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Commercial Real Estate Timber Review

at CBRE Group

Internship (1 Month+)

Surveying

London

Review Submitted: July 2026

Overall Rating

4.4 /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!

4/5 - Overview of Role
4.8/5 - Skills Development
4.5/5 - Support and Guidance
3.8/5 - Company Culture
5/5 - Overall Experience
4/5 - Future Career Prospects

Overview of Role

Please give an overview of your role and what this involves on a day-to-day basis.

Spent time rotating between 2 teams (Industrial and Logistics and Ratings), learning about their roles in the business and supporting them during their day-to-day. Spent a day on the Flex team where I learnt their roles and helped out.

Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?

I was given a decent amount of responsibility, being given real work that contributed in supporting them.

Please rate how meaningful the work you were doing was

4/5

Skills Development

Have you learnt any new skills, or developed your existing skills?

I've learnt a lot about excel, real estate and soft skills like cold calling.

How would you rate the training provided during your experience?

5/5

How would you rate your development of industry-specific skills during the experience?

5/5

How would you rate your development of personal / soft skills during the experience?

4/5

Please rate how these skills have helped you in your career development

5/5

Support and Guidance

How much support and guidance did you receive during your placement / internship?

Received support at every turn. Company was more than happy to spend time bringing me to lunches and coffee chats where I learnt a lot.

How would you rate the support and guidance from your line manager?

5/5

How would you rate the support and guidance from the wider team?

4/5

Company Culture

What was the company culture and general atmosphere like?

Really nice, everyone's really kind.

How would you rate the inclusiveness of the culture?

3/5

How would you rate the social opportunities?

4/5

How would you rate the diversity initiatives?

3/5

How would you rate the charity, sustainability and corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives?

5/5

Overall Experience

To what extent did you enjoy your placement / internship?

Large extent, genuinely considering going into real estate from architecture after it.

Please rate your level of enjoyment on your placement / internship

5/5

Please rate how your experience met your expectations

5/5

Recommendations & Advice

Would you recommend CBRE Group to a friend?

Yes

What advice would you give to others applying to CBRE Group

Be open, be friendly and be willing to learn.

Future Career Prospects

Please rate the future employment prospects at CBRE Group

4/5

Did you receive an offer to return as a graduate?

No
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