Advice for getting back into the flow of architecture work after a gap between graduation and finding a job in the field?
Hey guys, I am supposed to be starting work part-time next week. My GF’s cousin is an architect and he’s taking me under his wing so I can get into the field. Where I live, there isn’t much opportunity and it was difficult just getting an internship in order to graduate, let alone finding a job.
Well, the issue is I took my last architecture class in May 2025. It is now May 2026. The gap is due to needing an internship (like I mentioned above) and it took me 6 months to find one in order to graduate. I graduated in November of 2025. But, my point is, outside of my 3 month internship where I barely learned anything, I have been working a minimum wage job at a grocery store for a year now because I have bills. Surely i’m not the only person who’s had a relatively large gap between finishing school & starting work… so I’m hoping you guys could offer some advice for getting back into the flow of things without seeming insanely lost.
I’ve already begun watching “Balkan Architect” to refresh some revit stuff. But I’m just terrified of being in the work force since I’m not fresh out of school anymore