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Architects’ Survey 2024

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YOURSELF

Please describe yourself at 01.04.24

1.

Gender

2.

 

Age

3.

 

Number of years on the ARB Register

4.

Ethnic Background

 

 

5.

Disability

Do you consider yourself to have a disability or long-term condition?

    Yes No

 

 

If you selected yes to the previous question please give details below

   

6.

Sexual orientation

What best describes your sexual orientation? 

   

7.

University

Were you the first generation in your immediate family to go to university?

    Yes   No

YOUR PREVIOUS JOB

Please describe your previous job

8.

 

Please describe your previous job What was your main field of employment immediately before stopping work?

  How long had you been with this employer?

 

years

What were your annual earnings in the year before stopping work?

 

(£)

YOUR SITUATION AS AT 01.04.24

9. Duration For how long have you been not been working?
   

10. Your situation Were you on 01.04.24...

 

 

Please tick all that apply

   

Undertaking voluntary work – within architecture

   

Undertaking voluntary work – outside architecture

   

Studying in higher education - architecture related

    Studying in higher education - not architecture related
   

Raising a family

   

Caring for a relative

   

Off work for health reasons

   

Unemployed but have accepted a job offer

 

 

Other  please state below

   

11. Seeking work Were you on 01.04.24 seeking work?

 

 

Please tick all that apply

 

 

Not seeking work - please go to question 14

 

 

Seeking work within architecture

 

 

Seeking work outside Architecture but within construction

 

 

Seeking work outside construction entirely

12. Working outside UK Were you on 01.04.24 actively seeking work outside the UK?

 

 

Please tick all that apply

 

No, not actively seeking work outside the UK

 

 

Yes – USA/Canada

 

 

Yes – Europe

 

 

Yes - Asia

 

 

Yes – rest of the world

13. Level of work At what level were you currently seeking work on 01.04.24?

 

 

Please tick all that apply

 

Partner or Director

 

 

Associate

 

 

Salaried

14. Starting salary What minimum salary are you currently seeking?

 

 

15. Activity

 

During the last 12 months, or since you stopped working if this is less than 12 months ago:

 

How many CVs have you sent out?

 

How many jobs have you applied for?

 

How many interviews have you attended?

 

How many job offers have you received and turned down?

16.

Job offers

If you have turned down a job offer in the last 12 months or since stopping work, why did you turn the offer down?
 

Please tick all that apply

 

Salary too low

 

Benefits too low

 

Insufficient pension

 

Too far away from home

 

Expected to work too many hours

 

Not enough responsibility

 

Too much responsibility

 

Job was different from the one advertised

 

Other  please state

17. Comments Please add any further comments you may wish to make in the box below
   
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