070: Bryce Batts: Recruiting Realities, AEC Career Opportunities, and Getting Hired

BUSINESS DEVELOPMENTCAREER ADVICELEAVING ARCHITECTURE

Oct 20

Bryce Batts is a dynamic business consultant, speaker, certified Career Coach, and Co-founder of Career Collective, bringing over 15 years of experience as a recruiter in the AEC industry.

With a fierce commitment to empowering women, Bryce helps organizations overcome barriers to hiring by developing innovative talent acquisition strategies. Her expertise enables companies to attract and retain diverse talent, fostering a more inclusive workplace.

We talk about:

- The ways in which the 2008 recession and pandemic impacted hiring in architecture, with both events prompting widespread layoffs and shifts in talent retention across the AEC industry.

- We also discuss some popular issues facing today’s workforce. Bryce details why mid-career professionals with 8–12 years of experience are in high demand, yet hard to find and why early career staff commonly lack mentorship.

- We also discuss how firms are turning to hybrid work models, satellite offices, and creative benefits to stay competitive in attracting top talent.

- Bryce gives advice how listeners can optimize their LinkedIn profiles with keywords, detailed project experience, and referrals to be ready when an opportunity arises.

- We end by chatting about Bryce’s podcast Wine After Work and her new book The Career Architect which both shares stories and career design strategies to help AEC professionals build fulfilling, resilient careers

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Bryce's Website: ⁠www.brycebatts.net⁠

Career Collective Website: ⁠www.mycareercollective.com⁠

Bryce on LinkedIn: ⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/bryce-batts-recruiter/ ⁠

Bryce's IG: ⁠https://www.instagram.com/brycebatts/⁠

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