I have an initial phone interview coming up with a large, brand name multifamily developer (think TCR/Greystar/Wood Partners) for a Development Analyst opening. The interview is with the MD which caught me off guard as I haven't spoken with anyone else at the firm prior to this, including HR. My thinking is this office/team runs extremely lean as I literally just applied online and the MD reached out a few days later. Currently have almost 2 years of experience as an Analyst at a no name debt/equity shop (I know, dripping in prestige) so am a little surprised I even got the response. My goal/dream has always been to work for a developer, in order to move up the ranks, learn from the experts, make connections, and with the end goal of doing my own deals one day.
Have an undergrad econ degree from a competitive regional business school (with a sub-par GPA) but have good experience and am a hard worker/eager to learn. What advice/tips would you all have going in to this? Can't lie I'm a little nervous. Thanks guys!
What city is the opp located? Might be able to provide more insight with some details.
Northeast office
This is pretty typical in my experience, even for those "big name" shops, their satellite offices are just a small group of mostly front office guys. It's really astounding sometimes how small development teams are.
I would just focus on the classic stuff - how you got where you are, where you want to be, why real estate, why development, etc. It will probably be heavily conversational, but makes sure you know your basic technicals.
Yeah it's pretty wild the amount of volume small teams can seemingly handle. Thanks a ton for the response, will focus on fit and the basics.
Get in there and kick ass, seems like you have plenty of experience in the general market to check all the boxes. From my interviews with MD's in these style of offices it really does seem like more of a personality check, they want to see if you fit in, if they'll like you, and if they would want to spend 60 hours a week with you. Good luck boss! Monkeys Strong.
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