I am new to this forum. I am currently transitioning from active duty to civilian life. I am trying to get into Commercial Real Estate in one of the top 5 firms. I have done some interviews with a few places but I am still about 3-4 months away from being able to go to work. Any advice, recommendations would be greatly appreciated. Im open to the East Coast.
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Don't know what you mean by top 5 firms. There are a ton of routes to take in the business (principal investment, brokerage, development, management, etc.), so some clarification would be helpful. What do you want to do?
I'm about as far from ex-military as it gets, but I've run into plenty of veterans in all sectors/aspects of the business. Most people in the industry will be willing to spend a bit of time on the phone to hear what you're looking for and potentially point you in the right direction. Once you have an answer to the first question above, spend time looking through executive bios at your target companies for military backgrounds (I promise everyone who was in the military puts it in their bio on the company website). Call those guys/gals.
Im looking to get into a CBRE, JLL, Cushman or top tier firm (market dependent) as entry level with the opportunity to get into the Brokerage side of the house. Thank you I will definitely call those guys.
I recently transitioned out of the Army and currently work as a broker at one of the firms you listed. You are at a good point in your timeline to start the search but do not waste any time. My advice as to the steps you can do now while sitting through the mind numbing ACAP classes is below:
Use this forum to dig into every detail of commercial real estate that you are interested in. I owe my job to this forum and its main contributors. Hopefully you get the same results.
Make sure you know what arm of brokerage (Tenant rep/Agency leasing) and product ( office/industrial/retail) you want to get into. This will help you narrow down where to start calling. Also, try to identify a couple cites you would want to live in for a good while. If you want to go into brokerage, you can go straight there without being an analyst first.
Use the firm's website/LinkedIn to look up vets that work in the area you want to be in and call them. You have nothing to lose at this point. Call as many as you can until you get someone to pick up.
Set up a time to talk to them and ask them every question you have. Do not be afraid to ask a question you think is stupid but come to the conversation educated. Show them you want to be a broker and you put in some time to find that out. At the end, ask them if they think there is anyone else you should talk to that they know.
Work this chain until you get an interview.
I have not been at this long but the above is what worked for me.
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