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BNIM details the firm's transition to an employee-owned company model

Archinect

Kansas City-based architecture firm BNIM recently announced its decision to transition to an employee stock ownership plan (or ESOP) and trust. ” They are now one of just a handful of known ESOP firms in the industry, following Zaha Hadid Architects , Gensler , Make Architects , SHoP , Design Workshop , HDR , and several others.

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How to Build Sustainable Recruitment Strategies for Small Firm Success

EntreArchitect

Recruitment Strategies for Small Firm Architects. Recruiting new employees is one of the most important things a professional services firm can do to be sustainable. Firms leaders can start by breaking down recruitment into three stages: developing a candidate pool, narrowing to set of finalists, and negotiating the hire.

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"Our focus extends to building long-term relationships, not just acquiring talent," says Studio Piet Boon

Deezen

Continuing the Dezeen Jobs: How We Recruit series, Dezeen talks to Studio Piet Boon's chief design officer Roland Kokkeler and studio manager Tim Vogel about the changes in skills required to work in the design industry. Tim Vogel: Our recruitment strategy has evolved significantly over the past decade.

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Foster + Partners gender pay gap widest on record

Deezen

The gender pay gap at Foster + Partners is the widest it has been since the data was first compiled six years ago despite an overall improvement at the UK 's largest architecture firms year-on-year, official figures show. Foster + Partners, which has around 1,200 architectural staff in the UK , is by far the UK's largest studio.

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A Guide to Successful Recruitment at Your Architecture Firm (Part One)

EntreArchitect

PART 1: Recruitment Options. If you are lucky, the Recruitment Process can be a ‘Breeze!’ Here we must understand some basic principles of ‘Recruitment, Employment and Retention.’ Therefore, ‘Recruitment, Employment and Retention’ is something which ought NOT to be driven by ‘The Bottom Line!’ – As should become evident.

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A Guide to Successful Recruitment at Your Architecture Firm (Part Two)

EntreArchitect

PART 2: Recruitment Specifics. Having made the decision to ‘Recruit’, we need to analyze the requirements, and formulate a ‘Brief.’ Will the New Recruit be a Permanent Member of the Studio Team? Much here will be dependent upon the Job itself – For instance, will there be direct role with Clients? Good Morning Jobseekers!

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Dezeen survey finds 84 per cent of UK architecture studios want to reverse Brexit "catastrophe"

Deezen

Respondents ranged from small studios with 15 or fewer people to larger practices with a hundred or more employees and mega-firms with a global presence, such as Foster + Partners and BDP. Brexit has been a catastrophe," said Piers Taylor's Somerset-based firm Invisible Studio. Salaries have risen.