Starting point in CRE
I'm scheduling for my real estate exam soon, and, outside of what's taught in prelicensing courses, I have no skills or knowledge of real estate. 

What's a good entry level job to learn about commercial real estate? I looked up jobs in CBRE and I'm seeing all sorts of "entry level" jobs in real estate like financial analyst and real estate service coordinator, but I have no idea what's the most beneficial position to start out in. 

I know commercial real estate is pretty big so I'm not too sure what I want to do in it. I also graduated college a little less than a year ago, so I'm not allowed to do those internships.
[{"id": "dg1cexd", "text": "leasing leasing leasing its all about leasing, serious tho you need to start your own KLT club Know Like Trust. \nhttp://retailbrokersnetwork.com/members/\nthis would be a checkpoint on your list of firsts\nthere are many others", "replies": [{"id": "dg1yvm1", "text": "Lolwut?", "replies": [{"id": "dg1z42t", "text": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fbGkxcY7YFU", "replies": [], "depth": 3}], "depth": 2}], "depth": 1}, {"id": "dg1e2ao", "text": "Depends on where you're wanting to end up. Leasing, sales, investment sales? Do you want to work for a Brokerage or a developer or a REIT? Lots of questions to answer. I always advise people to find a successful broker in each role and take them to lunch and talk to them about what their days are like. Once you decide what's best then you have a path to follow. If investment sales is the right path then Marcus &amp; Millichap has a SIP program that is solid, and I'm sure there are similar paths for each type of Brokerage. ", "replies": [{"id": "dg24pcu", "text": "I'm going to talk to people from NAI about Commerical sales, and I'm thinking about talking to CBRE. But, what kind of real estate business is CBRE?\n\nAnd what's a good REIT to ask? Thanks!", "replies": [{"id": "dg2606h", "text": "There are a million REITs. Just Google which ones have offices in your area. CBRE is a full service firm. Commercial sales is far too general. There are different product types: retail, multifamily, industrial, office, and subtypes like. Medical office. Them there is landlord rep leasing, tenant rep leasing, you could sell vacant buildings to owner/users, investment sales, land, etc. A main key to success is specialization. ", "replies": [], "depth": 3}], "depth": 2}, {"id": "dg93igu", "text": "&gt; Depends on where you're wanting to end up. Leasing, sales, investment sales? Do you want to work for a Brokerage or a developer or a REIT?\n\nI would add that it's okay if you don't know the answer to this. Most people right of school won't or can't without more experience what each type of job really is about. Get your foot in the door and start building RE experience as an analyst. Then ask to get coffee with people in different areas of real estate to learn more about different roles to build a track record towards.", "replies": [], "depth": 2}], "depth": 1}, {"id": "dg338cc", "text": "Assuming you have absolutely zero experience or knowledge of CRE, then I would reccomend working as a researcher for a big brokerage company (CBRE, JLL, Colliers, etc. etc.).\n\nFinancial analysts are a great entry position, but without financial modeling or internship experience, it will be hard to land it. \"Coordinator\" positions are pretty administrative, and not RE focused.\n\nResearchers study the market and help each brokerage team with presentations/pitches, etc. It's a great way to learn the fundamentals, but the compensation is pretty low.", "replies": [{"id": "dg3i3qn", "text": "How long do financial analysts in real estate usually stay in that role? I'm asking as that's probably the position ill land after I graduate with a finance degree\n", "replies": [{"id": "dg3ifnd", "text": "Typically 3-5 years. Some jump into brokerage quickly, some are career analysts. Some move over to the ownership/investment side, some go back to business school. \n\nIn my market, you are seeing MBA grads fighting for analyst positions. There are no set paths, it's crazy!", "replies": [{"id": "dg3iyny", "text": "Jesus that sounds crazy - what market are you in?", "replies": [{"id": "dg3nkfr", "text": "Philadelphia", "replies": [{"id": "dg3qmnr", "text": "Damn that's disheartening, we need a real estate boom lol", "replies": [{"id": "dg4avt5", "text": "We are coming to the end of the boom unfortunately.", "replies": [{"id": "dg93juv", "text": "Depends on the market really.", "replies": [{"id": "dg95spf", "text": "True, but most entry-level and \"analyst\" positions are with larger firms who focus on regional/national footprints. \n\nIf the industry is settling down on the macro-level, these large firms will freeze hiring, regardless of having a handful of \"good\" markets in their crosshairs.", "replies": [], "depth": 9}], "depth": 8}], "depth": 7}], "depth": 6}], "depth": 5}], "depth": 4}], "depth": 3}], "depth": 2}], "depth": 1}]