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Job Description: DBI has been retained by a large local firm to find outstanding Project Architect talent.  This firm has a need in its Global Retail practice group.  The desired candidate must be a creative and organized architect with a background in performing architectural design and development work for projects.  […]

Design potential. For a design firm, design potential is paramount to keep clients happy and the firm recognizable and relevant. But how can a design firm assess future design potential? Yes, the portfolio is an invaluable indicator of talent, but does it tell you the future design skill a candidate […]

The Most Important Thing I Took Away From SourceCon By: Zach Brown Recently, I enjoyed the opportunity to attend a recruiting industry conference called SourceCon for the first time. It was being held just a few blocks away from DBI HQ here in Seattle and it promised to be action-packed […]

Featured Job: Interior Designer – Commercial Interiors Job Description: One of the most exciting design offices in San Francisco is looking for an Interior Designer with a strong background in Commercial Design. This office is part of a growing national firm. With a diverse set of clients, this office of […]

  As part of our regular blog calendar our Monographs postings take an inquisitive approach, offering more questions than they answer in the hope that these questions can catalyze useful thoughts amongst our team and our industry. In this post we are exploring questions about the hiring practices of architectural […]

Featured Job: Senior Workplace Strategist Job Description: A globally established and fast-growing Workplace Interiors firm has hired DBI to find a Senior Workplace Strategist for their Seattle, Washington office. The right candidate will come with excellent credentials and pedigree in the Workplace Strategies market as they will be working with […]

  Since DBI started in 2009, we have learned a great deal. One of the things we learned is that there are not many recruiting firms that exclusively support the architecture and interior design industry. Because of this, many firms don’t quite know how to best work with an outside […]

Weekly Round-Up! 2/20/15 By: The DBI Team Happy belated President’s Day everyone! This week’s round-up of articles from the DBI Team features a pretty cool selection of links from hip vintage light bulbs to self-assembling chairs (Wait, what?!). Check out the articles and posts that we wanted to share with […]

Featured Job: Urban Housing Leader Job Description: A national leader in sustainable design and urbanism since 1949 is hiring an Urban Housing Leader to join the firm’s Seattle office. The firm’s work is defined by its innovative blend of design, technology and nature to create places; the outcome is one […]

Weekly Round-Up! 2/13/15 By: The DBI Team Look out all you superstitious types, Friday the 13th is upon us for the first time in 2015! We don’t have any extra salt for you to throw over your shoulder or tips on how to manage your triskaidekaphobia, but we do have […]

Featured Job: Senior Interior Designer Job Description: Seattle based design firm with an established reputation for innovative and strategic thinking has a need for a Senior Interior Designer to join the firm’s office in downtown Seattle. The firm practices in numerous project types including workplace, commercial, retail, hospitality, residential, and […]

The Cold Call is DEAD! By: Zach Brown The cold call is dead. Drink that in for a moment. When was the last time that you answered a phone call from a number you didn’t recognize, from a person you have never interacted with before in your life, and then […]

Weekly Round-Up | 2/6/15 By: The DBI Team Welcome to another edition of the Weekly Round-Up! As Winter weather batters a good part of the country, pour yourself another cup of hot coffee and take a few minutes to check out some of the articles and posts that caught the […]

Featured Job: Senior Project Manager (Healthcare) Job Description: Global firm with a local focus, DBI’s client is looking to hire a Senior Project Manager in Phoenix. This firm believes that every success, for every project, must be measured at an environmental level. There is a clear understanding that for a […]

Portfolios That Hiring Managers LOVE! By: Scott Rixon David recently blogged about the general strategies and philosophies of the design portfolio presentation, today I want to include some further thoughts about the visual aspects of the portfolio and include some examples. When speaking with hiring managers, what they share that […]

Weekly Round-Up! 01/30/2015 By: The DBI Team Happy Friday Everyone! It has been an eventful week here at DBI’s global HQ in Seattle, WA! We are very excited to be moving into our new, improved, and larger digs as we continue growing in 2015. Not to mention that the city […]

  The duties of the recruiter are varied. As I write this I know that even “varied” does not do the role of the recruiter justice. A recruiter must be project manager, sales expert, and emotional support, a voice of reason, creator of dreams, super sleuth, gambler, and best friend. […]

Weekly Round-Up! 01/23/2015 By: The DBI Team Welcome to the first Weekly Round-Up post here on the DBI Blog! Every Friday we will share a list of articles related to the world of architecture and design that caught our eye that week. No frills, no muss, no fuss. Just some […]

So there’s you. You love people. You make connections easily and find friends in almost every situation. You are also excited by work that lets you be the social butterfly you love to be. You, more than likely, like the finer things in life. You like to work hard and […]

15 Architecture Firms to Follow on Instagram in 2015 By: Zach Brown “I absolutely believe that architecture is a social activity that has to do with some sort of communication or places of interaction, and that to change the environment is to change behavior.” – Thom Mayne The conversations and […]