Next Generation
What is Next Generation?
Next Generation refers to all of CBRE’s early career opportunities – including graduates, apprentices, placements and internships.
In joining CBRE’s Next Generation Cohort, you will be shaping the future of Real Estate.
You will have excellent training and mentoring from industry experts and specialists, who will share invaluable knowledge and experience with you. You will be a part of a wider cohort of like minded young professionals who you will develop with in your career.
We give you the opportunity to work on world class projects, with an unmatched portfolio of clients, so that you gain the knowledge, skills and ability to become the future leaders and our Next Generation of CBRE.
Apprentice Opportunities
Property is the building blocks of where we live, work and have fun. Every building you enter has been directly affected by someone working in the property industry. There is a wide range of career paths and opportunities that await you in this industry that is focused on people above everything else.
The Apprenticeship scheme is a four year programme that combines learning on the job, formal training, and optimum support. It is open to individuals with A-levels, who have chosen not to pursue a degree. You will work for four days a week and have a mandatory study day each week.
We offer a range of apprenticeship pathways so there is something for everyone:
- Degree level Apprenticeship in Real Estate
- Degree level Apprenticeship in Environmental Consultancy
- Level 4 Apprenticeships in Management Consulting
- Level 5 apprenticeship in Human Resources
- Apprenticeship in Marketing
- Level 4 Apprenticeships in Facilities Management
Graduate Opportunities
Imagine being a part of a business where you make a difference from day one?
Imagine starting on a programme that took the CEO to where he is today. Dream of having control over your career path and a say in the locations where you work? Imagine learning from some of the best people in the industry, with the experience and know-how that only comes from years of working in a world-leading company. That’s what you are guaranteed with the CBRE Graduate Programme!
We offer a wide range of graduate pathways that you can join, and as our business continues to grow and develop, so will the variety of graduate roles on offer.
Our graduate scheme pathways:
- Building Surveying
Open to cognates - Capital Allowances
Open to cognates - Commercial Real Estate
Open to cognates and non cognates - Environmental, Social and Governance
Open to cognates - Façade Engineering
Open to cognates - Geomatics
Open to cognates
- Net Zero Consultancy
Open to cognates - Planning
Open to cognates and non cognates - Project Management
Open to cognates and non cognates - Property Management
Open to cognates and non cognates - Residential
Open to cognates and non cognates
What does Cognate and Non‑Cognate mean?
There are two ways of joining the Next Generation programme as a graduate:
- Cognate: You hold an Undergraduate or Masters degree related to the field of study of the graduate scheme.
- Non-Cognate: You hold an Undergraduate or Masters degree unrelated to real estate or the graduate scheme pathway.
If you are a non-cognate degree-holder, CBRE will sponsor and support you through a qualification to align you with cognate students.
For example, for the Commercial Real Estate pathway a cognate student would need a degree accredited by the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS). Non-cognate students will take a Masters that is accredited by the RICS – enabling you to sit your exams to become a Chartered Surveyor.
The Application Process
- Application form
- Online behavioural job-focussed testing
- Telephone interview
- Assessment centre
- Final interview
Placements and Internships
A select areas of business streams take on internships or placement students, for either a short period of 4 weeks for a summer internship held in August or up to 12 months for an industry placement from September.
These are a great opportunity to you to get to know our business and get some relevant work experience, and it is also a great opportunity for us to get to know potential new graduates.
When do applications go live?
Graduate Scheme
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Industry Placement |
| September - October | September - October |
Apprenticeship |
Internship |
| December - February | March |
