Hey everyone, I'm early in my career and interested in applying for a REPE Analyst position in LA in the near future. I'm not dead set on working for Blackstone or a top-tier equivalent - a boutique firm or family office sounds enjoyable but I'm open to any recommendations.
Some background: I graduated from a Top-5 Econ undergrad program in late 2019. In my senior year I was working as an assistant at a local CRE firm ( 5 employees) and was fortunate enough to receive a full-time position as a salesperson before graduation. I have been in this role for ~2 years (now have my CA Brokers license) and have come to really enjoy commercial real estate despite it never being a career that I considered prior (my "plan" was initially something more traditional finance like PE). Further, I just finished a masters program in Quant Econ (non-prestigious state university, 3.7 GPA) - I'm curious how a technical degree like this is perceived in industry compared to an MBA or comparable.
Finally, I have passed my CFA Level II and plan to sit for the third exam by year's end.In terms of experience / hard skills: I have fairly strong Excel modeling skills (completed some REPE-focused online modeling courses) and extensive experience in R, Stata, and Argus. Obviously I don't have the same hands-on experience that a REPE Analyst would, but I think between my familiarity with CRE lease and sale deals in addition to being familiar with industry software I should be able to keep up with the learning curve at a REPE firm. With all of this said, do you think I am a decent fit for REPE? I'm not in a rush to change jobs but it seems like if I want to make the transition now is the time to do so. I'm happy to answer any questions or points of clarification that people may have.
Solid candidate yes, possible yes, I wouldn't be super focused on title at this point. You may need to come in as an analyst instead of an associate but if its a move you want to make take whatever role you can.
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