CB Richard Ellis Interview Questions

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Interview Experience (82%)

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Interview Difficulty (75%)

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The number you see in the middle of the doughnut pie chart is the simple average of these scores. The higher the number, the more difficult the interviews on average. If you hover over the various sections of the doughnut, you will see the % breakdown of each score given.

The percentile score in the title is calculated across the entire Company Database and uses an adjusted score based on Bayesian Estimates (to account for companies that have few interview insights). Simply put, as a company gets more insights, the confidence of a "true score" increases so it is pulled closer to its simple average and away from the average of the entire data set.

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Interviews at CB Richard Ellis

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Year 2014
Job Title Intern
Group/Division Generalist
Location Dallas
Experience
Positive
Difficulty
Average
Intern
Year 2014
Job Title Intern
Group/Division Finance
Location Los Angeles
Experience
Neutral
Difficulty
Average
1st Year Analyst
Year 2014
Job Title 1st Year Analyst
Group/Division Real Estate
Location San Francisco
Experience
Neutral
Difficulty
Average
Assistant Portfolio Manager
Year 2013
Job Title Assistant Portfolio Manager
Group/Division Real Estate
Location Philadelphia
Experience
Very Positive
Difficulty
Easy
1st Year Analyst
Year 2014
Job Title 1st Year Analyst
Group/Division Real Estate
Location Los Angeles
Experience
Very Positive
Difficulty
Average

Interview Questions & Answers - CB Richard Ellis Examples

intern Interview - Generalist

Anonymous employee in Dallas
Interviewed: February 2014
Date Submitted: Dec 23, 2014
Outcome
Accepted Offer
Interview Source
Employee Referral
Length of Process
1-2 months
Application
Phone Interview
Interview
was then invited back to complete a case study on-site. I got there at 9 am, but received an email from the senior associate I was in contact with that he was going to be late. I ended up not starting the case study until 10 am. I completed about 90% of the case study after two hours then explained my findings.

The "interview" process didn't stop there. The senior associate I was in contact with the most then invited me back AGAIN on a Friday, for which I had no idea why I was being invited back. Mind you, I had to take off at least two days of work at this point from all of the phone and on-site interviews as well as the case study.
Interview Questions
Technical questions were quite easy; out of the dozens and dozens I answered, I knew and understood probably 90-95% of them. The senior associates did have a few funny questions that had nothing to do with work, and they just wanted to see how you responded. I found that very My best friends at private equity and venture capitalist firms told me that their interview processes aren't half as long as what I was subjected to.
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Summer Intern Interview - Finance

Anonymous employee in Los Angeles
Interviewed: May 2014
Date Submitted: Nov 28, 2014
Outcome
Accepted Offer
Interview Source
Applied Online
Length of Process
Less than 1 month
Application
Phone Interview
Skills Test
IQ / Intelligence Test
Personality Test
Drug Test
Background Check
Interview
I applied via online application and received a phone call from a recruiter. I was then provided an online test which I took with limited time, and after that, I had an interview with another recruiter. I was invited into the office for a round of interview with managing directors and managers.
Interview Questions
Why do you want to pursue Real Estate? What do you want to do with it after graduation? What do you see yourself doing in the next 10 years?
If you were to develop a retail center in the middle of Los Angeles, where would you look and what would you look for?
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Finance Analyst Interview - Real Estate

Anonymous interview candidate in San Francisco
Interviewed: November 2014
Date Submitted: Nov 17, 2014
Outcome
No Offer
Interview Source
Employee Referral
Length of Process
Less than 1 month
Application
1 on 1 Interview
Interview
They brought me in and I met with the Director of the FCG and someone below him. Now they want me to take a finance test to evaluate my excel and finance skills.
Interview Questions
So why CBRE? They wanted to see how interested I was in Real Estate. They were asking things like: " Do you think you have a strong attention to detail. They were asking how I can relate my sales job to the analyst position I was interested in. He mentioned that they are already pretty far with another candidate and he is from a bank and is much more of a plug and play option but he might not be a good for for their team since his personality may not work. So there is importance on team fit as well as passing the analyst test.
What can you bring to the table as an analyst with no finance backround?
Do you think you have a strong attention to detail. They were asking how I can relate my sales job to the analyst position I was interested in. He mentioned that they are already pretty far with another candidate and he is from a bank and is much more of a plug and play option but he might not be a good for for their team since his personality may not work. So there is importance on team fit as well as passing the analyst test.
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Assistant Asset Manager Interview - Real Estate

Anonymous employee in Philadelphia
Interviewed: July 2013
Date Submitted: May 01, 2014
Outcome
Accepted Offer
Interview Source
Applied Online
Length of Process
1-2 months
Application
Phone Interview
1 on 1 Interview
Group Interview
Drug Test
Background Check
Interview
It wasn't a very rigorous interview process. Short 15 minute phone interview with general finance and real estate questions. Was told on the phone that hiring manager would be in touch to set up in person interview. In person interview came a couple weeks after phone and consisted of meeting with hr, senior manager and managing director. There were some questions about knowledge of real estate industry and specific market knowledge. The interview was more of a fit and ability to express my ideas clearly interview than anything as this is a heavy client facing role.
Interview Questions
What are your thoughts on the future of the Philadelphia CRE market and why did you come to these conclusions. Cite specific examples.
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Portfolio Analyst Interview - Real Estate

Anonymous interview candidate in Los Angeles
Interviewed: February 2014
Date Submitted: Apr 24, 2014
Outcome
No Offer
Interview Source
Applied Online
Length of Process
Less than 1 month
Application
Phone Interview
1 on 1 Interview
Skills Test
Interview
Applied online and was called for a phone interview a week thereafter. After the phone interview I was called again for an in person interview, Argus test and lunch with an associate and two principals.
Interview Questions
The argus test was a little arbitrary and difficult. They gave me a case study with various metrics and property details and asked to derive a purchase price. They gave comparable property info, opex and a rent roll.
What is the most important item used for due diligence of a new asset? What experience do you have in real estate, specifically in acquisitions? Walk me through an office pro forma. What are the stages of a acquiring an office property.
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