Graduating in the Spring; BA Economics, Real Estate minor. How do I go about getting a job?
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[{"id": "dak2ybf", "text": "Yes. I'd make a list of firms you want to work for and then go out and start networking to get an intro at one of the firms.", "replies": [], "depth": 1}, {"id": "dak5803", "text": "Try to find out which schools in the state you are moving to have a real estate program and see if they have a job board related to the real estate program. The school I went to has one and that's how I got a job. The site was publicly available so it's not like you had to be a current or former student of the school, although I guess it may vary from school to school. ", "replies": [], "depth": 1}, {"id": "dak60nm", "text": "Is it a major brokerage? Real estate is local, so as long as you are not moving to some podunk shitsburg, then there should be an office there. \n\nAlso, real estate is all about networking, so someone in your office probably knows someone where you are moving. So if they can put in a good word, you can have a job even before you get there. ", "replies": [], "depth": 1}, {"id": "dakb5xy", "text": "A good idea I used in a former life life is to know the smaller local brokers that are big only in their market. They won't have the rigid hiring process that might give you and edge.\nAre you looking to start in analysis? Since that's about the only job that has a salary. ", "replies": [], "depth": 1}, {"id": "dakgv3i", "text": "What city/area are you moving too.", "replies": [], "depth": 1}, {"id": "dakispw", "text": "Getting a CRE job in a different market is tough, but not impossible.\n\nI would cold call/email every single broker, developer, investor, etc. and inquire about entry-level opportunities and ask for a meeting. Try to stack your meetings on the same day due to travel. Keep in touch with them on a weekly/bi-weekly basis (depending on the vibe you get), and something will come up. It takes time, and its really about being in the right place at the right time. So if you build a network and keep circling, you will hit something.", "replies": [], "depth": 1}, {"id": "dalh09e", "text": "I regret not getting a real estate minor. My goal was law school but ended up in mortgages with both my loan origination license and my real estate license.\n\n\nHad I minored in real estate, I could have become a real estate broker without the two year's experience as a sales person. ", "replies": [], "depth": 1}, {"id": "dalh09r", "text": "I regret not getting a real estate minor. My goal was law school but ended up in mortgages with both my loan origination license and my real estate license.\n\n\nHad I minored in real estate, I could have become a real estate broker without the two year's experience as a sales person. ", "replies": [], "depth": 1}]