Intern Asset Management/Commercial Leasing
Status
Intern at
Group/Division/Type
Asset Management
City
Bethesda
Interviewed
March 2020
Overall experience
Difficulty
General Interview Information
Outcome
Accepted Offer
Interview Source
Employee Referral
Length of Process
2-3 months
Interview Details
What did the interview consist of?
Phone Interview
1 on 1 Interview
Group Interview
Background Check
Please describe the interview / hiring process.
After filling out an online application that was referred to be by a current employee the process went like this.
HR Screener - Person from HR reaching out and asking some basic fit questions. Also confirming that my resume experience was accurate and pretty much went over the role and its requirements.
1st Round - Phone call from an analyst on their MD Office team. He asked fit questions then would randomly add a technical, nothing too complex (cash on cash, how would you find the value etc.)
2nd Round - An associate called me and pretty much followed the same routine as before but was interested in my previous experience and relevant technical questions.
Super Day - Three different one hour interviews with VP's from each different team in the AM department. Each interview was different but was based on a mix of fit and technical questions. Some of the VP's were friendly and the mood was light and fun. Others were 100% about business. Observe. Adjust. Play to your strengths that correlate to their personalities.
Advice: DO YOUR DUE DILLIGENCE. I was lucky, this is a publicly traded REIT so finding everything about them was just pulling their most recent 10k and diving in. This is a blessing, getting detailed information on private companies is hard. Being on a first name basis with one asset from each of their asset classes in their portfolio (Office, Multifamily, Hotel [They are selling these off]) really impressed them and defiantly made me stand out. They love to talk about National Landing so be up to date on what's going on there. The culture at JBG is very relaxed but don't let that fool you at all, when its deadline time they will grind it out and will expect that of you. The AM department treats their interns like analysts if you prove yourself competent enough. Depending on what analyst they assign you to as your "buddy" be prepared to hit the ground running during your first week. JBG is a very flat company so put an extra effort into to networking and don't be shy about reaching out to people all the way up to the VP level. 8
HR Screener - Person from HR reaching out and asking some basic fit questions. Also confirming that my resume experience was accurate and pretty much went over the role and its requirements.
1st Round - Phone call from an analyst on their MD Office team. He asked fit questions then would randomly add a technical, nothing too complex (cash on cash, how would you find the value etc.)
2nd Round - An associate called me and pretty much followed the same routine as before but was interested in my previous experience and relevant technical questions.
Super Day - Three different one hour interviews with VP's from each different team in the AM department. Each interview was different but was based on a mix of fit and technical questions. Some of the VP's were friendly and the mood was light and fun. Others were 100% about business. Observe. Adjust. Play to your strengths that correlate to their personalities.
Advice: DO YOUR DUE DILLIGENCE. I was lucky, this is a publicly traded REIT so finding everything about them was just pulling their most recent 10k and diving in. This is a blessing, getting detailed information on private companies is hard. Being on a first name basis with one asset from each of their asset classes in their portfolio (Office, Multifamily, Hotel [They are selling these off]) really impressed them and defiantly made me stand out. They love to talk about National Landing so be up to date on what's going on there. The culture at JBG is very relaxed but don't let that fool you at all, when its deadline time they will grind it out and will expect that of you. The AM department treats their interns like analysts if you prove yourself competent enough. Depending on what analyst they assign you to as your "buddy" be prepared to hit the ground running during your first week. JBG is a very flat company so put an extra effort into to networking and don't be shy about reaching out to people all the way up to the VP level. 8
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