Graduate Surveyor Review
at CBRE Group
Placement (10 Months+)
Surveying
London
Review Submitted: May 2023
Overall Rating
4.6 /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
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Overview of Role
5/5
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Skills Development
4.5/5
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Support and Guidance
4.8/5
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Company Culture
5/5
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Overall Experience
3/5
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Future Career Prospects
Overview of Role
Please give an overview of your role and what this involves on a day-to-day basis.
I'm currently in valuation team, where I help out valuing commercial assets for a number of clients. I write a number of reports weekly and look at comparable data to come up with valuation figures for these properties.
Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?
Yes, I was given the opportunity to move to the Dubai office for 6 months and help the valuation team work on a mandate from the Saudi Arabian government. I took ownership of a number of projects and tasks for the team.
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?
Yes, I've learnt how to use a number of internal systems to help with my job. I've also hugely improved my networking skills
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?
5/5
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?
A lot. I was always asking questions, and we were frequently provided with training, webinars and calls to upskill us as well as ask questions.
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?
Lovely. Super collaborative. Office is amazing as I meet someone new almost every day. It's a very inspiring place to work.
How would you rate the inclusiveness of the culture?
5/5
How would you rate the social opportunities?
4/5
How would you rate the diversity initiatives?
5/5
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?
Massively enjoying the rotations and all of the opportunities a company like CBRE provides.
Please rate your level of enjoyment on your placement / internship
5/5
Please rate how your experience met your expectations
5/5
Future Career Prospects
Please rate the future employment prospects at CBRE Group
3/5
Recommendations & Advice
Would you recommend CBRE Group to a friend?
Yes
What advice would you give to others applying to CBRE Group
Make sure you highlight the part of you that aren't just 'cookie-cutter' surveyor characteristics. Show that you have interests else-where as well. It's a company full of really interesting and diverse employees, so they'd want to hire interesting individuals.
