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Tuesday, 27 March 2012

Jane Batchelor, Career Development Advisor

Real Estate & Planning

15 March 2017

Careers SupportFull-time MSc Programs

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Engage, Enable, Empower - A service from day one to

after graduation

• Engage –helping you to make the most of your time.

• Enable –understanding yourself, understanding the

opportunities and developing skills

• Empower – Only you can achieve it, with the right

attitude you will.

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• Specialist career consultants

• Optional lunchtime workshops

• Employer Events

• Business Skills Workshops

• Online Support

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How I can help • Wider awareness of sector

• Decision making on employer types

• Employer / skill based workshops

• Employer presentations (alternatives to larger

consultancy)

• CV / covering letters and applications checked

• Mock interviews – telephone & face to face

• Assessment centre practice / Psychometric tests

practice / Presentation assistance

• Weekly email updates – Job adverts4

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Who Recruits REP Graduates ?

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What are property employers looking for?

in an extremely competitive job market, you

need…

• Strong academic background

• Interesting extra curricular activities

• Commercial / business awareness

• Work experience – related or not

• All to evidence your transferable skills /

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Why is an internship important?

• You can gain experience to use within other graduate

recruitment processes

• You can improve your business focus

• You can make an educated decision about where you

would like to start your career

• You can speak to a wide range of people across the

teams

• You can start to build important relationships /

networks

• To learn and be challenged

• You can get to know the graduate team! 7

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How to Tackle those Competencies Questions

• Typical question:

“Please give an example of a challenge that you have set yourself and

describe how you have gone about achieving it?”

S - situation

T - task

A – action

R - result

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Timings• NOW - apply for summer internships

• September - start course

• October - Graduate scheme applications open

• November - Graduate scheme applications start to close

• Nov / December – 1st round recruitment stages

• Jan / February – 2nd / final round recruitment stages /

Offers made

• Easter Onwards – Direct entry roles advertised

• Summer – finish course

• September - begin a graduate role with employer/

APC /RTPI - 2.5+ years then professional

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• BNP Paribas 24th March

• Knight Frank (resi & commercial) 24th March

• Cushman & Wakefield 31st March

• Colliers International 31st March

• Allsop 31st March

• LaSalle 31st March

• Gerald Eve 31st March

• Montagu Evans 31st March

• Carter Jonas 31st March

• Savills 3rd April

• CAPCO 5th April

• CBRE Opens 26th March

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Internships Deadlines

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Career Advise for now

• Start researching the different companies- apply to the companies that suit your personality & ambitions

- understand what they are looking for in their employees

• Keep a daily diary of your internship

activities

• Reflect on all your experiences for

competencies stories for graduate

applications

• And think about how YOU can stand out

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Finally…

There are no guarantees of a job, but the

Reading experience will ultimately

enhance your employability

Jane Batchelor

Career Development Advisor

Real Estate & Planning

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