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缺乏经验将如何找到建筑工作？
How to Get a Job in Architecture Without Any Experience

由专筑网李韧，韩平编译

我相信刚毕业的建筑学生遇到的最大问题是他们缺乏专业经验，这完全正常，他们不知道该做什么，无论是经济上还是时间上，在建筑业找到工作要付出的代价都非常昂贵。

就个人而言，我的职业生涯开始于一些实习，在这里我从事了一些十分琐碎的建筑工作：文书、开发票、做预算、做计划，以及学习如何制作模型。

老实说，你无法知道其他建筑师是如何分享他们的知识，这很有道理，因为在某种程度上他们在新一代建筑师身上常常会看到自己从前的影子。

开始实习是我工作的第一步，一旦你身临其中，你会发现这是更容易进步和学习的地方。就像从陆地上生活到水里一样，起初你笨拙而缓慢，但后来你学会了独自游泳。但我不会对你说谎，闪光的未必都是金子。

这样一来，人们寻找建筑师生涯的第一份工作就像“一包盐”一样——只是个交易的对象，仅仅是商品而已。

你会注意到，你喜欢哪种盐并不重要。所有的盐看起来都一样。没有人会注意到其中的差异，因为，盐的价格十分低廉。但大多数人都不想成为“盐”，而想成为独特而稀缺的“鱼子酱”。

如果你的行为像“鱼子酱”，建筑工作室甚至不会考虑把你开除，因为你已经清楚地表明，你能够为他们解决问题，这将使你变得独一无二。

你先想象自己是个招聘经理，想象那些简历。例如，我是Arturo Montilla建筑事务所的负责人，这几天我们拥有400个候选人，他们大多数都是非常相似的普通人。在这种情况下，你要做的就是让你的能力从众人中脱颖而出。

我了解这些是因为我已经查看了超过1000份求职申请（是的，每次大约10秒）。事实上，通过与从事HR工作的朋友的深入研究和沟通，我发现每个负责审查工作的负责人做的都是同样的事情。这说明HR没有足够的时间彻底审查每一份简历。因此，当申请人是“鱼子酱”，他们立即能够从其余的候选人中脱颖而出。

以下是你可以做的三件事，希望你能够从茫茫人海中脱颖而出，拿到你建筑师生涯的第一份工作。

I believe one of the biggest problems recently graduated architects are encountering is their lack of professional experience. That’s totally normal. Without knowing what to do, finding employment in architecture can be very costly, both financially and time wise.  
Personally, I started my professional career with some internships where I saw how an architecture project in the street worked: the paperwork that’s involved, the invoices, the budgets, the smell of the ink from the plans in the office, how the models feel under your fingers.
Honestly, you have no idea how open other architects are to sharing their knowledge and making room for the new generations that come after. It makes sense because in a way they see themselves in the new generation, as they were a few years ago.
I started by doing a few internships, these were my first steps in the working world, but once you are inside it is much easier to progress and move in that environment. It’s like moving going from living on land to being in the water, at first you are clumsy and slow, but then you learn to swim on your own. But I'm not going to lie to you, all that glitters is not gold.
Put it this way, people looking for their first job as an architect are like "salt". Just an object for trade, a mere commodity.
You’ll notice that it usually doesn’t matter what kind of salt you prefer. All salt looks the same. You could change one brand of salt for another and no one will notice the difference. In fact, the price of salt is extremely low. So you don’t want to be "salt" you want to be "caviar", something so unique and scarce that people pay huge amounts of money to get it.
If you behave like "caviar", architecture studios wouldn’t even consider passing you up, because you have demonstrated clearly through your application that you are the solution to their problems. At least a part of them. This will make you unique.
Put yourself in the hiring manager’s shoes for a minute and imagine the resumes that come through the studio. For example, I’m the manager of Arturo Montilla Architecture, and two days after posting a job offer online we had 400 candidates. Most of them are average candidates, pretty similar to one another. In this case, your job is to make your application stand out.
I know because I have looked over more than 1,000 applications (yes, for about 10 seconds each). In fact, thoroughly researching and chatting with close friends who are dedicated to Human Resources, I have discovered that every person in charge of reviewing job candidates does the same thing. Obviously, there’s not enough time to thoroughly review each one. Therefore, when an applicant is "caviar", they immediately stand out from the rest.
These are the three things you can do to stand out and get your first job as an architect.


1、足够具体


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在最后一个选择过程中有个巧合最终推动我写这篇文章，我问了以下问题：“什么是你梦寐以求的工作？”

猜猜90%的候选人回答了什么？这些以下内容：

“一份具有挑战性的工作，在这里我能够发表我的意见，我也可以继续成长，我还可以真正影响社会，并且可以与其他伟大的建筑师合作。”

这几乎是每个人的反应，这都是“盐”。现在，看看“鱼子酱”是怎么说的：

“在建筑工作室的项目部担任建筑师工作，我可以按照自己的风格设计完整的单元住宅。”

注意到其中的区别了吗？

当你是具体的描述时，你不会浪费阅读你简历人的时间。你是在找工作而不是在等待工作来找你，你必须定义你的工作期望。

一旦你知道自己想要什么，这将是有的放矢，你可以发动你的人脉关系连接其他人或建筑工作室。

就个人而言，当有人给出了盐的反应时，我总是有点犹豫。这些说法都是如此通用和模糊。但是，如果你确切地告诉我你想要什么，我比较容易把你和一两个符合这个描述的人联系起来。

1. Be Specific
In the last selection process I had - which, coincidentally was what finally pushed me to write this article - I asked the following question: "What’s your dream job?"
Guess what 90% of the candidates answered? Something around these lines:
“A job that is challenging and where my opinion is taken into account, where I can continue to grow professionally, where I can really make an impact on society, where I work with other great architects who can teach me”

That was almost everyone’s response. This is all "salt". Now, check out what the "caviar" said:
“A job as an architect in the project department of an architecture studio where I can design complete single-family homes in my own style. Hopefully based in Malaga.”

Notice the difference? People in human resources do!
When you’re specific you don’t waste the person in charge of reading your application’s time. You have done your homework and you’re not waiting for someone to find work for you, you have already defined what you want your job to be in advance.
Once you know what you want, it will be much easier to go to your network and ask them to help you connect with other people or architecture studios.
Personally, when somebody gives the salt response, I’m always a little hesitant. It’s so generic and vague that I’m not sure where to send it. However, if you tell me exactly what you want, I could connect you with one or two people that fit that description right now.



2、完善你的搜索引擎和面试准备


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你以前面试过吗？让我们看看我看到的答案：

盐：嗯，我花了一个小时的时间寻找有关公司的信息和资料。然后我问朋友关于他们在面试中通常遇到的问题。我还看了互联网上的典型问题。”

鱼子酱：“我已经在工作室接受了3个人的采访。现在我知道他们会提出什么问题。在我和他们的谈话中，我做了一些笔记，并把它与互联网上关于工作室的内容进行了比较。我已经准备了一大堆问题和完美的方式来回答他们。此外，我邀请我的朋友，他是一家公司的人力资源经理，知道很多关于面试和他们可以问的难题。他来到我家，我们做了两个小时的模拟面试。我用视频记录一切，以便我日后回放，从而分析我所有的错误。”

听起来很难，对吗？好的。大多数的候选人不打算做艰苦的工作。

基本上，如果你投入三倍的努力从而给人留下好印象，那么你可以得到三十倍的回报。是的，你必须努力工作，才能得到这份工作。

2. Refine Your Search and Your Interview Preparation
Have you ever had a job interview before? Let's look at the answers I saw:

Salt: "Well, I spent one hour searching for information and news about the company. Then I asked my friend about the questions they usually ask in a personal interview and such. I also looked at the typical questions on the internet."
Caviar: ”I've already met with 3 people from the studio where I'm going to be interviewed. Now I know exactly what challenges and problems they have. I’ve taken a few notes in my conversations with them and have compared it with what appears on the internet about the studio. I have prepared a bunch of questions and the perfect way to answer them. Also, I invited my friend over. He is a Human Resources manager at a company and knows a lot about interviews and the difficult questions they can ask. He came to my house and we did mock interviews for two hours. I video recorded everything so I can watch it later and analyze all my mistakes."

Sounds hard, right? Good. Most of the candidates aren’t going to do the hard work.
Basically, if you invest three times the effort on making a good impression, you could get thirty times the results. Yes, you’ll have to work and work hard, but you’ll get the job.



3、得到他人的推荐！任何人！


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年轻人喜欢抱怨为什么我们没有良好的人脉关系。我问，“真的吗？你想要联系谁？”答案通常是耸耸肩。让我们来看看例子：

盐：“我发誓自己试过，但我联系不到别人。我给几个朋友发过电子邮件，但他们也不知道。社会关系是建立在你认识的人身上。如果我刚刚完成学业，你希望我能遇见谁？”

鱼子酱：“我先在LinkedIn上发了几个信息。事实上，我尝试了三个不同的消息模板，我注意到第三个非常好，我得到了50%回应率。下周我有三个非正式的约会面谈。然后我去了学校，去找那些提供就业方面建议的人聊一聊，我告诉他们自己到底在找什么。还有，我和几位以前的教授取得了联系。原来他们中有人认识一个我想为之工作的建筑师…星期三我要和他一起喝咖啡！”

巨大的差异，对不对？事实上，当我在找工作的时候，你可以以以下几种方式脱颖而出：

你正在关注的建筑工作室；
你发送的电子邮件；
你问他们的问题；
你的求职信和简历；
你的面试：答案和肢体语言。

问问自己……在搜索阶段，“盐”会做什么？什么是真正的“鱼子酱”呢？在整个过程中重复这几个问题。至关重要的是，你要考虑到转变模式才能进行一个成功的求职申请。所以，请把这些概念消化了解，让自己更像“鱼子酱”。

指导老师：Yo Soy Arquitecto.

3. Get a Recommendation from Somebody! Anybody!
Young people love to complain about why we don’t have a good network of professional contacts. And I ask, "Really? Who did you try to contact?" The answer is usually a shrug. Let's look at examples:

Salt: "I've tried, I swear, but I just don’t know anyone. I’ve sent emails to several friends but they also have no idea. It’s really unfair that society is based on who you know. How do you expect me to meet anyone if I just finished my degree?"
Caviar: "So first I went on LinkedIn and sent several messages. In fact, I tried three different message templates, and I noticed that the third one works very well, I get a 50% response rate with it. I have three appointments for a coffee next week. Then I went to my university, to the guys that offer advice on employment stuff, I told them exactly what I was looking for. Also, I got in touch with several of my former professors. It turns out that one of them knows an architect I'd like to work for ... and I'm going to have a coffee with him on Wednesday!"

Huge difference, right? Actually, as I see it when looking for work you can stand out in several ways:
The architecture studios you are looking at;
The emails that you send;
The questions you ask them;
Your cover letter and CV; and
Your interview; answers and body language.

Ask yourself ... "What would "salt" do in this phase of the search? What would a true "caviar" do?" And repeat it to yourself throughout the process. It is essential that you take into account this paradigm shift to proceed with a successful job application. So, please, internalize these concepts and be more like "caviar."

Guide by: Yo Soy Arquitecto.


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