Expert: Bob - 11/4/2006

Question
hi Bob ..im a 23 years old iranian student(architect)..i can work well with 3th max ..i really like to design.
can u offer a job to me?or do u know any company which need someone like me?
thanks,
amir

Answer
HI-- I am going to give you my very honest professional reply:
1-- Are you in Iran, here in Los Angeles with a million of your countrymen, or somewhere else?  AMAZING that you omitted that. If you are in Iran, you would not know local US building codes. Your best shot to come here would be through relatives willing to train you.
2-- Max is good for renderings and animations. There are some larger firms who might hire a person to do only that, but the job is not an architect's job. Most architectural starting jobs involve details and construction documents in AutoCAD. AutoCAD is in 80% or more of job requirements.
3-- "I really like to design" is a teenager's comment, not a professional's, when you do not give facts about your education and experience. Employers look for reliable thorough people to work on detailed drawings -- everyone likes to design, but most of the work is not design.
4-- It is naive to ask someone you do not know whose business you do not know for a job, and since you did not mention any architecture, only Max, even more limiting. Sorry, I am not a source of jobs, and the purpose of my being here is to help solve problems in work or school, not to do job placement.
5-- You should work with your school to be sure you have the best and most well-rounded education, and to prepare for the job market.

BOB