Valuation and Advisory Review

by CBRE Group

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Rating

3.3/5
  • The Role
    3.5
  • The Company
    3.1
  • The Culture
    3.4

    The Role

  • 1. To what extent did you enjoy your work placement or internship?

    • thoroughly good insight into the business and the way real estate operates and functions.

    4/5
  • 2. To what extent did you feel valued by your colleagues?

    • very much so. everyone was very caring and encouraging towards us as interns. a lot of support and help with work and the next steps to a career in real estate.

    4/5
  • 3. To what extent were you given support and guidance by management/your supervisor(s)?

    • a great extent. they provided good supervision and support for learning new things.

    4/5
  • 4. How busy were you on a daily basis?

    • relatively busy, some days more than others but depending on the workload and resource allocation at the beginning of the week/day of other grads or surveyors who needed assistance

    4/5
  • 5. How much responsibility were you given during your placement?

    • a fair amount of responsibility. it was very much a learning curve as a non-cog intern with little knowledge on the technical side of real estate.

    3/5
  • 6. To what extent did/will the skills you developed, and training you received, assist you in your degree studies and beyond?

    • will definitely help towards a career in property. use of excel too for everyday work.

    4/5

    The Company

  • 7. What was the general atmosphere in your office?

    • very positive. very male dominated but good banter and a friendly environment to be in.

    4/5
  • 8. How well organised was the overall work placement or internship set up?

    • well. there were plenty of training courses set up by HR to give us useful skills for the job and beyond.

    3/5
  • 9. In terms of personal training and development, to what extent did the company or firm invest in you?

    • a fair amount. delegated me tasks throughout and taught me to use some of the software.

    3/5
  • 10. What were the perks on your work placement?

    • Subsidised Canteen

    Company Parties/Events
    3/5
  • 11. How appealing are future employment prospects within the organisation?

    • very appealing, there is plenty on offer here at CBRE with a lot of good employee retention strategies and bonuses

    4/5

    The Culture

  • 12. Was there a good social scene amongst any fellow placement students/colleagues?

    • yes - the other interns were very social with a group chat encouraging us to meet up for drinks/lunch and other events

    4/5
  • 13. What was the cost of living and socialising in the area you worked in?

    • very expensive - standard london prices working in Marleybone but there was discount in some of the local pubs

    3/5
  • 14. What was the Nightlife like in the area you worked?

    • great - did sometimes involve getting taxis to the destination at the end but still good

    3/5
  • 15. Were there many opportunities to get involved in activities outside of work?

    • not that many, they organised a sports day which just happened to fall in our intern which was good

    4/5
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Internship (1 Month+)

London

July 2018

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