Make your CV impossible to ignore.
Elevate your career with a focused 1‑to‑1 consultation designed exclusively for architects, designers and design leaders targeting leading studios across the Middle East and Europe. This session combines clear strategy, concrete detail, supportive guidance and inspiring vision so that every personality type feels confident and motivated to act.
In a live video session, you will receive a clear, strategic evaluation of your CV, candid insight into how it is viewed by senior decision‑makers and recruiters, and precise recommendations to strengthen your positioning for your next move. The format is direct and outcome‑driven for those who value results, yet also calm, collaborative and tailored for those who prefer time to reflect and ask questions.
Projects.
We have placed Architects, Interior Designers, Landscape Architects, Masterplanners and Urban Designers on some of the Middle East’s most exciting, challenging and creative projects.
This Portfolio Masterclass is built from the exact portfolio standards those Tier 1 studios use when deciding who to interview and who to ignore.
Below are just some of the projects and studios we have recruited for, the masterclass trains you to meet that same standard. Here’s a selection of studios and projects our candidates have joined:
We’re here to help you raise the bar so you too, can work on some of the best and most exciting projects the Middle East has to offer.
Content
- Clear, honest CV evaluation: A live screen‑share reveals what is working, what is ignored by ATS systems and the exact changes that make your CV submission‑ready, giving both decisive personalities and detail‑oriented profiles the clarity they need.
- Refined wording and layout: Carefully crafted tweaks highlight your design calibre, leadership, and impact while maintaining structure and precision, appealing both to those who prioritise efficiency and those who value accuracy and order.
- Standout storytelling: Guidance to present your projects, expertise and narrative in a distinctive, coherent and memorable way, so that you can both connect emotionally with hiring partners and logically demonstrate your value in a global, competitive market.
- Market‑specific strategies: Tailored advice for studios in the Middle East and Europe, including how to adapt your CV for different regions, sectors and levels of seniority, supporting both ambitious fast‑track moves and steady, secure career progression.
- Actionable takeaways: You leave with a prioritised edit plan, a stronger CV direction and a clearer strategy for your next move.
What this helps you do
This CV Review is for architects, interior designers, urban designers, landscape architects and design leaders who want their experience to be understood quickly and valued properly. It is designed to help you move from vague interest and weak applications to clearer positioning, stronger shortlisting potential and more focused conversations with the studios you actually want.
If your experience is strong but your CV is not doing it justice, this is the fastest way to understand the gap and fix it.
Join Hayley Dyer, Recruitment Director at AE Recruitment, for a live CV strategy session built on decades of direct market feedback. She works closely with Tier 1 architectural and design studios and understands what makes a candidate look credible, valuable and hireable on paper, before the interview even begins.
This is high-end 1-2-1 personalised online coaching CV service. It is a focused, expert review for people who want to compete at a higher level and present themselves accordingly.
CV Review
- Get swift advice and book a slot with Hayley immediately.
- Insights drawn from world-leading architectural and design studios, to elevate your portfolio and gain a higher application-to-interview ratio.
- Receive real-time advice and leave the session with a clear, prioritised edit plan you can act on immediately.
Investment
From £150/750 AED per 30 minutes
Choose your required time to discuss, your career, the direction you’d love to take and how to execute the delivery within your CV.
1 x Quantity = 30 minutes
Informed by live hiring feedback
AE Recruitment has placed architects and designers into Foster + Partners, Kettle Collective, Killa Design and other leading studios across the Middle East and Europe. This Masterclass is built from decades of direct client feedback.. not theory.
You can keep guessing what employers want from your portfolio.
You can keep tweaking pages in spare evenings, hoping something lands.
Or you can learn, in a few focused hours, exactly what hiring directors on the other side of the table are looking at when they decide who to interview, from someone who speaks to them every day.
27+ years.
In international architectural and design recruitment
Tier 1 studios.
Direct client partnerships across the Middle East & Europe
Stand out.
Make sure your work is never overlooked again.