Project Destined
Anyone participated in the Project Destined programs (Fall/spring) and have any insight. Is it worth the time to do during the semester? Has it helped you in recruiting at all?
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I haven’t but everyone that I’ve seen that goes through the program gets rewarded significantly with a great CRE job
Seems to be more underprivileged backgrounds, but echo the great internships at least. Candidly some are more for show like the Eastdil learning program and AZ educate which are more basic learning and not an actual internship there but on a resume looks good. It seems it's more to learn and those in the program and getting a baseline in RE and it's a good look for companies that hire interns from here, but I don't know if they end up with top jobs after the program.
Project Destined is a phenomenal program. I did it freshman year - it was very educational and gave me the network/tools needed to recruit for real internships. It can help non-target and semi-target students get to high caliber firms, including BX and Starwood.
Yup, know a current SA at BX from a non-target because of this
i did it, it can either be helpful or completely useless. if you’re a senior i think it’s pointless, if you’re a junior it can be maybe helpful. it’s mainly for freshman and sophomores who need something real estate on their resume before they recruit for real internships. all interns are completely new to real estate so dont expect to learn much unless this is you first ever experience/knowledge in real estate and possible careers. the network is very large and can be a great networking opportunity if you continue to a manager role (or whatever it’s called) after the normal program. it’s super light so don’t think it’s gonna interfere with your workload. they pay you a 500$ stipend at end of program and most didn’t get the full amount because they didn’t attend 70% of the zooms. the have an exclusive internship posting board with internship emails for project destined interns specifically. definitely worth doing if you’re starting your college or just haven’t been able to get any real estate type stuff on your resume. the network is hugeeeee so it’s very common to meet someone whose gone through the program. see it as a networking opportunity but don’t think it’s the key to getting a big shot internship or job following.
They encourage/make you spam all over your LinkedIn if you participate — just a heads up.
Yeah know someone who was a manager I think internally they get paid or some benefit for getting the highest viewed/liked/commented on post. It's kinda cringy and really you know what the founder, just a huge thank you Cedric is so great and so is the program. Comes across as fake, but I think it's required to be in the program.
Oh that explains people from my school posting abt it all the time
I’m so excited 😩 to spam my network with week 8 updates but special thanks to the apes 🦍 🦧 on WSO for providing me with (insert multi syllable word here). I’m sure nobody is going to know Mr coco wanted me to tag him and 50 other people in this post.
big ups to everyone, everywhere at every company.
Lol yeah it's ridiculous, groveling at the feet of these professionals to say thank you for their time every week and get tagged in 50 posts all so the PD intern can make money. Very gimmicky there has to be a better way and one that actually comes across as genuine.
I did the program my sophomore year and stayed involved with it for a few years. Top performers there get rewarded when it comes to recruiting, networking and job opportunities.
I spent two summers at some of the largest RE PE firms, had various internship/full time offers in RE, PE and IB lined up because of the exposure the program gives. If your looking to level set your skill set and build foundational knowledge in RE I’d say it’s worth it but like anything it’s what you make of it.
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