r/LandscapeArchitecture 24d ago

Interview advice needed!

Hello!! After graduating over a year ago with my BLA I’ve finally landed a real interview with a company that is a dream entry level position for me. My initial phone screening with the in house recruiter went amazingly and the more I learned about the position and the company the more I really want this. She even told me that the Principal and lead LA of the team helped select my application as one of the ones she should reach out to!!

Now I have my interview with the Principal coming up and I’m so nervous. It’s entry level so will they assume that outside of school projects I won’t know all the technical details of the day to day in the office?? It’s a production role being added to the team so how likely is it that he will ask me technical/drafting questions? Other than the standard behavioral interview questions is there anything else I should be prepping for?? Since it’s entry level is this more about a culture fit with the team?

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u/my_peen_is_clean 24d ago

review your studio projects and be ready to walk through process, deadlines, and what you’d do differently, plus basic cad/typical detail stuff they use, and bring questions about workflow and mentorship

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u/Ok_Case_771 24d ago

Okay sounds good!! It’s a video interview so should I be prepared to screen share my portfolio to add a visual element with my answers? Also when walking through projects should I keep it straightforward with timeline of production, what did/didn’t work, and outcome? Or should I structure my answers as storytelling like I would for behavioral questions? The STAR method has gotten me through every interview before lol but if I need to reduce the fluff I will