Industrial Real Estate Development Interview Prep, Pointers, and Advice
I potentially have a Zoom interview coming up with an industrial real estate developer. I currently work in residential so I’m new to the sector. 

What kind of questions should I expect? I know they are looking for someone with construction experience, which I have. 

To further complicate the matter, I’m not particularly experienced with interviewing. I’ve changed jobs once in 10 years. 

Any tips, points, or advice would be greatly appreciated!
[{"id": "i57d88i", "text": "Well I don\u2019t know how helpful this is because I interviewed with a few for CM roles and got nowhere, but I felt 1000x better in the third interview as opposed to the first. \n\n1. Not sure what the position is, but be able to answer the basic \u201cwhy do you want this job\u201d. Be able to say more than \u201cI think I would really enjoy this type of work\u201d. That\u2019s a good starter, but explain why you would enjoy it. Nobody is going to interview and say they wouldn\u2019t enjoy this work. Convey your interest and enthusiasm into why you want this job. \n\n2. Be able to relate your experience to the requirements of this job since it\u2019s a new sector. For example for me, I was asked how would I be able to handle managing the GC, Architect, engineers, etc. My response was that I view it the same as what I do now. I have people that owe me deliverables and Vice versus. It\u2019s my job to find out what those deliverables are and make sure I\u2019m getting what I need, and they get what they need, etc. \n\n3. Get familiar with the industrial product. YouTube has some good channels with Industrial real estate. Search and learn some basic info so you show you have some base knowledge, and also this should help you develop industry specific questions before the interview showing you prepared, instead of trying to come up with some on the fly. \n\n4. Ask basic questions about the job. What are expectations, who do I report to, what other groups in this company do I work with, etc. \n\n5. Review the company website so you have a good idea of what projects they have been involved in.\n\n6. Most interviews I\u2019ve had for experienced roles (non entry level) start with a \u201ctell me about yourself\u201d followed by \u201cwhy do you want this job\u201d. From there it may just be a general conversation trying to get to know you. Or they may ask some more bland interview questions. Just Google interview questions and take notes. Try and think about how you can answer using your experience to support these answers. \n\n7. At the end of the interview, always ask what the timeline is for the decision to be made/when you expect to hear a follow up. \n\n8. Get their contact info to write a thank you email follow up. \n\nGood luck and congrats on landing an interview.", "replies": [{"id": "i586g5k", "text": "Thanks for the insight. \n\nWhat\u2019re the YouTube channels you referred to?", "replies": [{"id": "i58rv0v", "text": "The channel name was Chad Griffiths. He had some videos about different industrial building types, important design factors for lease considerations, sprinkler system types, etc. He has some others based more on investment analysis that I didn\u2019t watch since I was going for a construction manager role. Just search industrial warehouse real estate and you\u2019ll find others with videos on the topic. \n\nWhat type of position are you going for?", "replies": [{"id": "i59dpjr", "text": "I\u2019ll check him out. \n\nPosition is Senior Project Manager of Development", "replies": [], "depth": 4}], "depth": 3}], "depth": 2}], "depth": 1}]