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Architect resume

What the hiring manager reads first

All roles Architecture and the built environment Reading notes, not rules

Summary

A principal usually looks first for licensure, project types and scale, the phases worked and the software, with a portfolio.

Also posted as: project architect, design architect, licensed architect, architectural designer, job captain.

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Read first

  1. Licensure status
  2. Project types, sizes and phases you led
  3. Software such as Revit or Rhino
  4. Portfolio

One line, before and after

  • Original: Project architect on a 120,000 sq ft K to 8 school. Ran construction documents in Revit with a team of 4.Suggested: Ran construction documents in Revit with a team of 4 as project architect on a 120,000 sq ft K to 8 school.
Why this changedYour phase and team lead; project size follows. Every figure in the rewrite is in the original line; nothing is added.

Section order

  1. Summary with license and portfolio
  2. Experience
  3. Selected projects
  4. Skills
  5. Education

Where your resume has these sections. A section your resume does not have is not added.

Mistakes that cost interviews

  • Firm projects without your role
  • Firm projects without the candidate's role
  • Registration implied but not held

Evidence that counts in architecture and the built environment

  • Licensure and registrations as written
  • Project types, size and budget
  • Phases worked: concept, design development, documents, administration
  • Software used on the projects
  • Portfolio link near the top

Use what your resume already shows. A line without a number can still be strong when it says clearly what you did and where.

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These are common reading conventions drawn from hiring guides and career services, not rules every employer follows.