| Foreword: Surviving Internship
Acknowledgements
Contents
Introduction
Becoming an Architect: An Overview
Finding the Right Firm For You
Where to Start
Finding the Right Firm
The Job Search
Getting Your Stuff Together
Applying to Large Firms
Following Up
The Interview
Stories from the “Front Lines”
Resources
Intern Development Program
What is IDP?
The Lingo
Where to Get Info
Who Is Affected?
When to Sign Up
Costs
Documentation
Making Your Categories Count
Transmitting Your Records to Your State
Board
Who Is Involved?
IDP Coordinators
Keep Others Informed of Your IDP Activity
Difficult Training Categories
Talk With Other Interns
Emerging Professionals Companion
Using IDP to Your Professional Advantage
Community and Professional Service
Does My Past Experience Count?
Foreign Experience
Working for Contractors, Engineers, and Others
Bumps in the Road (F.A.Q. about IDP)
Taking Matters into Your Own Hands
Navigating the Process Successfully
IDP Web Sites
The Architect Registration Exam
The Changing Culture of the Exam
ARE Basics
The Application Process
Costs
Moving from State to State
Preparing for the ARE
Scheduling Your Exam
What to Expect at the Testing Center
After Your Exam
The Last Exam
Now that You're Registered
AIA verses RA – What Do the Titles Mean?
Success Stories
Professional Practice
Compensation
Contract Employees
Ownership of Work
Nonsanctioned Use of Office Equipment
How the Little Things Add Up
Moonlighting
Giving Notice
Getting Laid Off
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Professional Development
Performance Reviews
How to Prepare for a Performance Review
Asking for a Raise
Asking for a Promotion or More Responsibility
IDP as a Career Development
Tool
Self-Promotion, or “Tooting Your Own Horn”
Continuing Education
Building an Area of Expertise
How to Get the Most Out of Conferences
and Seminars
Certificate Programs
How to Get Your Employer to Pay
Going Back to School
Design Competitions
Fellowships and Research Grants
How Do Others Get Through This?
The Five Collaterals
ArchVoices: Started by Interns for Interns
Archinect.com: Virtual Mentoring
American Institute of Architecture Students
AIA Young Architects Forum
AIA National Associates Committee
Reaping What You Sow
Other Groups
Web Site Resources
Mentorship
Origin and Tradition
The Impacts of Mentorship
Roles and Responsibilities
Considerations for Seeking a Mentor
Create Networks
Misery Loves Company
How to Be a Good Mentee
Drawing Boundaries
Laddered Mentorship
Modeling Mentorship
Mentoring Resources
Choosing the Nontraditional Path
Alternative Career Options
Shaping the World Around Us: Other Roles
for Architects
The Academic World
Working Abroad
How to Research Potential Jobs Abroad
Visa Requirements
Advice for Those Who Have Done It
Fellowships
Starting Your Own Firm
Forms of Ownership
Hanging Out Your Shingle
The Business Plan
Three New Firms
Conclusion
Bibliography
Index
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