How to write a Architecture CV

The conventions below are the ones this field actually uses. They are what the builder applies when you pick Architecture, and what the rating checks a finished CV against.

What it must contain

Leave any of these out and the CV reads as incomplete to someone who hires in this field:

Work experience
Education
Selected Projects — Built area, budget, typology and your actual role - concept, DD, or site.

The order to put them in

Order is not cosmetic. What sits at the top is what gets read before someone decides whether to keep reading.

Professional summary
Work experience
Selected Projects
Education
Registration
Skills
Achievements
Certifications
Languages

Section by section

Registration — Council of Architecture or equivalent registration number.

What to put numbers on

The single most common reason a CV in this field reads as weak is that nothing in it is measured. These are the figures that mean something here:

built area · project value · unit count · programme length

Verbs that carry weight

Openers like “responsible for” and “worked on” describe a job description rather than a person. In this field these do the work instead:

Designed · Detailed · Coordinated · Delivered · Surveyed · Specified

What gets one rejected

A portfolio link is expected. Architecture is judged visually.

Length

1 to 2 pages is normal for this field.

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