Is it just me or are there no job openings? I'm a designer 2 years out of school, 1.7 years of experience until I got laid off due to a lack of work at the firm. It was a small firm, so I understood. But now it's been 3 months and I get no calls, no interviews, nothing. On unemployment, I have to apply to 2 jobs a week to keep it up, but there aren't even enough job postings in this field to keep up with that. What's going on? Are we in a slump? Is this the recession everyone's talking about?

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Yes, depends on locality / region as this affects the types of projects that arch firms can rely on to keep going, e.g. healthcare and gov't still going quite strong (on east coast where I am), commercial = pretty much dead in water due to interest rates / heavily reduced demand for office spaces, etc. Might be good for you to reach out to various people/firms to gain better understanding of the local economy you are in, see what sort of works are still keeping which firms afloat, make new connections that you can leverage, etc. hope you get some traction soon.

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Are you a licensed architect? If you are, I have an opportunity for you here!

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Hey I’d love to connect! I have MArch and Bachelors in Architecture from a renowned university in Canada with 3.5 years of experience in prominent architecture firms in Toronto and NYC. What’s your email?

The field is very location dependent in terms of job availability. I live in Toronto and there's jobs available all over the place. Where are you located? Have you considered moving to a bigger city for more opportunities?

Maybe try a fast growing city. Cities in the rust belt and Midwest are shrinking. Try looking for Raleigh, Charlotte, Nashville, Austin, Dallas. Lots of opportunities there. Goodluck

I’d choose the dislike button in this case if it was an option. I among other friends and colleagues have seen and felt or feel similarly! Countless reach outs and nothing to show for it. Have you considered construction?

Maybe consider a position as an APM or PM. You might like it and you could likely make more money! Food for thought!

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Trying to understand the market. How much were you making back then?

$48k, Philadelphia suburbs. Got the job fresh out of school, no masters.

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