CRE Interview Buddies?
Would anyone be interested in doing mock interviews together for CRE roles? I put together a list of questions that I've been asked and I think it might be helpful to regularly go through them and practice. Depending on interest level, it might make sense to take turns in a small group so we each can get more feedback.
I'm an analyst in REPE and working on the transition to associate. I've done a handful of interviews for the associate level and my feedback has been that my answers were good, but need to be better when the market is this competitive. I'm sure anyone else who has actively searched in the past 6-12 months would agree. Please comment or DM me if interested.
Potentially interested. What questions did your interviewers feel like you needed to answer better?
Walking through my deals is where I think I have the most room for improvement. I have my numbers down and there haven't been many surprises lately (I learned my lesson from an earlier interview). But I think I can improve how I explain them. My feedback has been that they'd "like me to be more thorough and technical."
And also I'd like a second opinion on some opinion questions like "where would you invest if you had $500M" or "what asset class would you invest in." It's an opinion so I think I have a good answer and solid reasoning to back it up, but I'm honestly not sure. There's some other stuff, but these are the big ones I think.
You're anonymous so feel free to DM me. And also let me know how I can help you.
What has the walk me through your deal looked like? Can you give an example. Potentially interested in this as well.
Pretty much I give a 1-2 minute overview of the deal and then get grilled on numbers and the thesis. Usually the interviewer interrupts and asks stuff before I finish too. DM if interested.
Sounds like how you'd want to frame it. How many years of experience do you have - maybe that's it especially in today's environment.
I'm coming up on 2 years.
I think it's more that then anything else, I have 4 years of experience and get told they're getting VP's or Senior Associates coming down to take these roles and silo me more into a Senior Analyst level right now.
People with 2-4 years of experience are also taking analyst roles right now, it's one of the worst markets.
Also maybe that's just what they're telling you because it's an overall no, I don't see how a deal story can be told much differently and what other metrics you're not digging into others are. It also should be focused more on non quantitative metrics, because you buy a deal for the qualitative features and numbers are next.
So weird when they interrupt you. bro I’m explaining the deal giving background and as soon as I’m abt to give you the returns you interrupt about the returns and need me to explain the deal again as if you weren’t listening and just waiting to interrupt.
Interested
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