Careers in Real Estate 2017

Getting ready for the Careers Day 2017

The job application season is well underway for both our final year undergraduates and our MSc students. A number of careers events have already taken place, with more to follow. The first event was held on 10 October when students and staff were joined by members of our alumni society OBREMS and the Real Estate Professional Liaison Group for a whole day dedicated to careers. The day consisted of a series of presentations with plenty of breaks for networking and discussions. The morning and afternoon sessions featured presentations from some of our recent graduates: Chris Green, who started off at Savills and now works for Glenny LLP and Georgia Eckert, who works for Jones Norris Adams.

Philip Parnell, from Deloitte presenting on 'Life in the Corporate World'

The other presentations were:

• Working in the Real World, by Georgia Eckert from Jones Norris Adams
• Working in the Residential Market, by Elaine Tooke from Oxford Brookes
• The APC Process, by Chris Green from Glenny LLP
• Working for a “smaller” firm, by Harry Pruden from Hanover Green
• Working “client side”, by Natalie Orde from Grosvenor Estates
• Working for the “big” firms, by Savills

The day finished with 'Conclusions and General Questions' and a drinks reception (sponsored by Savills) in Taylors Yard at Oxford Brookes.

The next event was the Built Environment Careers Fair which took place on 16 October. This year more than 50 companies attended the fair as well as staff from Oxford Brookes Careers and quite a lot of our alumni who were representing the firms they now work for. Another great day for networking. I took a few photos...

The Oxford Brookes Careers team

For more information about how the Oxford Brookes Careers team can help you, take a look at their website. Once you are out in the world of work, or whilst you are looking for a job, join one of our LinkedIn groups where we post jobs and where you can keep in touch with your fellow graduates:

Real Estate Management (over 900 members)
Oxford Brookes Construction, QS and Project Management (nearly 300 members)

Finally, if you are a graduate of Real Estate Management (BSc or MSc) and would like to be involved in our Real Estate Mentoring Scheme please get in touch with rdixon@brookes.ac.uk