Apprentice Surveyor Review
at CBRE Group
Degree Apprenticeship
Surveying
Southampton
Review Submitted: February 2026
Overall Rating
5 /5
The Overall Rating is the average of all the ratings given in each category. We take those individual ratings and combine them into one final score!
5/5
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Overview of Role
5/5
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Skills Development
5/5
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Structure and Support
Overview of Role
Please give an overview of your role and what this involves on a day-to-day basis:
5/5
- Reviewing and summarising commercial leases
- Collecting rental evidence and market data
- Assisting with rent reviews and lease renewals
- Drafting letters, reports, and negotiation documents
- Attending inspections and recording property details
- Supporting senior surveyors with casework and client tasks
- Updating trackers, managing files, and completing admin tasks
- Studying and developing APC competencies
- Collecting rental evidence and market data
- Assisting with rent reviews and lease renewals
- Drafting letters, reports, and negotiation documents
- Attending inspections and recording property details
- Supporting senior surveyors with casework and client tasks
- Updating trackers, managing files, and completing admin tasks
- Studying and developing APC competencies
To what extent do you enjoy your programme?
5/5
- I really enjoy my programme and find the work engaging and interesting.
- I like the balance of practical experience and learning new skills.
- At times it can feel quite time‑pressured, especially when university deadlines and work - commitments coincide.
- Overall, I’m very satisfied, but managing workload peaks is the main challenge.
- I like the balance of practical experience and learning new skills.
- At times it can feel quite time‑pressured, especially when university deadlines and work - commitments coincide.
- Overall, I’m very satisfied, but managing workload peaks is the main challenge.
Skills Development
Have you learnt any new skills or developed existing skills?
5/5
- Yes, I’ve developed new skills in every capacity of my role.
- I’ve improved my technical knowledge, confidence with lease analysis, and ability to interpret property data.
- My communication, organisation, and report‑writing skills have also strengthened through regular use.
- Overall, I’ve grown both professionally and personally through hands‑on experience and structured learning.
- I’ve improved my technical knowledge, confidence with lease analysis, and ability to interpret property data.
- My communication, organisation, and report‑writing skills have also strengthened through regular use.
- Overall, I’ve grown both professionally and personally through hands‑on experience and structured learning.
Structure and Support
How well organised/structured is your programme?
5/5
- The programme is very well organised and structured.
- The rotations give broad exposure across different areas, which supports well‑rounded development.
- Off‑the‑job learning is planned effectively and links closely to my day‑to‑day responsibilities.
- Overall, the structure makes it easy to apply what I learn directly to the job.
- The rotations give broad exposure across different areas, which supports well‑rounded development.
- Off‑the‑job learning is planned effectively and links closely to my day‑to‑day responsibilities.
- Overall, the structure makes it easy to apply what I learn directly to the job.
How much support do you receive from your employer?
5/5
- I receive a lot of support from my employer.
- I’m given regular 1‑to‑1 time, guidance, and opportunities to ask questions.
- My team is very understanding around university deadlines and gives me flexibility when needed. Within the wider business, the network is very strong and I feel open to query anything.
- Overall, I feel fully supported both in my role and through my apprenticeship.
- I’m given regular 1‑to‑1 time, guidance, and opportunities to ask questions.
- My team is very understanding around university deadlines and gives me flexibility when needed. Within the wider business, the network is very strong and I feel open to query anything.
- Overall, I feel fully supported both in my role and through my apprenticeship.
How much support do you receive from your training provider when working towards your qualifications?
5/5
- I receive a lot of support from my training provider.
- I have a dedicated Apprenticeships Outcome Officer who checks in regularly and helps guide my progress.
- They provide clear information, feedback, and are easy to contact when I need help.
- Overall, the support is consistent and really helps me stay on track with my qualifications.
- I have a dedicated Apprenticeships Outcome Officer who checks in regularly and helps guide my progress.
- They provide clear information, feedback, and are easy to contact when I need help.
- Overall, the support is consistent and really helps me stay on track with my qualifications.
How well do you feel that your qualification (through your training provider) helps you to perform better in your role?
5/5
- My qualification helps me perform better in my role because the learning directly supports the work I do day to day.
- The modules give me useful background knowledge on landlord and tenant law, valuation principles, and professional practice.
- It helps me understand the reasoning behind the tasks I’m doing and builds confidence when working on live cases.
- Overall, the training provider’s content strengthens my technical understanding and enhances my performance in the role.
- The modules give me useful background knowledge on landlord and tenant law, valuation principles, and professional practice.
- It helps me understand the reasoning behind the tasks I’m doing and builds confidence when working on live cases.
- Overall, the training provider’s content strengthens my technical understanding and enhances my performance in the role.
Are there extra-curricular activities to get involved in at your work? (For example, any social activities, sports teams, or even professional networking events.)
5/5
Recommendations & Advice
Would you recommend CBRE Group to a friend?
Yes
Why?
- Yes, I would recommend CBRE Group to a friend.
- The company offers strong support, great learning opportunities, and a collaborative culture.
- I’ve had consistent guidance from my team, structured development, and a genuinely positive work environment.
- It’s a great place to grow, especially for someone starting their career in property.
- The company offers strong support, great learning opportunities, and a collaborative culture.
- I’ve had consistent guidance from my team, structured development, and a genuinely positive work environment.
- It’s a great place to grow, especially for someone starting their career in property.
What tips or advice would you give to others applying to CBRE Group?
- Research CBRE’s values and service lines so you can show genuine interest.
- Be ready to talk about why you want a career in property and how you learn best.
- Highlight any teamwork, communication, or problem‑solving experience
- Show enthusiasm and ask thoughtful questions during the interview.
- They look for potential, attitude, and willingness to learn, not perfection as there isn't an expectation that you are a property whizz.
- Be ready to talk about why you want a career in property and how you learn best.
- Highlight any teamwork, communication, or problem‑solving experience
- Show enthusiasm and ask thoughtful questions during the interview.
- They look for potential, attitude, and willingness to learn, not perfection as there isn't an expectation that you are a property whizz.
