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RIBA Chartered Practices are required to pay all staff, including freelance staff, apprentices and students at least the Real Living Wage as defined by the Living Wage Foundation.

Read our top tips and download our free architectural CV template to help you stand out from the crowd with your architecture CV.

How can you start recruiting inclusively? As Marsha Ramroop, Director of Inclusion & Diversity at RIBA, explains, there are no quick wins for effectively hiring and then retaining people from a variety of backgrounds. It takes effort and investment in time and resources. Here, she provides some k...

Rupesh Vara, Sales Manager at RIBA Jobs shares insights for students on how to prepare when you are job-seeking. In the video, Rupesh covers tips on preparing your CV and portfolio as well as getting ready for interviews.

Whilst more women are entering the architectural profession than ever before, progression into more senior roles is still a challenge, with women making up just 20% of these roles. How can recruitment change this?

Here are our top tips to help you attract and recruit the best people in the architectural market when you have a small practice. Review the kind of candidate you want. Develop your company culture. Clearly define the job role. Specifically, target potential candidates. Be upfront about salary.

Do you want to get the best performance out of your advert and attract the right candidates? Read RIBA Jobs’ practical advice on posting a role.

Úna Breathnach HIfearnáin, Senior Urban Designer at McGregor Coxall, and Angela Dapper, Principal at Grimshaw give their design tips for compiling your Part 1 portfolio

How to impress at an interview and get hired.

How can recruiters and prospective employers efficiently read through a CV to find what they are really looking for?

Advice for job seekers looking to write their CV.

How can recruiters or prospective employers get the most insight out of a covering letter?

How to write a successful covering letter to a prospective employer.

Is there anything more frustrating than going for an interview, being rejected and having no idea why?

Understandably, many people find discussing salaries uncomfortable and embarrassing during an interview. However, most interviewers expect some bartering and, if it motivates you to put more into the job, it is worthwhile for both the applicant and the employer.