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Why You Should Start Your Job Search Before Christmas
The majority of job seekers assume that most companies are not hiring during the holiday season and they should wait to start their search in the New Year, but that’s simply not true. You can land a new role before Christmas, but if it doesn’t happen, make sure it’s not for lack of trying. Get yourself out there!Reasons why you should start your job search before Christmas:Less competition More networking opportunities Stand out from the crowd Less stress in the New YearSome tips on how to secure that job:Keep your schedule flexible Clean up of your social profilesSend speculative applications Stay in touch with decision makers For more tips on preparing for your job search, read more on How to Write A CV That Works and How To Prepare For An Interview.
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How Employee Branding Helps Your Business
The Benefits of Employee BrandingEmployee branding is very important when it comes to attracting new talent and retaining existing staff. When your company’s values and goals align with your employees’, they are more motivated to perform better — and that’s great for business.A brand can be defined through its personality and culture and we’ve found that happy employees make a strong brand. Involving your employees in your company’s social media can demonstrate the work environment and common behaviour among workers, which will effectively increase your brand’s reach and engagement. Research shows that 84% of job seekers value recommendations from friends and family above all forms of advertising. Therefore, featuring authentic testimonials from existing employees will enable any new talent to imagine themselves joining your brand.Employee branding doesn’t only help the external brand but it also creates positive behaviour internally. Hinge Research Institute teamed with Social Media Today to find that almost 86% of advocates said that being involved in social media, such as Linkedin, had a positive impact on their own careers. It has demonstrated that it allowed them to expand their professional networks as well as keep them up-to-date with industry trends. Other notable benefits also include the ability to develop skills that are in high demand, become recognised as thought leaders and differentiate themselves from their peers.Three Ways to Enhance your Employee BrandingThere is no one-size-fits all strategy so it is key to deliver in a medium that feels true and authentic to your brand. But here are some ideas:Social mediaLive eventsEmployee reviewsIt’s important your employer brand is authentic. Once the candidates become new employees, they’ll expect to encounter the brand they experienced during the recruitment process. So your employer brand must closely align with your actual organisational culture and employee experience. When it does, your new hires will quickly become engaged and passionate employees that can themselves become part of the employer brand.
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2019 RIBA Stirling Prize Winner
Winner of the 2019 RIBA Stirling Prize goes to Goldsmith Street by Mikhail RichesAs the first social-housing scheme to win the RIBA Stirling Prize, Goldsmith Street by Mikhail Riches with Cathy Hawley had also won the first Neave Brown Award for Housing at last week’s event in the Roundhouse.The 2019 RIBA Stirling Prize judges, chaired by Julia Barfield, said:“Goldsmith Street is a modest masterpiece. It is high-quality architecture in its purest, most environmentally and socially conscious form. Behind restrained creamy façades are impeccably-detailed, highly sustainable homes – an incredible achievement for a development of this scale. This is proper social housing, over ten years in the making, delivered by an ambitious and thoughtful council. These desirable, spacious, low-energy properties should be the norm for all council housing.”The project for Norwich City Council is made up of almost 100 highly energy-efficient homes. Rows of two-storey houses are bookended by three-storey flats, each with their own front door, generous lobby space for prams and bikes, and a private balcony.Neave Brown AwardThe award, named in honour of the late Neave Brown (1929 – 2018), recognises the best new example of affordable housing in the UK. Projects eligible for the award needed to have won a RIBA Regional Award be 10 or more homes completed and occupied between 1 November 2016 and 1 February 2019; and have one third of the housing be affordable and demonstrate evidence of meeting the challenge of housing affordability.Chair of the Neave Brown Award for Housing Jury, Immediate RIBA Past President Ben Derbyshire, said:“Goldsmith Street is an exemplar for social housing. Over 10 years in the making, the architects, working with the City Council, have shown impressive sensitivity and prowess at every stage of the process. The result is not just a highly desirable new neighbourhood for Norwich, but homes of the highest quality and most exacting environmental standards. That the outcome appears so naturally at ease in its context requires skill and determination belied by the scheme’s apparent simplicity. RIBA Stirling Prize 2019: The People’s VoteCork House by Matthew Barnett Howland with Dido Milne and Oliver Wilton – 9.8%Goldsmith Street by Mikhail Riches with Cathy Hawley – 10.1%London Bridge Station by Grimshaw – 24.6%The Macallan Distillery and Visitor Experience by Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners – 17%Nevill Holt Opera by Witherford Watson Mann Architects – 28.8%The Weston, Yorkshire Sculpture Park by Feilden Fowles Architects – 9.7% Winner of the Stephen Lawrence Prize – Cork Houseby Matthew Barnett Howland with Dido Milne and Oliver WiltonThe Stephen Lawrence Prize rewards new, experimental architectural talent, celebrating projects with a construction budget of less than £1 million. Stephen Lawrence Prize founder Marco Goldschmied said:“Cork House is a unique fusion of ancient construction methods and cutting-edge technical research to produce a highly innovative, low carbon solution with a wide variety of applications from mass housing to emergency shelters. We are delighted to present Matthew Barnett Howland, Dido Milne and Oliver Wilton with the Stephen Lawrence Prize 2019.” Winner of Client of the Year Award is Network RailNetwork Rail have been named RIBA Client of the Year 2019. The annual award recognises “the key role that a good client plays in the creation of fine architecture.”Jo Bacon, Chair of the RIBA Client of the Year jury, said:“Network Rail have made considerable investment in projects to transform rail infrastructure across the UK. With their incredible record of commissioning RIBA chartered architects and their commitment to the creation of high-quality civic spaces, Network Rail is a worthy winner of the 2019 RIBA Client of the Year.” Read more on other RIBA Award winners.
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Archiboo Web Awards 2019
This week we celebrated the 4th annual Archiboo Web Awards at the Royal College of Pathologists in London, designed by Bennetts Associates. We were delighted to be a part of this great celebration, as we have been from the beginning, and have our MD Del Hossain exclusively invited to co-host with Amanda Baillieu was a honour.The Archiboo Web Awards are all about celebrating the creative use of the Internet to communicate great architecture whether that’s using images, sound, video, words or VR and other immersive technologies which allow us to experience architecture in new ways.Some of the winners are mentioned in Archiboo’s white paper ‘How to design an award winning website‘ which launched last week, written by Amanda and designed by Mark Ferguson of Very Own Studio. The white paper can be downloaded here.These are the winners for 2o19Winner of Best HomepageWhite Arkitekter – Created by Creuna“The judges said this is a people-focused homepage that’s user-friendly with simple navigation that clearly expresses the practice ethos”.Winner of Best Mobile ExperienceGruff Architects – Created by TM“The winning mobile website gives an instant snapshot of the practice’s design ethos and projects and feels crafted and carefully thought through. Visuals are engaging and the pages flow well with obvious links to other projects.”Winner of Best NewcomerMorris+Company – Created by BOB Design“The winning website was praised for being is awash with colour, textures, patterns and emotion and sending out messages to do with sharing, research and innovation. Other architects can learn much from this site and this practice.”Best Architectural PhotographyManalo & White – Images by Morgan O’Donovan and other“The judges described the winning images as strong and emotive, impeccably composed and masterfully lit. The portfolio it has put together is carefully edited to show the different types of projects it has worked on and there’s a warmth to even the most barren of these images which is intriguing, as if those rooms are just waiting to be enjoyed.”Best Use of TechnologyZHA – Created by Zaha Hadid Virtual Reality Group“This winning project pushes the boundaries of virtual reality and its application to the architectural field. It dramatically engages the user and could lead to entirely new methods of designing and testing pointing to an exciting direction for design and collaboration.”Best Consultants WebsiteFriendly Materials by PMMT – Created by iEstrategic“The winning website is fresh, graphically clear and beautifully laid out with intuitive navigation and content that feels right for its subject.”Best Use of VideoUNStudio – Created by UNS & Bwefar & de Boer“This is an engaging and energetic film that has lovely cinematography with a very light touch, great interviews and very well-structured narrative to include some surprising elements of the story” Best Use of Social Mediamake:good – Created by make:good“The winner has created a set of channels that genuinely feel completely different to the competition – both in content and design.”Winner of Best Digital TeamBDP – Created by BDP“The winner stood out because of its forward thinking approach to digital including listening tools and the use of live digital data to inform their strategy.”Winner of Best Visual DesignThreefold Architects – Created by Studio Thomas“The judges said the winning design was calm and inviting and the navigation and overall presentation of content conveyed a rational approach, giving the user a feeling for who the practice is with just the right amount of information”.Winner of Best Written ContentWalters & Cohen Architects – Created by Lucy Keens“The judges said this is a people-focused homepage that’s user-friendly with simple navigation that clearly expresses the practice ethos”.The Alan Davidson AwardThe penultimate award is the Alan Davidson Award sponsored by the Alan Davidson Trust and to present it is David Bullock joint managing partner at Hayes DavidsonSquint/Opera – Images by Squint Opera“The judges praised the playful narrative and the use of illustrative elements together with realistic CG animation that gives a real sense of the spaces. One judge said there is sometimes a danger that this kind of animation can distract you away from what is really important, but that is not the case here.” Winner of Best Overall ExperienceGruff Architects – Created by TM“The winner has used the website to make the practice much more than the sum of the parts, but without over claiming which is clever. It feels playful and experimental and it’s a real treat for the user across all devices and browsers.” Congratulations to all the winners and to the designers, film makers, writers and photographers whose contribution is so essential to a great website.We look forward to seeing you all again next year in another equally fabulous new building.Images from the evening can be viewed and downloaded from Flickr here.All images by Lily Pagano
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2020 LFA Theme Announcement
Earlier this week Adrem, in association with WeWork, were delighted to co-host with the London Festival of Architecture (LFA) to announce that ‘Power’ will be the theme of the next festival, taking place across London from 1 -30 June 2020. As one of the world’s largest annual architecture event, London Festival of Architecture celebrates a global hub of architectural experimentation, practice and debate. Each year the programme is delivered by architecture and design practices and practitioners, cultural and academic institutions, artists and many others. The festival appeals to a huge public audience: in 2019 a vibrant programme of 566 events attracted over 800,000 people and reached a global audience of 138 million people, making the London Festival of Architecture one of the most important events in the cultural calendar.Every year the London Festival of Architecture takes a different theme to inspire its programme of public events, and in 2020 will examine power from multiple perspectives. The London Festival of Architecture will open its call for entries in October, inviting anyone with an interest in London and its built environment to respond with ideas for events – from serious academic debate to activities for children, and everything in between.Tamsie Thomson, director of the London Festival of Architecture, said:“The theme of ‘Power’ opens questions about how we can better fuel our buildings. From fuel cells in basements to solar cells on roofs – where does our power come from and who’s going to be supplying it? Research points to the fact that the construction, operation and maintenance of buildings accounts for 45% of total UK carbon emissions. For architects, reducing the impact on the environment and biodiversity should be a priority, but are they paying lip-service to their concerns rather than taking in real action? Is there a willingness to make the tough decisions required to change direction or are architects sitting on their hands while our window of opportunity becomes smaller and smaller?Event Photos What does POWER mean to you?Whether its the power of leaders, power of the future, power distributed along lines of class, gender and race. We’d like you to email us your definition of POWER for your chance to win a prize!
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Adrems Top 5: TED Talks for Career Development
TED is a nonprofit devoted to spreading ideas, usually in the form of short, powerful talks (18 minutes or less). TED began in 1984 as a conference where Technology, Entertainment and Design converged, and today covers almost all topics — from science to business to global issues — in more than 100 languages.As part of Adrems Top 5 this week, we have rounded up 5 TED Talks you need to watch for your career development and success. TED talks are a great way to spend your lunch break, or your commute home. Enjoy this list of ideas, creative thoughts and ways you can grow personally and in your career.1. How to find work you love – Scott Dinsmore About the talk: Scott Dinsmore quit a job that made him miserable, and spent the next four years wondering how to find work that was joyful and meaningful. He shares what he learned in this deceptively simple talk about finding out what matters to you — and then getting started doing it.About the speaker: Scott Dinsmore founded Live Your Legend, a career and connection platform to inspire people to find their passion.Why you should listen: Entrepreneur Scott Dinsmore left life at a Fortune 500 company to help others do work that they love. After researching what thousands of employees truly wanted out of life, he founded the organization Live Your Legend. As the Chief Experimenter, he not only supplied practical career tools but connected more than 100,000 people worldwide to encourage each other’s dreams — putting community at the center of success. Dinsmore died in September 2015 while on a year-long trek around the world. His legacy will live on through his passion, dedication and strong community of dreamers and doers.2. How great leaders inspire action – Simon Sinek About the talk: Simon Sinek has a simple but powerful model for inspirational leadership — starting with a golden circle and the question “Why?” His examples include Apple, Martin Luther King, and the Wright brothers.About the speaker: Simon Sinek explores how leaders can inspire cooperation, trust and change. He’s the author of the classic “Start With Why”; his latest book is “Leaders Eat Last.”Why you should listen: Fascinated by the leaders who make impact in the world, companies and politicians with the capacity to inspire, Simon Sinek has discovered some remarkable patterns in how they think, act and communicate. He wrote Start With Why: How Great Leaders Inspire Everyone to Take Action to explore his idea of the Golden Circle, what he calls “a naturally occurring pattern, grounded in the biology of human decision making, that explains why we are inspired by some people, leaders, messages and organizations over others.”3. Smash fear, learn anything – Tim Ferriss About the talk: From the EG conference: Productivity guru Tim Ferriss’ fun, encouraging anecdotes show how one simple question — “What’s the worst that could happen?” — is all you need to learn to do anything.About the speaker: Tim Ferriss is an early-stage tech investor, best-selling author and podcaster.Why you should listen: Tim Ferriss has been listed as one of Fast Company‘s “Most Innovative Business People” and one of Fortune‘s “40 under 40.” He is an early-stage technology investor/advisor (Uber, Facebook, Shopify, Duolingo, Alibaba, and 50+ others) and the author of four #1 New York Times and Wall Street Journal bestsellers, including The 4-Hour Workweek.4. The happy secret to better work – Shawn Achor About the talk: We believe we should work hard in order to be happy, but could we be thinking about things backwards? In this fast-moving and very funny talk, psychologist Shawn Achor argues that, actually, happiness inspires us to be more productive.About the speaker: Shawn Achor is the CEO of Good Think Inc., where he researches and teaches about positive psychology.Why you should listen: Shawn Achor is the winner of over a dozen distinguished teaching awards at Harvard University, where he delivered lectures on positive psychology in the most popular class at Harvard. He is the CEO of Good Think Inc., a Cambridge-based consulting firm which researches positive outliers — people who are well above average — to understand where human potential, success and happiness intersect. Based on his research and 12 years of experience at Harvard, he clearly and humorously describes to organizations how to increase happiness and meaning, raise success rates and profitability, and create positive transformations that ripple into more successful cultures.5. Why you will fail to have a great career – Larry Smith About the talk: In this funny and blunt talk, Larry Smith pulls no punches when he calls out the absurd excuses people invent when they fail to pursue their passions.About the speaker: A professor of economics at the University of Waterloo in Canada, Larry Smith coaches his students to find the careers that they will truly love.Why you should listen: Larry Smith is a professor of economics at University of Waterloo. A well-known storyteller and advocate for youth leadership, he has also mentored many of his students on start-up business management and career development. The most notable start-up he advised in its infancy is Research in Motion (RIM), maker of the BlackBerry.
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5 Ways Your Company Culture Can Promote Mental Wellbeing
With work pressures rising in our fast paced world, a mentally healthy workplace promotes a positive outlook to improve its employees wellbeing. A culture that supports wellness would automatically grow productivity and the general welfare of your staff. There are a few ways to instil that culture, and being one of London’s leading recruitment agencies – let us give you some tips on how.Companies need to focus on fostering a wellbeing environment and explore how a culture of supporting mental health would fit in with their organisation. Even though this may require changes – these are the first steps you can start with.1. Employee EngagementThis refers to the overall engagement an employee has with their work. Working in a relaxed environment lets employees be engaged with their work in all ways – physically and mentally. Employee engagement is about understanding one’s role in an organisation, and being sighted and energised on where it fits in the organisation’s purpose and objectives. It is important to be engaged with their work in all ways to provide a boost in morale, self-esteem and eventually productivity.2. Encouraging a Work Life Balance Studies show that employees with a positive work-life balance have high productivity and do a better job over all. A company which promotes this would see a rise in wellbeing. Through flexible work timings, working from home options and understanding your employees ways of efficient working – a work-life balance would even give them an option to be more aware of their mental wellbeing.3. Speak Openly About WellbeingEducating employees on the importance of this would be the first step. Having a clear recognition of when your employees are overworked and stressed would be a way of giving support as soon as they need it. If they understand that your business is open to caring about their wellbeing, they will be more expressive about it. Providing safe and open communication throughout the work environment leads to a wellbeing oriented culture.4. Promoting Professional DevelopmentCreating conditions that let employees shine is as essential as providing them with company goals in the first place. For instance, recognition for achieving organisational targets or other work-related aims. Professional Development not only refers to the work that they are doing, but also an overall development such as skills, learning and training they may require at certain points in their career.5. Encourage Out of Work InterestsIf your culture helps employees revitalise, through outdoor activities and external entertainment, they will focus on how they feel when they are taking part in these. Promoting creative thinking and teamwork even improves the way in which people perform during work hours. For instance, weekly football games or Friday evening activities can help.For other ways to improve wellbeing, read our Wellbeing Tips, and Advice and Tips for the Modern Professional
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Architecture Masters Podcast with LFA
Our Managing Director Del Hossain was delighted to be this week’s special guest on Architecture Masters: the podcast from the London Festival of Architecture featuring conversations with some of architecture’s leading lights.Del Hossain was born and grew up in Manchester before moving to London to study architecture – first at London South Bank University and then at the Bartlett School of Architecture.After working at a number of practices including Orms and Foster + Partners he left to briefly setup his own architecture firm with his wife. The work quickly came in – but so too did the realisation that practicing as an architect wasn’t for him.From there, in 1998, he joined Adrem, where he remains as our managing director.Listen here for the full podcast:Audio Player00:0000:00Use Up/Down Arrow keys to increase or decrease volume.About Architecture MastersArchitecture Masters is the new podcast from the LFA which extends this celebration throughout the year. In the podcast they talk to the people behind the buildings: a series of conversations with some of architecture’s leading lights.These are the people quietly shaping our cities – all hugely respected within the architectural profession, yet somehow their modest profile often belies the impact they have on the world around us.You might have seen the stunning buildings they create, but what drives the creative genius behind these designers as they balance the difficult and often conflicting demands of running a profitable business with their passion for delivering beautiful, functional and uplifting spaces.Architecture sits at the boundary between the arts and sciences. As architects they are all natural polymaths – their expertise and interests spans engineering to economics, transport to typography. And their work touches every area of how we live today. They’re people buzzing with ideas, energy and a desire to change the world around them.Architecture Masters take architecture as our starting point and let the conversation flow freely from there. This is a programme for those that are interested in the people who are shaping our world.Subscribe to more podcasts.
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9 Ways Linkedin Can Get You Your Next Job
From tweets to snaps, social media has become the main communication tool for today’s society. With LinkedIn as the top social media platform for professionals, it’s only obvious you keep it up-to-date in order to land you your next dream job.Here are 9 tips on how to maximise your profile and get noticed on Linkedin.1. Use a professional photoFirst impressions count! The first thing someone sees on your profile is your picture. By adding a professional photos that shows you are warm and welcoming is a great addition to any profile.A good picture makes you look more approachable and increases your chances to have a positive connection with your next employer. Additionally, putting up a background photo would add some personality into your page – it can be a project you are proud of or a picture from your travels.2. Consistency is keyBuilding your personal brand can be challenging, however being consistent is important. Your paper CV and portfolio should be in line with your LinkedIn profile. Even in aspects of your positions, dates as well as language, must all be consistent throughout. Hiring managers don’t appreciate switching from past tense and then present or from first person to third3. Create your own URLLinkedIn now has the option of creating your own profile URL personalised to what you want it to be, not to mention it makes it much easier for you to be found on search engines. After all, it looks a lot neater than a bunch of random letters and numbers attached to your profile.4. Include a current job title even if you’re not employedMost hiring managers can search for current job titles. Having a title such as “Graphic Designer” and “Currently Seeking” in the company title would help your profile appear in searches more frequently.5. Write a great profile summary & headlineYour headline should not just provide information about what you do – but provide your value-added benefit to the viewer. What is your value proposition? Answer that question in your summary and headline.6. Add effective sections in your profileYour profile should be as full as possible – adding relevant experience, volunteering and accomplishments. Make them more effective by using action words that are from your targeted job description. Elaborate on times you were picked for a project or gained quantitative results. 7. Showcase your skillsLinkedIn provides you with up to 50 skills to show recruiters how experienced you are. Ideally, use all 50 of them. If you’re going for a Marketing position, add skills such as ‘marketing strategy’, ‘digital marketing’ etc. This simply improves the chances of you being found by your skills to fill a role. It may even start a conversation between you and a connection who wants to know more about your diverse skills.8. Showcase your projects: Add mediaAdding work experience is useful, but details about a project your proud of can really make your profile stand out. Visuals are a great way of showcasing your talent on LinkedIn. It will not only catch the viewers’ attention, but also make your work memorable.9. Ask for recommendations and endorsementsGenuine comments on your work strengthens your display of acknowledgement. Endorsements might not always be useful, however it increases the credibility of your profile and work. Overall, keep your profile up-to-date and relevant. Make changes as it happens and don’t be afraid to connect with people that have common interest. Who knows, that might be your next boss.Get in touch if you want to know more on how to utilise your professional social media account!
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