I applied online. I interviewed at CBRE (London, England) in Nov 2018
Interview
I got a phone interview in which they asked about commercial awareness, past experiences, situational questions etc. The lady was friendly and it was overall a good experience. It takes around 20 minutes to complete and the questions are what you would normally expect. Important to be commercially aware.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
How is the market in your local area?
Why property?
Why CBRE?
Tell us of one time you had to network and how you did it.
Phone interview-interviewer asked 2 questions. Judgement is based mostly on transcription, interviewer read questions and typed out answers. General CV type questions instead of cover letter-to ensure interviews avoid GPT for answers in application.
Positive. Two group activities with same team members. Both dynamics focused more on knowledge of the company and its values rather than on technicals. Time limit. Presentation skills and group work are important.
I applied online. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at CBRE (London, England) in Dec 2023
Interview
It was an assessment centre including two group tasks. I felt extremely uncomfortable and marginalized during the process. One candidate took the leader role without asking others’ opinion.She led the whole group discussion but she didn’t divide the task or give others equal opportunities to speak. Also during the presentation session, another candidate just took my part. I was shocked and didn’t know what to do at that moment. Everyone just wanted to show themselves and deprive others’ chance. It was not what I expected ( teamwork&collaborarion). It just showed me how ugly people can be when facing competition and I did learn that lesson as they were successful at AC stage.