search, Leadership by David Brown

Adapting new habits is always a challenge, but it is a necessary step in self-improvement and reaching important personal and professional goals. After the stress of last year, most of us are looking to 2021 with hope and are ready to make positive changes in...

29 Dec Setting Career Goals You Can Keep

Posted at 08:00h in Architecture, Blog, Business, Employment, Firm Managment, Interior Design, Job Search, Leadership by David Brown

It is the end of the year and if you are like most you are setting goals for next year and beyond. It’s important to set meaningful career goals but be realistic. It is important to develop goals you can achieve. Doing so can increase...

24 Jan DBI is hiring: Candidate Development Rep.

Posted at 11:25h in DBI, Employment, Job Of The Week, Recruiting by David Brown

DBI is hiring a Client Development Rep into our Seattle group. This unique role supports the recruiting efforts of DBI by managing the aggregation, organization, and dissemination of talent, oversight of marketing planning and ROI, ownership of strategic technology and tools development, and overall process...

04 Jun Best Architecture and Design Podcasts and Blogs Right Now

Posted at 08:00h in Architecture, Blog, Business, Employment, Interior Design by David Brown

Knowledge is power in the architecture and design fields. You need to stay current on the latest and most relevant trends to your practice. Podcasts and blogs are some of the most accessible educational resources you have at your disposal. Here are five of the...

How great leaders can improve creativity.

28 May How Great Leaders Improve Creativity in Architecture and Design

Posted at 08:00h in Architecture, Blog, Business, Employment, Interior Design by David Brown

We all know that great leadership helps motivate a team and improves efficiency, but in architecture and design, it also improves creativity. Leaders who know how to communicate, organize, and inspire can help cultivate innovative ideas from their team members. Here's how great leaders can...

21 May How to Attract Young Talent to Your Firm

Posted at 06:10h in Architecture, Blog, Business, Employment, Interior Design by David Brown

Millennials are now the largest generation in the country. This has profound effects on hiring in the architecture and design industry. Many hiring practices are designed to appeal to baby boomers, but if companies want to succeed, they need to attract young talent to their...

benefits of gender diversity in Architecture and design

14 May Leadership and Gender Diversity in Architecture

Posted at 08:00h in Architecture, Blog, Business, Employment, Interior Design by David Brown

It’s important to raise awareness about the lack of gender diversity within the architecture industry. Results from a recent survey indicated that only a few of the world’s largest firms are being led by women. These figures also revealed that there are very few females...

07 May Tips to Master Client Development for Your Architecture Firm

Posted at 07:43h in Architecture, Blog, Business, Employment, Interior Design by David Brown

As a fellow business owner, I understand that one of the most important factors to longevity regardless of your industry is client development. Unfortunately, client turnover is inevitable and for any firm, securing new projects doesn’t happen overnight. It takes a targeted and consistent approach...

Create better employee engagement and create a culture that boosts your firm's productivity.

30 Apr How to Create a Culture that Boosts Your Firm’s Productivity

Posted at 08:00h in Architecture, Blog, Business, Employment, Interior Design by David Brown

Most companies think that hiring top-tier talent is all that it will take to boost their productivity. Even though investing in the best talent will always be an essential element to long-term success, something that is often overlooked by many architecture firms is the clear...

The cost of mediocre talent on your architecture firm.

23 Apr The Cost of Mediocre Talent on Your Business

Posted at 06:10h in Architecture, Blog, Business, Employment, Interior Design by David Brown

You have a choice to make. Do you turn the new candidate away or do you take on work knowing there are gaps in staff because of the tight labor market? Being the owner of a firm, like you, it is very hard for me...