[Sarah Nicole]

Some ideas:

Approach any and every firm you can for informational interviews to find out more about them, what they’re looking for in new hires, and whether they have any opportunities for you to do contract work and/or even volunteer work for them.  Most job openings won’t be advertised.

Participate in design competitions to keep building your portfolio.

Consider working for a landscape contractor to get valuable hands-on experience in construction details.

Good luck!

[Sarah Nicole]

Thanks for starting this thread, Eric.

In the LARE Orientation Manual (June 2012) there is information on fasteners, reinforcing, materials, lumber / timber, and wood member sizing — but there are listed as necessary for Section *4* — not 3.

However, CLARB’s Section 3 topic list indicates we should “investigate, verify availability, and select design materials and components” as part of Section 3, so now I’m confused. The Section 4 topic list indicates the need to prepare construction details, but doesn’t give more detail beyond that.

It’s hard to understand how the material from Section D is now being divided between Sections 3 and 4.

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