In Architecture, designing buildings day in and day out can become repetitive and often architects feel like they need a change. So what can you do if you’re an architect wanting a change of job? One option is to become an expert witness in the architectural field.
Over the Christmas period, the team at Hunter Dunning joined in with festive fundraising for local charity, Chestnut Tree House. We dressed up, we dressed down and we took part in some crazy games all in the name of this great cause.
Are you burying your head in the snow about wanting to leave your job?
At a time of year when we are planning for Santa’s arrival, Christmas parties and family dinners, job searching might be another stress you just don’t need. With this in mind, it is only too easy to sit back and think “I’ll wait until in the New Year to look for a new job”. However, it is a common misconception that job hunting is too much effort and time consuming. Using a recruiter is an easy way to make your career change stress-free and time efficient as we do all the hard work for you.
In celebration of World Architecture Festival this week, we had an architectural model building competition in the office. Our team split into 3 groups, Team London, Team Blighty and Team ID and were set a challenge to design and build a model lolly stick building. We may be great at recruiting people in the architectural and design field, but it turns out we aren’t so good at doing any building ourselves!
Let’s face it, nobody enjoys an interview. Even if you’ve got all the required skills and loads of experience, selling yourself to a stranger isn’t easy. Being interviewed can be stressful and nerve wracking but get it right and you will reap the rewards. When you are interviewing for that all important job there are some simple steps you can follow to make sure you get it right.
Imagine if you could wind the clock back on 2016 and start the year again. Would you do it? It’s understandable if you’re thinking “hell, yes!” Brexit, the deaths of superstars such as David Bowie and Prince and the shock election of Donald Trump caused many a gloomy headline this year. The architecture and construction industries have not been immune to the political upheavals of 2016 but as we head towards the end of the year the sector is faring exceptionally well.
Here are 5 reasons to be cheerful as we head into 2017..
As we enter another planned stage of growth we are now looking to recruit a highly motivated, organised and creative individual to take on the role of Office Manager, providing direct support to the management team and taking on responsibility for many of the non direct sales functions of the business.
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So with Brexit now nearly two months behind us people are looking around and surveying the fallout. While there is plenty of doom and gloom to be found in the press, evidence on how Brexit has impacted business and recruitment suggests a rosier picture
The Hunter Dunning team celebrate a successful first quarter with a visit to Goodwood for an evening of Races followed by Basement Jaxx.
and why to use us…………
In a changing and evolving market place, there remains a core need for recruiting specialists to find talent for companies, and to help that talent become hireable. Working well with your agency and developing your relationship with them can prove far more effective, less time consuming and cheaper than trying to go it alone when recruiting. I know right? Hard to believe…but here’s the how and why…