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you should search this, been posts where lists have been generated. Real Estate Alert also publishes a list of all recruiting firms with RE focus/practice areas, should be findable via google.

My "short" list:

Ferguson Partners (the undisputed leader in real estate headhunting)

Korn Ferry

Spencer Stuart

Crown Advisors

Keller Augusta 

Shine Associates 

Hiedrick & Struggles

Odgers Berndtson

Rhodes Associates

Russel Reynolds 

Terra Search

Keep in mind that the legit firms work on retainer for the hiring firms, so don't expect a lot of attention from them until they are seeking to add you to a candidate list. If you email them your resume, you may get an intake type call/interview, some are more open/helpful in this regard than others. Also, they tend to work for jobs needing 5+ and really 10+ years of experience. The more junior roles get posted to LinkedIn/Indeed, etc. if even the search is being run by an outside firm (so not much advantage there).

Good luck!

 

Literally none of these names run junior-level searches at large / MF REPE groups.... not helpful. 

CPI runs searches for KKR, Cerberus, others. Probably has the most high-profile clients in the peer group you're thinking of.

SG Partners is great as well - they do Fortress and TPG (I think)

Bellcast has a couple; Bain, Baupost; some solid MM names as well.

Carter Pierce does Ares.

Tishman & Related I feel like would run their own recruiting. They're also nothing like the names above. 

Not sure on Oaktree

 

You're not the only one who reads real estate alert bro. That list just isn't relevant for anyone looking to get into MF REPE. Operators / developers generally work with completely different recruiters than allocators / PE funds. They generally draw from a different talent pool as well, and have more hiring needs (hence appearing on lists). For anyone looking to get into a MF REPE fund, every name on your list is a complete waste of time because they simply do not work with MF REPE funds. 

 

Why would big firms like KKR/TPG/Fortress use third party recruiting firms? Aren’t these firms big enough where they have their own internal talent acquisition groups?

Always thought the smaller firms utilize recruiting agency because they don’t have people to spend time doing it.

 

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