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FALL 2015SPRING 2016

Career ServicesProgress Report

CONTENTSMission 1

Development 2

Provided Services 3-4

Professional Development Panels 7-12 The Entrepreneurship QuestionMaking Progress: Diversity in DesignPerspectives on Practice

Info Sessions / Workshops 13-20Designing Business ModelsMarketing and Portfolio DevelopmentHow to Maximize the Benefits of Summer WorkDesigning Your Future, NCARBSalary Talk

Office Tours 21-28ODA Architects DDG Partners Tod Williams and Billie TsienRobert A.M. SternHandel Architects Snøhetta

Career Development 29-34Professional Portfolio ReviewInternship Career FairGraduating Student Career FairAlumni Speed Networking

Event Photos 35-36

DevelopmentArch + UD Career Services continued to grow this year, offering an unprecedented amount of programming, with 9 events during the fall semester and 13 events during the spring semester. A few key developments this year include:

1. Alumni Mentorship ProgramWith the help of the GSAPP Alumni Board, CS launched the Alumni Mentorship Program in fall of 2015. The program matches current students with GSAPP alumni for the course of one academic year. 35 alumni participated and were matched with 41 students (some alumni mentored two students). At the end of the year, critical feedback was collected from both students and alumni to help further develop next year’s program.

2. Elective Internship Course This new course allows students the opportunity to apply their expertise and skills in a real world setting, while further exploring their interests and working environments. Curriculum Practical Training (CPT) is provided to international students, allowing them to work in the United States without using their year of OPT time. Between Fall 2015-Summer 2016, 23 students took the course.

3. Re-organization of Professional Portfolio Review and Career Fairs This year, the Professional Portfolio Review was held during the Fall semester. The event allowed students the opportunity to receive critical feedback on their professional portfolios from GSAPP alumni, while practicing their interviewing skills, and expanding their professional networks. Holding the event in the fall rather than the spring gave students more time to implement the feedback they received before the spring career fairs.

The career fairs were renamed to the Internship Career Fair, held in February, and the Graduating Student Career Fair in April. All M.Arch, AAD, and UD students were invited to participate in the Internship Career Fair, while the Graduating Student Career Fair, as the name implies, invited only graduating students to participate. This new format was more effective and lead to higher student attendence at both events.

Career Services:

MissionCareer Services for Architecture and Urban Design programs is a student-driven organization that aims to reflect the experimental nature of GSAPP by engaging the broader professional community through workshops, professional development panels, info sessions, alumni networking and career development events.

Additionally, Career Services strives to create opportunities for students to leverage their unique skills and strategically position themselves within a profession that is radically shifting and growing.

TeamFrancesca Fanelli, Career Services OfficerSonia Turk, Career Services TA, M.Arch ‘16Eugene Chang, Portfolio Mentor & Assistant, M.Arch ‘17Matthew Lohry, Assistant, M.Arch ‘17

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Provided Services: Arch + UD Career Services offers students a variety of resources to assist them with the transition from GSAPP and into the work force, including:

• Career CounselingCS Officer meets with students to discuss career goals, job searching resources, salary negotiations, interview preparation, and any other concerns.

• Resume, Cover Letter, and Work Samples ReviewA strong resume, cover letter and work samples are crucial to the job search process. During one-on-one meetings with students, the CS Officer reviews and edits their application materials. After the initial meeting, students often send their updated materials to CS for another round of edits. This year, 92 students and recent alumni met with the CS Officer for assistance with their application materials.

Additionally, in summer 2015 CS published a short booklet called, “How to Get a Job: A Career Planning Guide for Architecture and Urban Design Students,” which includes an instructive essay by Paul Segal about the job searching process, interview tips, and how to negotiate your salary. Subsequent sections provide students with detailed information regarding successful resumes, cover letters, work samples, interview skills, and networking. To view the booklet, please click here.

• Peer-to-peer Professional Portfolio ReviewEach year Career Services hires a student Portfolio Mentor to review and edit students’ professional portfolios. Over the course of the 2015-2016 academic year, CS Portfolio Mentor, Eugene Chang, meet with 60 students.

• Mock InterviewsCS Officer offers one-on-one mock interviews, providing students with the opportunity to improve their skills through practice. One student took advantage of this service this year. CS hopes to increase student awareness of this resource.

• Biweekly Newsletter Career Services biweekly newsletter is e-mailed to students and highlights exciting employment opportunities, upcoming Career Service events, and features engaging off-campus events to encourage students to explore the larger architectural community in New York City.

• Student Job BoardThe student job board is unique to GSAPP, since it lists only employment opportunities that are directly submitted to the CS Officer. The board is password protected and listings are updated daily.

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EVENTS

PROFESSIONALDEVELOPMENT

PANEL DISCUSSIONS

Professional Development Panel Discussions invite GSAPP alumni and experts to speak to students about a range of professional topics. Each hour-long event consists of a moderated conversation between 4-5 panelists followed by 15 minutes of student Q&A.

This year CS held three panel discussions: The Entrepreneurship Question, a critical discussion regarding the role of entrepreneurship in architecture; Diversity in Design, which discussed the progress women and minorities have made in the field while also acknowledging the persistent challenges; and Perspectives on Practice, which discussed the role of licensure in the rapidly changing field of Architecture.

Number of Student Attendees

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INFO SESSIONS/WORKSHOPS

Info Sessions and Workshops provide instruction to students on a range of professional topics. For example, the workshop Designing Business Models focused on how to develop successful business strategies, understanding operational processes and infrastructure, among other topics, that provide students with practical entrepreneurial skills.

This year, four additional information sessions were introduced into CS programming that prepared students for the portfolio review, career fairs and alumni networking events. These short presentations were led by the Career Services Officer, and helped to improve student performance during these events.


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What makes a successful professional portfolio?

Learn from an insider. Joanna Shin (M.Arch ‘12), Technical Director at Gensler, will give an information session from her perspective. This is a great opportunity to learn what makes a quality professional portfolio. Possible work opportunities at Gensler will also be discussed.

CAREER SERVICES PRESENTS:

SATURDAYNOV 7

1 PMFAY 200S

Marketing and Portfolio Development How to Position Yourself as a Brand

CAREER SERVICES PRESENTS AN EVENT FOR 1ST-YEAR STUDENTS:

Professional Practice:

THURSDAYMARCH 10

12 PMAvery 114

How to Maximize the Benefits of Summer Work and Other Things 3rd-years Wish They Had Heard Earlier

Paul Segal Adjunct Professor, Director of Practice GSAPP

MONDAYMARCH 28

12 PMWARE LOUNGE

Lead by

SALARY TALK

Career Services Staff

ARCH + UD CAREER SERVICES PRESENTS:

Learn about average pay for graduating students and how to successfully negotiate your salary

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During office tours, students leave Avery Hall to explore the realities of working in architecture and design firms. Tours are often accompanied by a presentation stating the goals, projects, and objectives of that particular studio and office culture. This year, CS held six office tours.

OFFICE TOURS

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Tsien

ODA ArchitectureOffice Tour250 Park Avenue South, 3rd FloorNew York, NY 10003


STUDENT REGISTRATION:TUESDAY, OCT. 20

12PM, ONLINE

FRIDAYOCT 26

2PMODA Office

DDG PartnersOffice Tour60 Hudson Street, 18th FloorNew York, NY 10013


STUDENT REGISTRATION:TUESDAY, NOV 10

12PM, ONLINE

FRIDAYNOV 13

3:30PMDDG Office

Tod Williams & Billie Tsien Office Tour222 Central Park SouthNew York, NY 10019


STUDENT REGISTRATION:MONDAY, NOV 23

10AM, ONLINE

TUESDAYNOV 24

3:30PMTWBTA Office

ROBERT A.M. STERN ARCHITECTS

“REPORTS FROM THE WAR ROOM”

Please join us for a presentation

followed by tours of the office

and a martini reception.

march 22, 20165:00pm- 7:30pm

Space is limited to 50 studentsfrom 3rd-year m.arch, aad, aud

460 WEST 34TH STREET

NEW YORK, NEW YORK 10001

7TH FLOOR

212-967-5100

B u i l d i n g s i n n e w y o r k

o c t o B e r 2 0 1 3

TUESDAY April 19

2PM

CAREER SERVICES PRESENTS: HANDEL ARCHITECTSOFFICE TOUR

STUDENT REGISTRATION: MONDAY, APRIL 11 12PM, ONLINE

120 Broadway, New York, NY

Snøhetta Office Tour80 Pine StreetNew York, NY 10005


STUDENT REGISTRATION:WEDNESAY, APRIL 20

12PM, ONLINE

FRIDAYAPR 22

5PMSnøhetta Office

CAREER DEVELOPMENT

Career Services continued to build upon the career development programs offered last year. Changes were made to the format and date of the Professional Portfolio Review and career fairs. To read about these changes, please refer to the “Development” section on page 2.

This year, 15 alumni participated in the Professional Portfolio Review held in Nov. 2015, reviewing 68 students’ work.

For the career fairs, 21 firms participated in the Internship Career Fair in February and interviewed a total of 152 students. 23 firms attended the Graduating Student Career Fair in April, interviewing 143 students.

13 alumni attended the speed networking event in April and 55 students participated.

Alumni and student participation in Career Development events continued to increase in the 2015-2016 academic year.

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SATURDAYNOV 2110AM-4PMBROWNIE’S


Portfolio ReviewPortfolio ReviewWorking on your professional portfolio?

This full-day workshop allows students to receive feedbackon their portfolios, practice their interviewing skills and networkduring 20-minute interviews with design professionals.

PREREGISTRATION:MONDAY, NOV 9 @ 10AM

ONLINE

Internship Career FairAerotek Architecture/ Beyer Blinder Belle Architects & Planners/ BIG/ Floored, Inc. / Fu Wilmers Design/ LSD GROUP/ WeWork/ ORE Design + Technology/ Robert A.M. Stern Architects/ Laguarda.Low Architects/ STUDIO V Architecture/ One Architecture/ MdeAS Architects/ Populous/ Pliskin Architecture / MORE FIRMS TBD


OFFICIAL REGISTRATION:THURSDAY, FEB 4

12 PM, ONLINE

SATURDAYFEB 1310 AM

BROWNIE’S CAFE

For students looking for summer internships. Full-time opportunities for graduating students will be offered at the fair in April. Participating firms include:

Graduating Student Career FairPopulous/ EYP Architecture and Engineering/ Aerotek Architecture/ BIG/ Perkins Eastman/ Pelli Clarke Pelli Architects/ Perkins + Will/ Adrian Smith and Gordon Gill Architecture/ TW2M/ HUSH Studios/ WXY/ Perez Architecture/ Rockwell Group/ CannonDesign/ Marvel Architects/ Laguarda Low Architects/ ODA/ Salles Schaffer Architecture/ ROART/ Gensler/ Grimshaw Architects/ MORE TBD


STUDENT PRE-REGISTRATION:MONDAY, MARCH 28

12 PM, ONLINE

SATURDAYAPRIL 9

10AM-4PMBrownie’s Cafe

Low Library, Faculty Room


Alumni Speed Networking

FRIDAYFEB 19

7-9PMLow Library

STUDENT REGISTRATION:MONDAY, FEB 15

10AM, ONLINE

In collaboration with GSSAP Alumni Assoication

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EVENT PHOTOS

The Entrepreneurship Question | September 16, 2015

RAMSA Office Tour | March 22, 2016 Graduating Student Career Fair | April 9, 2016

Alumni Speed Networking | April 1, 2016

THANKYOU!

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