The Commercial Real Estate Job Search Guide
What you'll learn
- Learn the different career paths in commercial real estate (and which fits you best)
- Learn how much money you can expect to earn in each part of the commercial real estate industry
- Learn how to build an effective resume, LinkedIn profile, and cover letter to land the jobs you're targeting
- Learn where to look for the best job opportunities in the commercial real estate industry
- Learn how to build your network quickly and efficiently and create connections that can lead to job opportunities
Requirements
- There are no prerequisites for this course
Description
Want to break into commercial real estate? When I first started looking for jobs in commercial real estate, there wasn't a playbook that existed to teach me the things I needed to do to break into industry and land the types of jobs I was looking for (at the types of firms I wanted to work for). I found myself aimless as a result, asking questions like:
Which skills do I need to have to be competitive for jobs?
How do I build my network?
Where should I be looking for job opportunities?
Once I actually land an offer, what type of money should I expect to be making?
If you're asking yourself these questions right now, and you want a step-by-step guide for how to go about this process and ultimately land your dream job in commercial real estate, this course is the resource you've been looking for.
The commercial real estate industry is more competitive than ever, and even if your technical skills and experience measure up, actually showcasing this in your application materials and building the relationships you'll need to get your foot in the door are completely different animals. If you want to stand out from the crowd of applicants, you need to do things differently, and this course will provide a framework for how to do this and pitfalls to avoid.
According to CEL & Associates, the 2022 median total compensation for an acquisitions associate in retail, office/industrial, and multifamily was 142K, 150K, and 130K, respectively. This course will teach you "soft" skills you'll need to make a job in the industry a reality, and land your first (or next) role in commercial real estate.
If you're ready to break into the industry but still on the fence about the course, here's what some of our students have had to say about the curriculum:
★★★★★ "Really good insight into the whole CRE job process, from start to finish. I like how comprehensive this course was, from learning how to adequately use LinkedIn, to negotiate your offer, and what to do next. I've taken a number of courses from Justin, and every time there is something new to learn, even for somebody that's already in the RE arena."
★★★★★ "Another high quality course from Justin. [...] Wish I knew about this a couple years ago. Very actionable networking and resume advice. Super helpful checklists and templates to systematize efforts. Lots of smart insights into how CRE people think and will view certain wording when sending networking emails/messages."
★★★★★"I truly enjoyed Justin's course of How to Land a Job in Private Equity Real Estate, and I am looking forward to starting a couple of his other course in the near future. I found this course to be very beneficial for someone just starting out or for a career switcher, like myself, because it provides a clear path of how to start and the skills needed to break in."
★★★★★ "Justin is very talented when it comes down to providing clarity and simplifying things. I've taken previous courses with him and I've always left with more clarity and confidence to apply what I've learned."
Working in commercial real estate is one of the best ways to get paid to learn, make great money in the process, and even invest in deals you wouldn't otherwise have had access to along the way. If that sounds like something you're interested in, I'm excited to have you in the course!
Who this course is for:
- College students, graduate students, or career-switchers looking to break into the commercial real estate industry
- Current real estate professionals looking to advance their careers and increase their compensation
Instructor
- 4.8 Instructor Rating
- 30,827 Reviews
- 80,623 Students
- 20 Courses
Master real estate financial modeling, advance your career, and earn more money.
If you’re an aspiring real estate investment professional looking to break into the real estate investment field, or a current real estate professional looking to advance your career and increase your compensation, you’re in the right place.
My name is Justin Kivel, and I’m a real estate investment professional with a love for teaching. Throughout my career, I’ve worked on over $1.5 billion of closed acquisitions across multifamily, retail, office, and mixed-use properties. I’ve had the opportunity to work with some of the brightest minds in real estate investing and have spent almost a decade in the industry across private equity, finance, and brokerage roles.
Unfortunately, most of what I know today I had to learn on the job. Although great courses exist on Microsoft Excel and financial modeling, I couldn’t find a resource that was specifically tailored toward real estate investment professionals that would actually walk me through exactly what I needed to know to succeed in the real estate investment industry.
These courses are that resource.
After dozens of phone calls and coffee meetings with college students and aspiring real estate investment professionals, I realized that most people were asking exactly what I was asking when I was in their shoes.
“What skills do I actually need to know to break into the real estate investment industry, or advance in my current real estate investment career?”
These courses were created to teach you those skills.
Our students have gone on to land jobs at some of the top real estate investment, development, and brokerage firms across the globe, including Brookfield Asset Management, Hines, Starwood Capital Group, LaSalle Investment Management, Eastdil Secured, JLL, CBRE, and many more.
Over 70,000 current and aspiring real estate investment professionals have used these courses to help them ace real estate financial modeling interview exams to land their dream jobs, secure consulting gigs with top private equity firms, build (and rebuild) entire financial models from scratch, and confidently analyze their own potential real estate investments.
So whatever that next step in your real estate investment career looks like, these courses are here to help you get there as quickly and efficiently as possible.
Looking forward to seeing you in class!