Today was the day of the Architecture Career Expo. Our task was to interview at least one booth and to gain information about what it is like to work at their company. I ended up interviewing two, the first a small company of about 30 people and the second a much larger corporation with branches throughout the US and Canada.
First I interviewed ARCON Associates, a company dedicated to designing schools for grades K-12. Their core values are hard work, reliability, and teamwork. The team member that ran the booth said that his favorite part of work with ARCON was that the 30 member team was very collaborative and family-oriented.
Secondly I interviewed Humphrey and Partners Architects, a much bigger company based in Dallas, Texas, but with branches throughout the US and Canada. They design residential living areas such apartments and hotels. They employ people from all areas of architecture including landscape and came to U of I because they felt that U of I students have a good mix of creativity and technical skill.
When looking for future employees for their company, they do look at GPA but value attitude, hands-on experience, creativity, communication skills, their portfolio, and their demonstrated understanding of the field above GPA.
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