Career Support

 

Salary Guides

 

  • Archinect Salary Poll 
    The survey data has been submitted by members of the architecture community, anonymously, to provide a more transparent view into the architecture industry's salary trends.

  • Hays Salary Guide
    Hays provides yearly salary guides for various industries in Canada, including architecture and construction. This is used by many companies as a baseline to determine salaries.

 

Resume + Job Application Support

 
 

Portfolio Support + Tips

 
 

Job Postings for Architects, Interns, and Technologists

 

There are a number of job portals online to seek employment opportunities. The most reliable portals are through the Provincial/Territorial Regulators and RAIC.

Postings on these sites require membership and adhere to strict requirements, significantly decreasing the likelihood of scam postings.

 

  1. Provincial/Territorial Regulators
    - AAPEI
    - AANB
    - MAA
    - AAA
    - AIBC
    - NWTAA
    - OAA

  2. RAIC Job Portal

  3. Kollectif is an architectural advocacy organization in Quebec. It’s a great place to find job postings, events, competitions, and more happening in Quebec.

  4. Indeed

  5. LinkedIn
    This is also a great way to connect with other local architects as well as those in the industry across the country. Many people will post job opportunities on their pages (kind of like Facebook) so being connected to the right people will really help you out!

  6. For immigrants who are in the GTA (Greater Toronto Area), the IPLAN program - administered by JVS and Ryerson University - offers great programs to both help you get up to speed with working in Canada (and therefore more employable) as well as help you seek and find jobs.

  7. For immigrants, the federal and provincial/territorial government may have some ways to help you out so check with them before and after you move to Canada.

  8. Connect with the local architectural community! Word of mouth is a powerful thing; joining and getting involved with local architectural associations and groups is a great way to make connections.

 

Tips from a Recruiter

 

How to make a recruiter's job easier so that they want to give you a shot:

  1. Save your resume as a PDF, not a Word Doc; keeps the original format.

  2. Include all your contact information; name, email, phone number, city. For extra points - add the pronunciation of your name if it's harder to pronounce (it's okay).

  3. Include your LinkedIn URL! Please!

  4. Include the title of the role you're applying for; especially if you're making a career pivot.

  5. Start with whatever is most valuable; a two-line summary of who you are, relevant technologies, education, etc.

  6. Each work experience should be 3-5 points max; focus on what the job description cares about.

  7. Tailor the resume using words from the job description; show your impact but translate it using the hiring team's words (also helps with ATS).

  8. Add anything that adds value to you; leadership experience, volunteering, extremely high GPA, etc.

  9. Include the skills that are relevant to the job; list them out and don't rate yourself on a scale.

  10. If going for creative or customer-facing roles, be different; show interests, hobbies, include a picture, and add some colour.

  11. Sometimes a colourful resume makes sense, sometimes it doesn't, just remember this: a "good" resume is just as useless as a bad one because it gets lost in the crowd.

  12. Use a platform like Kickresume for great templates!

  13. Each role/company/industry is different, so adapt!

If you make it easy for the recruiter/hiring manager to see your potential, that's exactly what will happen.


Here's a link to a free resume training the recruiter did in 2021 and other free resources: https://lnkd.in/gTnjiSpQ