PLEASE RATE MY RESUME. Real Estate Analyst position desired
Hello everybody,
I have been applying for CRE analyst positions at firms such as JLL and CBRE. I have reached out to several people and am trying to make connections with them to help me land this dream job of mine. I majored in Finance and Real Estate and I know this is the job that fits me best and what I want the most.
RE financial modeling is what I want to get good at and I guess one of my questions is where can I take a course to really become a pro at it?
I spoke with a Senior Managing Director from JLL and asked for some tips to help land a job. He told me that most RE Analyst positions now just expect you to know the job. I have a general idea of financial modeling since I took a course on it in college and have done some at my current job. But I need to become better in order to get one of these jobs. Currently, I am in Commercial Sales and Leasing and want to get out of it.
Please look at my resume and let me know if anything sounds dumb. I am trying to get one of these Analyst positions in NYC and any support would be really appreciated.
Thank you
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On the Excel side can't recommend Justin Kivel's courses on Udemny enough. You can take individual courses that should be $20 for 5-10 hours of content. Great way to get the basics down and I would say buy Peter Linnemans textbook to really make sure you know the basics. Seems you have that covered with your current experience and candidly it's just a tough market and not necessarily a persons experience.
Funny I just saw Justin Kivel's course and I'm buying it to brush up on my skills. Besides Real Estate Analyst, are there any jobs that are similar or as a pre-requisite to analyst? Because to be honest, the job I currently have on my resume is a commission-based job where not much is going on right now. It's not the worst company but it's just dead with the team I am on. I have not made money in months and it's really becoming a problem now. So any advice would be really appreciated
Would recommend reaching out to people at the analyst level asking to get on calls and you're interested in the principal side. Start with firms you worked with.
I was in the same boat, didn't make money for a year + on a team that didn't give af, all commission.
A.CRE accelerator is a bit expensive but very well-versed.
Honestly, look into Agencies for Multifamily, as MF is doing a bit better than Office, Retail, and Commercial right now. Go to an Agency, aka Fannie or Freddie, and work on teams and try to get a client-facing position either as a coverage or underwriter. Then you can usually hope to JLL or CBRE or Berkedia if you covered them.
If you want to be in a different asset class, it's hard right now as the jobs are limited, and the teams are hit-and-miss. Most teams that have survived have picked off better employees on lower-rung teams as this has drawn on.
Or go to a Consulting firm that specializes in Real Estate Advisory, or just go big four.
Only negative with ACRE is that it expires (which is insane since it costs $4-500 with a discount and probably close to $800 without). The courses on Udemny don't expire and I've looked back on it years later. Seems ridiculous to me there's a timer when you're paying so much for the course. I think it's a year or so of access but still.
Do you know of any RE Advisory companies that I should look into and what CRE jobs do the big four usually offer?
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