Q&A With CBRE Employees

Actually most will become remote now so very good chances depending on department

40 out of 2000 positions are remote, so don't plan on getting one.

Very few. 40 out of 2000 jobs listed are remote.

Poor. If you have less than 5 years you have very little vacation compared to competitors. Do your research and negotiate additional vacation when you start, because sick days come out of PTO and your hours accrue per pay period.

from decent to excellent, but what is available at high responsibility jobs, you can never take it all.

Find someone who works there and knows the hiring manager.

job relationship to prior experience, connections, references, personality match with interviewer, degree of urgency to hire for the position. timing is everything and this is the biggest unknown.

I got my job due to my military experience. However, I would say if you are a hard working and driven person, you will not have a hard time of it.

As someone else stated, it is absolutely based on favoritism, and who is the shmooziest with the client.

Based on your performance and own willingness to grow.

Merit and contribution potential

Type A personalities who are good salespeople.

Any person can succeed if they try, no matter where they work. Success or failure is a personal choice, not a decision of the employer.

Entrepreneurs.

Very insecure. Constant layoffs on this account.

50%

Very secured.

bonus

There are to numerous of job perks to name.

Stock plans.

If you are on a client account, you will be treated as a second class citizen at CBRE. You will not have access to perks and benefits such as tuition reimbursement and office supplies because the client doesn't pay for it. Raises are based on whether the client approves them, not the CBRE. You will take on more responsibility for no promotion.

How great it was, I would have came earlier.

They were more than a Real Estate brokerage company.

on the phone, in person, on the phone and rejection or offer

Through and fair

You will be interviewed by different stakeholders, from different angles.

Zero. Expect to work on your vacations if you want to keep your job.

Decent, although there is room for improvement. You may have to work a couple of weekends throughout the year to catch up on the work you weren't able to complete during the week. Also, almost all work is deadline/client-driven, which makes for unpredictable workloads and schedules.

It's horrible. I work all the time, there is no balance on my account. Managers don't respect salaried employees, it's 24/7 and you are expected to answer while on PTO.

flexibility from my role and responsibilities

The Team I have the opportunity to work with.

The people. Hands down, some of the hardest working and smartest in the industry.

timely, but depends on the personality of the individual you report to

Very structured and constant.

Not very active or formal

Low. Constant layoffs and demanding client take a toll on everyone after awhile.

Very high!

Very high and promising.

all kinds of opinions. the current CEO does well for the shareholders and that's all it matters in a publicly traded company where individual values are considered usually last.

The CEO has the right vision on how to grow the business and to make CBRE a world class company.

CBRE employees respect Bob Sulentic, the CEO. He has increased the firm's viability and market position to #1 in the industry. We need to be careful where we invest, specially around M&A. Our competition is increasingly investing in technology, and CBRE is just starting to make those changes.

job related

What is your 5-year plan?

Good group of people

Very collaborative and open.

My coworkers are motivated, determined, and team players. We work collaboratively to help our clients achieve their goals.

Very diverse group of men and woman.

A lot! I am part of it.

In the U.S. there is not much diversity, both in terms of gender and race. Would like to see more.

Integrate more technology on a day to day management process.

On the outsourcing side of the business, the workload expectations are extremely high. There are a lot upper level staff and not many lower level. Consider increasing the number of lower to mid-level staff to help balance workloads.

Improve GWS

They are ok nothing to write home about. The benefits in general are not very good compared to a company of similar size.

Low cost.

You read alot about how great they are and take classes affirming this, only to find out half of what you were promised was never true.

Take about a week for everything to be in order. The new hire will go through Orientation and IT training. Most say its smooth but there are times when things don't work as planned as for anything.

They don't live up to their own hype. They are sales people, and they sell employees a bill of goods.

straight forward

1 hr per meeting, sufficient to discuss position.

an hour and then following two more interviews between 30-60 min

process took about a month

department manager and it took approximately 2 weeks to hear back

Professional dress always. Only your best. They are big on appearances.

suit