Better Exits @ Top Broker

Hi all,

I am weighing up which has better exits out of the two business areas.  1) Debt/Structured Finance Advisory - team is really performing well and paid pretty well too 2) Corporate Finance/REIB (take with pinch of salt) - team  not doing so well but do   sell-side/buy-side mandates,  equity funding for developments   - pay not as good but everyone seems to have exited to  actual IB so that may be one although taking it again with a pinch of salt.

Good day to you all

10 Comments
 

The concept of "exits" is a little overrated in real estate.  Work where you want to work and get the experience you want to get, don't worry about the name on the door - it won't impress most people. 

 
C.R.E. Shervin

It will impress people  in HR, who will then pass your resume to the hiring manager.

I don't really agree with that, but I've never worked for a huge real estate company in which HR was screening candidates in that manner.  Most of the HR folks I've met or dealt with in the hiring process have a mandate for something like "five years of experience and a grad degree" and leave it up to the people doing the interviewing to assess fit and relevant experience.  But again, just my experience, though I do feel like most real estate firms are small enough that this is normal.

 

Share more info on #2. I worked at a place like #2 and exited to a top fund that invests at the asset level. No one on this forum has worked in REIB so they always shit on it. 
 

if it’s truly a terrible REIB group, I would avoid. Otherwise, the exit ops tend to be really good out of REIB compared to other sell side roles, despite what many people on this forum will tell you.

 

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