Cushman and Wakefield Interview Questions

11 total interview insight submissions
Interview Experience (98%)

The Interview Experience is a score from 1 star (very negative) to 5 stars (very positive) generated based on the Interview Insights at this company.

The number you see in the middle of the doughnut pie chart is the simple average of these scores. If you hover over the various sections of the donut, 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 reviews, the confidence of a "true score" increases so it is pulled closer to its simple average and away from the average of the entire dataset.

4.3
  • Very Negative
  • Negative
  • Neutral
  • Positive
  • Very Positive
Interview Difficulty (72%)

The Interview Difficulty is a score ranging from very difficult (red) to very easy (green) generated based on the Interview Insights at this company.

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.

2.5
  • Very Easy
  • Easy
  • Average
  • Difficult
  • Very Difficult
% Interns - FT Offers (28%)

The % of Interns Getting a Full Time Offer chart is meant to provide a realistic estimate of the hiring practices of the company based on the reviews at this company.

The number you see in the middle of the doughnut pie chart is the simple average of these scores. 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 reviews). Simply put, as a company gets more reviews, the confidence of a "true score" increases so it is pulled closer to the simple company average and away from the average of the entire data set.

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Interviews at Cushman and Wakefield

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3rd+ Year Analyst
Year 2022
Job Title 3rd+ Year Analyst
Group/Division Real Estate
Location San Jose
Experience
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Difficulty
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Year 2019
Job Title Intern
Group/Division Real Estate
Location Hong Kong
Experience
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Difficulty
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Year 2017
Job Title Research Analyst
Group/Division Research
Location Chicago
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Job Title Intern
Group/Division Real Estate
Location New York
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Year 2017
Job Title Intern
Group/Division Investment Research
Location Tokyo
Experience
Positive
Difficulty
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1st Year Analyst
Year 2016
Job Title 1st Year Analyst
Group/Division Analytics
Location London
Experience
Positive
Difficulty
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Year 2012
Job Title
Group/Division Treasury
Location New York
Experience
Very Positive
Difficulty
Very Easy
Summer Associate Intern
Year 2014
Job Title Summer Associate Intern
Group/Division Real Estate
Location Dallas
Experience
Very Positive
Difficulty
Average

Interview Questions & Answers - Cushman and Wakefield Examples

Senior Business Analyst Interview - Real Estate

Anonymous interview candidate in San Jose
Interviewed: January 2022
Date Submitted: May 26, 2022
Outcome
Declined Offer
Interview Source
Applied Online
Length of Process
1-2 months
Application
Phone Interview
1 on 1 Interview
Background Check
Interview
Applied online through company portal. Two rounds of phone interviews and finally in person interview in office with hiring manager and potential manager.
Interview Questions
Excel Skills Test
Sample Answer

Valuation and Advisory Intern Interview

Anonymous interview candidate in Chicago
Interviewed: March 2022
Date Submitted: Apr 03, 2022
Outcome
Declined Offer
Interview Source
Applied Online
Length of Process
Less than 1 month
Application
Phone Interview
1 on 1 Interview
Interview
I was contacted after applying online. 30-minute phone screen with HR. 1 on 1 interview with V&A director. No technicals. All behavioral/fit. Really kind and genuine people.
Interview Questions
No unexpected interview questions. Run-of-the-mill behavioral.
Sample Answer

Summer Internship Interview - Real Estate

Anonymous interview candidate in Hong Kong
Interviewed: March 2019
Date Submitted: Aug 04, 2019
Outcome
Declined Offer
Interview Source
Employee Referral
Length of Process
Less than 1 month
Application
Phone Interview
Interview
The process was quite straight forward - got a referral for interview from a previous intern. Then, I was connected with a lady from HR, who sent me information on the position and quickly scheduled a phone interview.
Interview Questions
The interviewer saw that I had Chinese as a language spoken on my resume, and decided to do the rest of the interview in Chinese. They asked about fit questions on "What do you think are the key skills for this position. Why do you think you are a good candidate for this position?"

Had to quickly adjust - but ended up answering their question in Chinese confidently. For sure, it was weird to speak in a language that you're not speaking all the time, especially the jargons in the industry. I would for sure recommend anyone polish up the jargons for the industries they are interviewing for in all the languages they list on their resume.
Sample Answer

Financial analyst Interview - Research

Anonymous employee in Chicago
Interviewed: September 2017
Date Submitted: Dec 09, 2017
Outcome
Accepted Offer
Interview Source
Applied Online
Length of Process
1-2 months
Application
Phone Interview
1 on 1 Interview
Group Interview
Skills Test
Drug Test
Background Check
Interview
It was a good experience. Everyone I interacted with was nice. They were always prompt in their replies and the process moved quickly.
Interview Questions
Where do you see yourself in 5 years?

What is your research process?

How do you prioritize things?

Why JLL?

What do you know about the position?

How is your previous experience relevant? What did you learn there that will help you here?

The Excel modeling test was pretty difficult, especially given the short amount of time you have to complete it.

Why are you interested in real estate? Do you see it as a long-term career?

Do you plan to stay in this location long-term?

What skills does research give you that you think would help you in brokerage?
Sample Answer

Cushman & Wakefield Intern Interview - Real Estate

Anonymous interview candidate in New York
Interviewed: May 2017
Date Submitted: Nov 06, 2017
Outcome
No Offer
Interview Source
Employee Referral
Length of Process
1-2 months
Application
Phone Interview
Interview
When applying to the internship, I spoke to a recruiter in New York City and gained a lot of insight into my experiences as an intern. It was overall a great experience and I am a huge fan of the company.
Interview Questions
Honestly, not many of the interview questions stumped me. I would say the most important thing is to make sure that you know a lot about the company and what you would want to go within the internship. I was asked a lot about my past experiences in Commercial Real Estate. Additionally, I was questioned about my major since it is not their common finance or business major. All of my interviews had to be over the phone because I was traveling abroad and not able to make it into the office at all.
Sample Answer

Summer Research Analyst Interview - Investment Research

Anonymous interview candidate in Tokyo
Interviewed: March 2017
Date Submitted: Jul 18, 2017
Outcome
Declined Offer
Interview Source
In-person
Length of Process
Less than 1 month
Application
Phone Interview
Skills Test
Interview
Started off as a cold email to an alum at the specific division/office I wanted to work for. I got asked if I knew simple RE related search tools but it was 99% to see if I was applying so that I have something to do over the summer or if I was interested in RE PE.
Interview Questions
What specific data bases have you used that are specific to Real Estate?

Can you use Bloomberg Terminal?

Can you download Bloomberg API to Excel?
Sample Answer

Analyst Interview - Analytics

Anonymous interview candidate in London
Interviewed: 2016
Date Submitted: Sep 30, 2016
Outcome
No Offer
Interview Source
Applied Online
Length of Process
Less than 1 month
Application
Phone Interview
Interview
- Excel test
- Phone interview with future boss
- Discussed strengths and competencies
- Following that invitation to offices with three future colleagues
Interview Questions
- Tell us about Cushman and Wakefield
- Tell us about our history
- Where are our headquarters
- Where do you see the firm going in the future
- Tell us something interesting you read about our industry recently
-Talk about your degree
- How will it help with your new role here at Cushman and Wakefield
- Roles and responsibilities

EXCEL
Run us through these 20 questions
If you get stuck please do not hesitate to tell me and we can work together through it
Do you have any questions before we finish?
Sample Answer

Analyst Interview - Treasury

Anonymous employee in New York
Interviewed: October 2012
Date Submitted: Nov 27, 2015
Outcome
Accepted Offer
Interview Source
College / University / On Campus Recruiting
Length of Process
Less than 1 month
Application
1 on 1 Interview
Interview
Applied through college job posting, contacted a few days later, interviewed a week or two after that and was offered the job the next day
Interview Questions
What is the area of Manhattan? This was really the only non behavioral question that was asked (why do you want the job, what do you want to do long term, etc).
Sample Answer

Cushman & Wakefield summer internship Interview - Real Estate

Anonymous employee in Dallas
Interviewed: April 2014
Date Submitted: Nov 27, 2015
Outcome
Accepted Offer
Interview Source
Employee Referral
Length of Process
1-2 months
Application
Phone Interview
1 on 1 Interview
Interview
Interviewed with the Managing Director who asked me background questions, fit questions, as well as my long term goals and real estate knowledge questions
Interview Questions
What is your long term goal in your career? Most questions were trying to gauge my personality and work ethic, such as what drives you and what make you want to be a real estate broker? A very tough question was how I could apply my undergraduate degree of economics to commercial real estate.
Sample Answer

Prep Program Analyst Interview - Generalist

Anonymous interview candidate in New York
Interviewed: October 2015
Date Submitted: Nov 13, 2015
Outcome
No Offer
Interview Source
Employee Referral
Length of Process
1-2 months
Application
Phone Interview
1 on 1 Interview
Personality Test
Interview
Very informal, get to know you on a personal level, ask you about interests in real estate, probably to get a feel if you are a good fit for their very specific culture. Grill you on your resume as well. Go line by line asking you about your experiences in your internships. All behavioral, no technical questions expect for the 1 about investing, and in which market you would invest.

I spoke with an HR person out of the Chicago office for the position in New York, which I found to be a bit odd. She didn't know very much about the PREP Program, and was not able to answer questions more specific to the program, however directed me to people who may have been better able to answer those questions specific to the program.


Interview Questions
If you had $100m to invest across all asset types and in any market, what/where/why?

Go line by line asking you about your experiences in your internships. All behavioral, no technical questions expect for the 1 about investing, and in which market you would invest.
Sample Answer