Architecture Development & Construction

Are you looking for a job or internship in architecture or construction? This is the career community for you! Stay connected with your field and find information on careers in residential, commercial, hospitality, corporate, healthcare, civic, or educational areas.

How to Negotiate Salary as an Entry-Level Candidate (With Examples!)

You’ve landed your first job offer—congrats! Now comes the next challenge: how to negotiate salary as an entry-level candidate. It might seem like salary negotiation is out of reach, and that you should simply accept what’s offered. But the …

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Building a Sustainable Tomorrow: How Waste Bricks Are Shaping Construction

The article showcases innovative projects converting waste into bricks, revolutionizing construction with sustainable solutions like seaweed-infused blocks, plastic eco-bricks, and repurposed industrial waste. These initiatives highlight a shift towards eco-friendly building practices and inspire more conscious construction methods.

By Sabrina Khan
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Tips for Aspiring Architects

Hoping to pursue a career in architecture and design? Explore these 21 tips for success in the field.

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Featured Resources

The following career resources were selected to support alumni within this career community with their career needs.

GoGovernment: Federal Careers Guides

GoGovernment: Federal Careers Guides

Explore federal government career options across various disciplines with GoGovernment’s Career Guides. Get insights into agency job offerings, what roles …

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National Council of Architectural Registration Boards (NCARB)

National Council of Architectural Registration Boards (NCARB)

Access licensing requirements across 55 U.S. states and territories and explore architecture careers to help you reach your professional goals.

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Microsoft Learn

Microsoft Learn

Microsoft Learn is a free, online training platform that helps you become proficient in Microsoft technologies with interactive content that’s …

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Are you looking to use real-time job market data to make informed decisions about your future career path, explore relevant salary data, or identify the skills you need to build or market to get your next role? Use the following tool to explore your options.

There are two ways to navigate this tool:

  1. Keyword Search: Search for the title of the job you’re looking to pursue, or skills you may have that could be relevant for a particular career path.
  2. Narrow Down by Industry + Occupation: If you have a general sense of the industry you’d like to pursue, you can narrow down the occupations within a given industry to help you decide.

First, choose an industry of interest, then filter for occupation. (If you'd like to see data for a specific location only, filter by state.)

Type in a keyword to select a relevant occupation. (If you'd like to see data for a specific location only, filter by state.)

Featured Jobs

Thousands of job opportunities are posted on Handshake by employers specifically looking to hire University of Miami students and alumni. The following job opportunities were pulled from Handshake for your career community.

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Skill Building Through Virtual Company Projects

Build valuable career skills and get a taste of industry experience via short virtual projects created by top companies across the globe on the Forage platform. Click on "View All Projects" to view all experiences for this career community. To check out projects across all the career communities and relevant practice interview questions, here.

Real Estate Law Experience with Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner

Solutions Architecture Experience with AWS APAC

Commercial Real Estate Experience with CBRE

Financing Renewable Energy Projects Experience with Mayer Brown

Venture & Business Builds Experience with BCG

Commercial Awareness Experience with Ashurst

Wondering how to list a completed project on your resume/CV or LinkedIn profile? Review the Forage referencing policy.

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Featured Industry & Career Guides

Vault offers comprehensive industry and career guides that provide insights into industry work life and advice for students and alumni on kickstarting their careers. You can access 170+ guides on our Custom Career Content site to help you explore career paths and gain valuable information that will help you make informed career decisions.

Vault Guide to Architecture Jobs, Third Edition

Vault Guide to Architecture Jobs, Third Edition

The Vault Guides to Jobs series provides essential information about key careers and industries, with an emphasis on preparing for …

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Vault Guide to Design Jobs, Second Edition

Vault Guide to Design Jobs, Second Edition

The Vault Guides to Jobs series provides essential information about key careers and industries, with an emphasis on preparing for …

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Cane2Cane Mentors

Cane2Cane is an exclusive community that connects UM students, alumni, and community members to close the gaps between college and careers. As an alum, you can join the community to network with other alumni and industry professionals on the platform and/or serve as a mentor to your fellow 'Canes.

Ellen Ruch

Alumni Mentor
  • Miami, FL
  • Surety Intern Frankenmuth Insurance
Meet Ellen

Jazzmin Reid

Alumni Mentor
  • Deerfield Beach, FL
  • Project Architect Anderson Architecture
Meet Jazzmin

Michael Gavenonis

Alumni Mentor
  • Houston, Texas
  • Mananger NextEra Energy Resources
Meet Michael

Raul Sanchez de Varona

Community Mentor
  • Coral Gables, FL
  • COO / Director Of Operations MEC Development Associates
Meet Raul

Mary Alice Kubit

Alumni Mentor
  • Miami, FL
  • President Mary Alice Kubit Interior Design, Inc. - retired
Meet Mary Alice

Chase Hamann

Alumni Mentor
  • Tulsa, OK
  • Head of Sales and Marketing MIRATECH Corporation
Meet Chase

Nicole Sardina, MBA, MPH

Faculty & Staff Mentors
  • Miami, FL
  • Project Manager University of Miami, Miller School of Medicine
Meet Nicole

Raisa M. Rodriguez, LEED AP

Alumni Mentor
  • Miami, FL
  • Environmental Consultant Independant Consultant
Meet Raisa

Charles Barattini

Alumni Mentor
  • Miami, FL
  • Project Manager Amicon Management
Meet Charles

Jason Brostoff

Alumni Mentor
  • Miami, FL
  • Architectural Intern Studio Twenty Seven Architecture
Meet Jason

Michael K McConnell, RA, LEED AP

Alumni Mentor
  • Cary, NC
  • Senior Project Architect Jacobs
Meet Michael K

Soran Rostami

Alumni Mentor
  • Miami, FL
  • Architectural Designer Ideye.e.No
Meet Soran

Join your fellow ‘Canes on Cane2Cane and share your career story!

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JOBSCAN

The more effectively you can tailor your resume for a specific job, the better your chances are. Easily optimize your resume by completing a scan below. By scanning and comparing your resume versus any job description Jobscan will give you an instant analysis of how well your resume is tailored for a particular job and how it can be even better optimized for an applicant tracking system (ATS). To start, paste in the text of your resume then paste the text of the job posting you’re interested in, and press Scan.