Welcome to Career Services

eRecruiting for Students

Current students may explore summer internship, full time jobs, and temporary opportunities via our online job and employer database, eRecruiting at GSD.

Our career management system is a great benefit of studying at the GSD. We currently house 2,000+ employers in our database, as well as alumni contacts at firms and organizations around the world.

2012 Graduating Student Survey

Graduating students, please take 5 minutes to complete the 2012 survey. Individual information is CONFIDENTIAL. We never release private information.

Launch the 2012 Graduating Student Survey

Advice from employers on Career Fairs and job interviews:

• Try to talk to each firm, even if only for 5 minutes. You might be missing opportunities with some really good firms, even if you've never heard of that firm before.
• Research firms prior to the Career Fair.
• Prepare a synoptic portfolio—2–3 sheets that characterize your work. This makes better use of short interview times.
• Be professional during the interview. Demonstrate how your background/experience/knowledge can add value to the organization you're applying to.
• Be respectful of time limits. Career Fair interviews are typically 15-20 minutes in length.
• It's important to bring quality portfolio prints. Even if you have great digital access via weblink, the print quality is still important in an interview.
• Be prepared to talk about your project and make sure you have done research about the firm in advance.
• Be selective in the work chosen to present, especially in a short interview
• Try to present your  academic work in a way that helps employers understand how you might apply those skills in a professional design environment.
  
  

Intern Development Program

The Intern Development Program (IDP) is a comprehensive training program created to ensure that interns in the architecture profession gain the knowledge and skills required for the independent practice of architecture.

New guidelines for IDP 2.0
Learn all about IDP steps, requirements, tasks and supervisors:
http://www.ncarb.org/~/media/Files/PDF/Guidelines/IDP_Guidelines.pdf

Yours in careers,

Meryl Golden
Director of Career Services
mgolden@gsd.harvard.edu

Anne Creamer
Career Services Coordinator
career@gsd.harvard.edu