Does anyone work for CBRE?
Hi guys,

I had an interview for a position at CBRE last week and the wait's been getting me anxious. If you work at or used to work at CBRE, do you mind stating how long it approximately took you to get a call back? I'm going on 4 business days now and it seems like getting an offer is getting glimmer...

Thank you.
[{"id": "csfrlu4", "text": "Dude,\n\nRelax...\n\nI'm not a former or current CBRE employee but considering they are the largest CRE company in the world it's unlikely there is any uniform time for them to get back to you and hearing from someone who is an employee there won't really give you any insider info.\n\nDid you have a good interview?  Did you send your thank you email afterwards? Then that's all you can do. One thing I learned about the interview process early in my career is that while I was constantly obsessing over whether or not I would get the job, the hirer still has their normal day-to-day work and you may become an afterthought.\n\nGood luck.", "replies": [], "depth": 1}, {"id": "csft7be", "text": "Actually, I'm in the middle of a CBRE internship. They called me back two weeks after my interview to ask me when I could start. What position did you interview for? (Loan sizing, due diligence, etc...)", "replies": [], "depth": 1}, {"id": "csfwjyf", "text": "I interned at CB a while back and am currently a broker at another large shop. 4 days is nothing, so don't worry.\n\nThey are probably interviewing other candidates and, once HR reviews all applicants, it probably needs to be cleared by the office's managing broker who is extremely busy managing the office in addition to running his or her own deals.\n\nI'd follow up after a week with a note saying that you appreciated the opportunity to meet with them and that you really want the job, etc.", "replies": [], "depth": 1}, {"id": "csfyhbq", "text": "It took me 5 interviews over the course of 4 months to get a position as a broker at CBRE. I was anxious the whole time. I had no experience. I'm guessing if you have years of experience and can show your transaction history the interview process is much shorter.", "replies": [{"id": "csgfrvs", "text": "Were you a team lead/managing broker?  Or are you using broker more generically?  I thought generally you just more or less said you wanted to work there if you had experience and wanted to join a brokerage team?", "replies": [{"id": "csh6ccz", "text": "I was an associate broker, fresh out of college. Bottom of the totem pole. They had no clue who I was so the interview process was much longer. If you have been working in the market for a while and have a reputation and other brokers they can call for reference the interview process will most likely be much shorter.\n\nYou will do much better there if you have experience, CBRE is not the best option for new brokers, experiences vary though. If you are on a good team with guys who can mentor you and put you on deals in your first year so you get transaction experience then you will do well. My team didn't pay me, didn't put me on any deals, and expected me to do a lot of work on their behalf. It was my fault entirely for not recognizing that the setup I was in was not going to work. I would have been much better off had I been on my own, but CBRE is big on teams. I'm happy I worked there though it looks good on my resume. Now I'm at a small brokerage where I'm put on deals, allowed to do whatever I want on my own, and have a much better deal cut. ", "replies": [{"id": "csh6w6q", "text": "hey as you were a broker in a big and a small brokerage, in your experience, do you know if brokerages hire \"financial analysts\"? like what kind of experience do they have to get that gig and how much do they get paid on average? I know it might be hard for you guess an accurate number but atleast an estimate? Thats what I would love to do, and plan to go to grad school for real estate finance and one of my goals is to work in a brokerage or a development firm. Im also just trying to see whether brokerages or development/investment firms have a greater need for financial analysts. The way I see it is that development firms need analysts to work on seeing whether investments/acquisitions are worth it or whether it would be income producing property. But I heard that brokerages need analysts too, I was confused because they primarily do sales/tenant rep right, and dont brokers do a lot of heavy lifting and there is very little need for analysts to assist them in transactions?", "replies": [{"id": "cshb7di", "text": "Yes, you are right that brokers do a lot of the work themselves and there is very little need for financial analysts in a brokerage. In a brokerage a \"financial analyst\" might be on a team of brokers, but he/she is generally younger and it's assumed that he is doing it to see more deals and get experience before becoming a broker. There are multiple programs that do the work for us; Argus, Real Capital Analystics etc. \n\nThere are firms that specialize in financial analysis and usually have something like \"real capital\" somewhere in the name of their firm. My friend from college works for one of these companies fresh out of college his title is \"Financial Analyst\" and he has a degree in finance. I would assume he makes around 30k-40k, I don't know for sure though. \n\nYou should look into Large development and holding companies. The ones that have REIT's would be your best bet. [Here is a list of some of the best REIT's](http://www.thestreet.com/topic/25924/top-rated-equity-real-estate.html) go to their home pages and look at their Team Profiles. You can get an idea of what it takes to get one of these jobs. \n\nI would steer clear of brokerages, but if you do go that route look into retail or multi-family brokerages. Industrial typically does not have much need for financial analysis. ", "replies": [], "depth": 5}], "depth": 4}], "depth": 3}], "depth": 2}], "depth": 1}, {"id": "csgkbkr", "text": "6 interviews over 3 months against over 50 total candidates for lead research position ... Take a breathe ;)", "replies": [], "depth": 1}]