Graduate Building Surveyor Review

by CBRE Group

Rating

4.6/5
  • Skills
    4.8
  • Responsibilities
    5.0
  • Support & Guidance
    4.0
  • Culture
    4.5
  • Your Impressions
    5.0

    Overview

  • 1. Please give an overview of your role and what this involves on a day-to-day basis.
  • I am a graduate Building Surveyor and I support the building surveying team across technical due diligence and dilapidations. This involves undertaking building surveys, end of lease negotiations and construction projects


    Skills

  • 2. Have you learnt any new skills, or developed your existing skills?
  • I have learnt new and developed existing skills such as project and time management, communication, team working, as well as practical on-the-job skills


  • How would you rate the training provided during your experience?
  • 5/5

  • How would you rate your development of industry-specific skills during the experience?
  • 5/5

  • How would you rate your development of personal / soft skills during the experience?
  • 4/5

  • Please rate how these skills have helped you in your career development
  • 5/5

    Responsibilities

  • 3. Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?
  • I have been given responsibility to conduct tasks and jobs independently, however support is never far away


  • Please rate how meaningful the work you were doing was
  • 5/5

    Support & Guidance

  • 4. How much support and guidance did you receive during your placement / internship?
  • Lots of support from my colleagues in terms of growing and developing as a building surveyor. The graduate scheme has helped me develop my soft skills and helped me work out my personal brand. As well as this, they have given great practical APC support, setting p workshops with industry experts


  • How would you rate the support and guidance from your line manager?
  • 3/5

  • How would you rate the support and guidance from the wider team?
  • 5/5

    Culture

  • 5. What was the company culture and general atmosphere like?
  • In Building Surveying, the culture is very accepting and supporting. As the only female graduate, I feel I have been given equal support and opportunities as my male colleagues.


  • How would you rate the inclusiveness of the culture?
  • 4/5

  • How would you rate the social opportunities?
  • 5/5

  • How would you rate the diversity initiatives?
  • 4/5

  • How would you rate the charity, sustainability and corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives?
  • 5/5

    Your Impressions

  • 6. To what extent did you enjoy your placement / internship?
  • I have really enjoyed my graduate scheme. I feel my colleagues want to see me grow into a chartered building surveyor and make sure I have the tools to do so in a positive and supportive environment


  • Please rate your level of enjoyment on your placement / internship
  • 5/5

  • Please rate how your experience met your expectations
  • 5/5

  • Please rate the future employment prospects at CBRE Group
  • 5/5

  • 7. Would you recommend CBRE Group to a friend?
  • Yes


  • 8. What advice would you give to others applying to CBRE Group
  • Be yourself. It it just as much about how you will integrate into the CBRE culture than your skills on paper. You will have the support and encouragement you need to grow as surveyor and get chartered


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Details

Placement (10 Months+)

Surveying

London

May 2023


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