Difficult to retain younger architects who leave for higher pay or better hours, firms say

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Talent retention is a real challenge that the sector is facing, with more people switching careers and leaving the industry in recent years, architecture firms tell CNA.

SINGAPORE: Retaining architects has become harder in recent years, with a tight labour market and younger employees leaving for better salaries and opportunities, firms said.

“The competition is not only coming from allied partners, the developers, the agencies. We do see quite a lot of the profession leaving for the government bodies and agencies,” he added. His firm DP Architects tries to give younger employees international exposure and experience, and opportunities to collaborate with other related disciplines, he said.Commentary: This Great Resignation Wave is painful and frustrating for employers

To retain talent and boost morale, the firm allows employees to choose how often they want to work from home or from the office, said Mr Tan. Mr Kok’s firm also saw a wave of resignations as the pandemic waned, from both architects and technicians. “Especially with certain clients, they become too demanding, unreasonable, it affects the morale of architects. I have architects who resigned because of that, they couldn’t take the abuse of the client,” said Mr Kok.STUDENT INTAKE REMAINS"FAIRLY STABLE"

“We have not experienced a significant decline in numbers. Our ASD undergraduates and Master of Architecture graduates still choose the architecture profession predominantly,” the spokesperson said. The curriculum trains students in skills that are relevant to a “broad variety” of careers. Students in NUS’ most recent batch of architecture students had an employment rate of 97.7 per cent, with “competitive” median starting salaries at S$4,000, the spokesperson said.

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