Interviewing for Real Estate Jobs - Adventures in CRE https://www.adventuresincre.com/careers/interviews/ Real Estate: AI, Financial Modeling, Careers, Education Wed, 13 Aug 2025 22:06:17 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.2 https://www.adventuresincre.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/green-background-36x36.png Interviewing for Real Estate Jobs - Adventures in CRE https://www.adventuresincre.com/careers/interviews/ 32 32 What makes for a bad real estate job candidate? (Updated September 2024) https://www.adventuresincre.com/what-makes-for-bad-real-estate-job-candidate/ Sun, 29 Sep 2024 13:00:40 +0000 https://www.adventuresincre.com/?p=402647 Just a bit of context regarding the title – this does not mean you are a bad candidate! This uncovers what makes you the wrong candidate for a specific role. As your track record improves, the probability that you will be more attractive to employers grows. I was speaking to a top employer recently about […]

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]]> Are You Thinking About Leaving Your Job? (Updated Sept 2024) https://www.adventuresincre.com/thinking-about-leaving-your-job/ Sun, 08 Sep 2024 18:00:43 +0000 https://www.adventuresincre.com/what-makes-for-bad-real-estate-job-candidate-copy/ Aesop’s Fable says, “He who finds discontentment in one place is unlikely to find happiness in another.” CRE employees are leaving their jobs at an accelerating rate right now. Due to the pandemic, layoffs, companies not hiring for the past 18 months, and the market now being open, there are opportunities in just about every […]

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]]> Wordsmithing your Commercial Real Estate Resume (Updated Aug 2024) https://www.adventuresincre.com/wordsmithing-real-estate-resume/ Tue, 06 Aug 2024 18:00:41 +0000 https://www.adventuresincre.com/gain-a-unique-advantage-in-job-search-copy/ Are you questioning what’s on your commercial real estate resume? Don’t overlook the tip I discuss below to help land the interview. The goal of your resume is to get an interview. So, if you are sending a bunch of resumes out, but not receiving interview requests, keep reading. Before getting into the post I’ll […]

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]]> The Real Estate Resume – Tips and Resources (Updated July 2024) https://www.adventuresincre.com/real-estate-resume/ Wed, 17 Jul 2024 14:45:40 +0000 https://www.adventuresincre.com/?p=5424 Some of you are working to land that first professional job in real estate. Others are hoping to leverage existing education and industry experience to move up. Regardless of where you are, the content, format, and style of your real estate resume is essential to success. In this post, I’ll discuss what makes real estate different from other […]

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]]> Watch Me Solve a REPE Technical Interview Modeling Test (Updated July 2024) https://www.adventuresincre.com/watch-model-real-estate-technical-interview-test/ Wed, 17 Jul 2024 12:00:01 +0000 https://www.adventuresincre.com/?p=8386 What better way to spend some free time over the Thanksgiving holiday, than to record myself completing a real estate private equity technical interview exercise! While I’ve offered help with the real estate technical interview in the past, I’ve never just grabbed an actual technical interview case study and walked our readers through how I […]

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]]> How to Prepare for the Real Estate Technical Interview (Updated Apr 2024) https://www.adventuresincre.com/how-to-prepare-for-a-real-estate-technical-interview/ Wed, 17 Apr 2024 19:49:56 +0000 http://www.adventuresincre.com/?p=1509 So you’ve made it past the HR screening interview. You have the education and experience the company is looking for, but now they want to be sure you possess the real estate financial modeling skills necessary to do the job. They’ve asked you to take part in a multi-hour real estate technical interview. In that interview, they’ll […]

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]]> CRE Company Database and Career Tool (Updated Jan 2024) https://www.adventuresincre.com/cre-company-database-tool/ Thu, 18 Jan 2024 07:00:38 +0000 https://www.adventuresincre.com/watch-model-real-estate-technical-interview-test-copy/ So, why did we put together this comprehensive list of commercial real estate companies? Well, from my time spent in real estate executive recruiting space, I learned that we couldn’t help everyone. Candidates needed a very specific background from a specific company, and they needed to be there for a specific amount of time. That […]

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]]> Commercial Real Estate Interview Prep with ChatGPT-4: A Step-by-Step Guide https://www.adventuresincre.com/commercial-real-estate-interview-prep-with-chatgpt/ Mon, 08 May 2023 03:02:52 +0000 https://www.adventuresincre.com/?p=685769 Preparing for a commercial real estate job interview can be a daunting task, but with the right tools and guidance, you can effectively practice and refine your interview skills. In this blog post, we’ll outline how to use the following comprehensive interview simulation prompt with ChatGPT to help you practice and prepare for your upcoming […]

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]]> Using OpenAI’s ChatGPT for Commercial Real Estate Recruiting https://www.adventuresincre.com/chatgpt-recruiting/ Thu, 20 Apr 2023 12:00:34 +0000 https://www.adventuresincre.com/real-estate-interview-tips-copy/ As college students are now nearing the end of the semester, it’s imperative they get a commercial real estate internship or full-time job. Fortunately, a new tool available can help you streamline the process – ChatGPT. In this video tutorial, we will use ChatGPT for commercial real estate recruiting by creating a list of 50 […]

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]]> 7 Tips To Prepare You for your Next Real Estate Interview https://www.adventuresincre.com/real-estate-interview-tips/ Tue, 28 Feb 2023 14:00:53 +0000 https://www.adventuresincre.com/candidates-current-real-estate-job-market-copy/ Feeling scared and anxious when approaching the job search process is normal. When it comes to preparing for a real estate interview, our team recommends a few tips that have proven to be helpful. Read below to find out. Social Media During the interview process, some companies may look at your social media (Instagram, TikTok, […]

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]]> Day in the Life of a Capital Markets Associate with Daniel Greenblum https://www.adventuresincre.com/daniel-greenblum-capital-markets/ Thu, 21 Jul 2022 13:00:25 +0000 https://www.adventuresincre.com/ian-hawk-mortgage-lending-copy/ In this Day in the Life of a Commercial Real Estate Professional post, we hear from Daniel Greenblum, a capital markets Associate at a real estate loan broker, Lev Capital. Daniel has been kind enough to share his typical daily routine and discuss what it takes to land a successful career in CRE Capital Markets. […]

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]]> Day in the Life of Mortgage Lending with Ian Hawk https://www.adventuresincre.com/ian-hawk-mortgage-lending/ Fri, 20 May 2022 12:00:40 +0000 https://www.adventuresincre.com/audioseries-s3spe7-copy/ In this ‘Day in the Life of a Commercial Real Estate Professional’ post, we hear from Ian Hawk, Associate at a real estate mortgage lending company, Dwight Mortgage Trust in New York City. Ian has been kind enough to share his typical daily routine and discuss what it takes to land a successful career in […]

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]]> 3 Tips for When You’re Unhappy in Your Current Job https://www.adventuresincre.com/tips-when-in-an-unhappy-job/ Tue, 26 Apr 2022 18:00:13 +0000 https://www.adventuresincre.com/wordsmithing-real-estate-resume-copy/ As a CRE recruiter, I often get questions from people who are unhappy in their current job. This is a very common situation for people to have – in both commercial real estate and in other fields. However, I want to let you know that this isn’t an inescapable problem. I’ve given advice to countless […]

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]]> How to Gain a Unique Advantage in your Post-College Job Search https://www.adventuresincre.com/gain-a-unique-advantage-in-job-search/ Tue, 15 Mar 2022 14:00:13 +0000 https://www.adventuresincre.com/?p=486015 Here’s the status quo for most college students. You find yourself balancing a social life, 12+ hours of school, extracurricular activities, athletics, jobs, unexpected life curveballs, and parents’ high expectations for you. For those of you who want to gain a unique advantage in your post-college real estate job search amidst all of this, keep […]

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]]> The Real Estate Resume – Tips and Resources https://www.adventuresincre.com/real-estate-resume-2/ Fri, 13 Aug 2021 13:00:06 +0000 https://www.adventuresincre.com/real-estate-resume-copy/ Some of you are working to land that first professional job in real estate. Others are hoping to leverage existing education and industry experience to move up. Regardless of where you are, the content, format, and style of your real estate resume is essential to your success. Why? It is your first impression on paper. In this post, […]

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