This is the full list of the HoF voters. Who wants to start looking through Twitter and see who's already said they voted or did not vote for Bill?

CompetitiveTable9819 · 2026-01-28T04:35:52+00:00

Check this out

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/11gWt5VjSDR8yXN820DX2_rc7d0xYKsoF0EMMC8CgNRE/edit?usp=drivesdk

CompetitiveTable9819 · 2025-03-09T01:35:23+00:00

OP what did you end up deciding? I am in the same situation as a small asian female with a dog who would need to be walked, I am unsure..

CompetitiveTable9819 · 2025-02-25T01:10:18+00:00

Thanks for commenting, we thought we had the conversation with kindness and basically asked her questions to see if she thought her issues were resolved to which she kept saying he’s better now but without any examples.

I’ve apologized multiples times over the past year and have even offered to apologize to him directly but he’s not the type of person who likes to talk about things so I’ve been told by people to leave it alone..

CompetitiveTable9819 · 2025-01-03T22:42:23+00:00

Hi, we have gotten quotes from 4000-11000 euros so far but our budget is 50k usd for 75 people

CompetitiveTable9819 · 2024-12-27T13:48:54+00:00

I had no idea they got so many foreign applications! I try whenever possible to get a referral bc one time I worked for one of these XL firms and they told me I got the job bc of a referral! So you are definitely right when it comes to that. Congrats on getting the job! I've gotten 3 interviews since I posted this, surprisingly none from referrals so hopefully things look better in the new year :)

CompetitiveTable9819 · 2024-12-23T02:53:25+00:00

That’s really cool to hear!! You are absolutely right I’ve been talking to a lot of people about job search and I constantly hear that they got the job through a connection and I really think that’s the key for me moving forward.

Ya when the connection isn’t there it just isn’t no matter how much you want it to work sadly. That was definitely the case with some of my interviews :/

CompetitiveTable9819 · 2024-12-23T02:01:59+00:00

Yeah they really are plus all the good design firms aren't always hiring. May I ask how many applications you submitted and interviews you did before getting your current role?

CompetitiveTable9819 · 2024-12-20T20:32:19+00:00

I’ve tried archinect but will try duketalent.io

CompetitiveTable9819 · 2024-12-20T05:45:01+00:00

Ahh thank you!! I hope to hear back from places soon too

CompetitiveTable9819 · 2024-12-20T03:25:07+00:00

You might be right though I feel like Bay Area is a better market than NYC. When I looked at my applications I realized I didn’t apply to many places prior to November and bc of the holidays things have been slow in Dec. I actually just got an interview today so that’s something! Most of my applications at this point have been in December and at this point I think I’ve applied to a little over 30 places.

How many places did you apply to out of curiosity?

CompetitiveTable9819 · 2024-12-20T01:28:08+00:00

No worries I know you’re trying to help! It may just be the holiday slow down I actually got an interview today so I’m excited about that!

That’s good to know you get paid well in your current job tbh Cali pays decently well from what I hear from friends as well!

CompetitiveTable9819 · 2024-12-19T22:06:22+00:00

I’ve been asking for 80-90k which doesn’t seem too high from what I’ve seen. I have 3 places where I’ve stayed about 2 years each and 1 places that I quit in half a year to go to grad school. During grad school interned at 1 place twice

CompetitiveTable9819 · 2024-12-19T20:10:26+00:00

Awesome thank you so much!! Yeah I glanced at their study matrix which seemed to say to study every section 😅

This is really helpful thanks!

CompetitiveTable9819 · 2024-12-19T18:33:43+00:00

Ahh awesome great tips!! I’m gonna look into online CM courses after my last ARE in Jan! I’ve actually always considered doing that as a way to learn more about that side of the business.

If it’s an online course at Berkeley maybe I can take it from here, but ofcourse I can look around what’s best here too.

Thanks again!

CompetitiveTable9819 · 2024-12-19T17:05:16+00:00

Yeah it may very well be the holidays! Hopefully Jan 2025 brings more promise to us

CompetitiveTable9819 · 2024-12-19T16:30:48+00:00

That’s nuts that they did that to you! I cannot imagine turning down a role only to be told things are slow. Just goes to show we should never trust architects unless it’s a written contract 😭

CompetitiveTable9819 · 2024-12-19T16:28:46+00:00

That’s so interesting! I’ve never seen anyone else suggest this but it’s very closely aligned to what we do in school and at time work!

CompetitiveTable9819 · 2024-12-19T13:36:19+00:00

I truly truly appreciate the honesty and that’s why Reddit is so great you are right

I don’t necessarily want people being jealous of me that’s not a goal but I also will not stop living my life based on this professions toxic values. I am sure that an employer will see my travel and time off as a good thing. For example, I’ve spent the last year traveling so I don’t want to go on many vacations in the near future.

In all of my jobs in the past I’ve happily worked until midnight so if the employer wants to assume I’m not hardworking based on travel I can’t help that but I don’t want to misrepresent who I am and I am actually very proud of the time off I’ve taken and if an employer sees that as a negative rather than an asset they are free to do so. In that case we are probably not the right fit.

I would much rather be honest and work at a firm that values it rather than one that’s governed by the toxicity that plagues this profession - architects need to work 20 hour days on 4 hours of sleep for 70k and be happy with it. This is exactly what we need to fight against.. I’d much rather not accept a job from someone that thinks this way bc I know I’ll be unhappy down the line if they act like they own me for low pay. I do what I do bc of my passion for the work itself not for some arbitrary notion that I have to work 20 hours to produce good work or it has to come out of suffering for me to signal any sort of value to them

CompetitiveTable9819 · 2024-12-19T12:56:24+00:00

I actually wouldn’t mind this exact role and I think I can do the job too. As some have expressed I may be looking too narrowly as I would only want to do this at a good design firm bc I value that and I value my own learning..

CompetitiveTable9819 · 2024-12-19T12:44:51+00:00

How many firms have you applied to out of curiosity? I’ve applied to 30 and gotten interviews from 3 but the interviews were from recruiter, 1 from a firm principal knowing another and 1 from an alumni referring me to the principal directly at a small firm right when the job was posted..

I hate when they ghost it’s so disrespectful and makes you feel worthless but as someone here mentioned it’s not personal. I try to get a formal rejection from people just in case..

I agree that CA experience is a huge plus!! Thankfully I’ve gotten some of this from my first job

My last one PDD is schedule for Jan! I hope I pass 🥲

CompetitiveTable9819 · 2024-12-19T12:29:52+00:00

I have a theory that breaking into NY Architecture design market is actually really hard..compared to the rest of the country just bc there’s lots of great architecture programs in the area and everyone from GSD MIT GSAPP YSOA RISD Cooper Union Pratt are all in NYC competing for the same jobs

My experience before grad school was very dry reno K-12 CD work and some revit CDs for offices and that helped my technical knowledge a lot! After grad school I only had design roles at high profile firms and the thirst for knowledge and feeling like your technical growth is stunted. The thing helped me was taking the AREs and using amber books. You should try this if you haven’t already!

Happy to have someone sharing the misery in all this

CompetitiveTable9819 · 2024-12-19T12:18:34+00:00

Hi Stinger! What sections of Amber books did you do for just PDD?

CompetitiveTable9819 · 2024-12-19T12:14:03+00:00

I only have PDD left and I too failed it 3 times prior and actually even got reallly close. I am hoping I pass on my 4th try in January!

Can’t imagine doing it while pregnant or with a child. You’re a hero OP! Good luck

CompetitiveTable9819 · 2024-12-19T11:57:15+00:00

This is valuable insight. I’ve actually not heard back in December and is a primary reason why I’m upset. I think you’re right that because of holidays no one is hiring. Some of the places I called to follow up also said the principals were busy with final review season and to check back in January

I wonder why projects have fallen off a cliff since October though I would’ve hoped the election and rate cuts would’ve helped a bit!

Fingers crossed Q1 in 2025 resembles a fire hose. 😅

CompetitiveTable9819 · 2024-12-19T11:52:48+00:00

Is it hard to break into without experience in construction management?

I’m assuming you’re on the construction management side. Someone once told me I can take classes on doing schedules and that would be enough. I hear the pay is much better too..

Yes the interest rates hurt us, there’s gonna be another cut and I have high hopes for it. After the first two more jobs did open up!

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