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  Sleep & Eat 2020

  11/11/2020

  This year Sleep & Eat will bring you an online virtual experience that you will not forget. The three-day event is aimed at designers, hoteliers, and restaurateurs alike. Will you be tuning in? At FRAME Recruitment, we look forward to Sleep & Eat every year and we never miss it. So, if you are anything like our Design Recruitment team, you will want to be sure that your diary is booked out from 17th-19th November 2020.

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  The 2020 Architect of the Year Awards winners

  23/10/2020

  On Friday 23rd October, as part of Building Design’s 50th-anniversary celebration, the Architecture community joined online to celebrate the winners of the Architect of the Year Awards 2020. A huge congratulations to the winners and those shortlisted.

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  How to find the best candidate in an employer-driven market

  02/10/2020

  If you are currently looking to hire in your practice, having access to a larger qualified talent pool can be advantageous. You will need to make sure the hiring process you have set up can identify the right skills, knowledge and experience promptly, often with a reduced hiring budget or hiring team. You want to hire the best person for the job, so here are our tips on how to find the right candidate in a job short market.

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  Using LinkedIn for your job search

  28/09/2020

  With over 675 million users worldwide, LinkedIn is a gateway to building new connections, sourcing the latest opportunities, and getting yourself known in the industry. So, how can you use LinkedIn for your job search? We have put together an expert guide on how to play the LinkedIn game and get noticed by recruiters and hiring managers.

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  Q & A with Martin Bennell

  16/09/2020

  Following on from FRAME Recruitment’s Architecture & Interior Design Employment and Industry Update, we wanted to share with you, the questions that Martin Bennell, Managing Director was asked in the run-up to the webinar and during it.

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  Architecture & Interior Design Employment and Industry Update

  10/09/2020

  On Thursday the 10th September, the Architecture, Interior Design and Visualisation community gathered together online to hear Martin Bennell, Managing Director of FRAME Recruitment deliver his industry and employment update.

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  Are you ready for the AJ100 Festival?

  07/09/2020

  Due to the current situation with COVID-19, the usual AJ100 awards night at the Tower of London has been transformed into a virtual AJ100 Festival. The week-long programme of celebration and learning is centred around this year’s AJ100 practices and 2020 award winners. Find out more about the virtual events we will be attending.

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  How to stand out in a crowded jobs market

  06/08/2020

  In a competitive job market, you will need to employ some specific strategies to help you stand out from the crowd. Martin Bennell, Managing Director of FRAME has put his top tips together for Architecture and Interior Design professionals.

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  Architecture & Interior Design in lockdown

  20/07/2020

  Whilst many other recruitment agencies closed their doors on the market during the lockdown, FRAME remained in the thick of it, maintaining what we do best, talking to our partner practices, offering support and trying to solve the individual problems that people were facing. It has been a strange few months and we wanted to share the ins and the outs of how this has affected recruitment in Architecture, Interior Design and Visualisation.

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  LinkedIn Profile Guide

  16/07/2020

  LinkedIn is the top professional social networking site with over 675 million users worldwide. It is one of the largest community platforms in the world and is the place to be when you are looking for a new job. This is our guide to get your LinkedIn profile right.

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  Portfolio Guide

  07/07/2020

  If you want to stand out in a crowded market, one of the most impactful changes you can make to your job applications is focussing on your portfolio. It can make the difference between getting an interview and not. We have taken real feedback from practices on their turn-ons and turn-offs and what makes an exceptional and impressive portfolio.

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  Preparing for the future

  23/06/2020

  If you are currently concerned about your job security and are looking for advice on what to do now, we have put together our top tips to help you through and get you prepared if the worst-case scenario should happen.

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  Are you ready for the London Festival Of Architecture Digital 2020?

  01/06/2020

  This year, the London Festival of Architecture goes digital. We are really excited to attend many of the amazing virtual events. LFA is one of our favourite events in the FRAME calendar and we look forward to it every year. The theme for 2020 is 'Power'. Find out more about the virtual events that we are attending.

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  Architecture and Interior Design Employment COVID-19 Update

  29/05/2020

  On Thursday the 28th May, the Architecture, Interior Design and Visualisation community gathered together online to hear Martin Bennell, Managing Director of FRAME Recruitment deliver his Industry Employment COVID-19 Update.

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  Director of Talent hits 20 year milestone

  08/05/2020

  Director of Talent at FRAME Recruitment Rachel Farndell celebrates her 20th anniversary in the business.

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  Women in Workplace Design: An interview with Kathryn O'Callaghan-Mills , Design Director At Area

  04/05/2020

  We were delighted to have the opportunity to interview Kathryn O'Callaghan-Mills, Design Director at Area to discuss her career, her advice for young designers and her feelings on women in the workplace.

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  How the pandemic will shape the future of Architecture and Interior Design Recruitment

  29/04/2020

  The Architecture and Interior Design industry is experiencing one of the biggest challenges of its time; COVID-19. With the pandemic lock down, restrictions on travel and social distancing rules in place, we are all having to adapt to how we do business. Martin Bennell, Managing Director of FRAME Recruitment shares his predictions on what the future of the Architecture and Interior Design marketplace may look like post-COVID-19.

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  Onboarding remotely: how to get new staff working from home

  21/04/2020

  Onboarding simply cannot take place face to face and practices need to work hard to deliver an exceptional, human approach to do this remotely. Onboarding a new employee is an important part of welcoming them to the team and ensuring they become productive quickly and effectively, with access to all the people, information, processes and equipment they will need to do their job.

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  How to improve your CV during COVID-19

  14/04/2020

  Are you worried about your job during COVID-19? Do you want to give your CV a brush-up? Watch Mark Charman, CEO of FRAME Recruitment's short video on hints and tips for a great CV.

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  Overtime in Architecture and Interior Design

  06/04/2020

  In our Architecture and Interior Design Salary and Employment Review 2020 we used our confidential survey to seek answers on how many professionals were still doing unpaid overtime and if there has been any change over the last few years. Find out more here.

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