I applied online. I interviewed at CBRE in Apr 2026
Interview
Had a zoom call with the hiring manager about two weeks ago, had another call with a team of brokers a week and a half ago, and with another team last Wednesday. I’m going in this Wednesday to meet everyone and some additional people in person.
Accepted offer
Positive experience
Average interview
Application
I applied through an employee referral. The process took 5 weeks. I interviewed at CBRE (El Segundo, CA)
Interview
1 phone call
4 in-person interviews
I had to follow-up to schedule 2 of the interviews
Interviews were overall normal in difficulty and 2 were relatively easy and casual
Important: be prepared in answers
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
How do I handle stress? (fast-paced environment)
Why CBRE?
What relevant skills do I bring- communication (stressed a lot), collaboration, detail-oriented
How will I help team to function well?
Why Real Estate, why Commercial specifically?
Long-term goals at CBRE
What have you been doing since graduation
Internal recruiter gives you a call. If it’s not a good time to talk, then they will schedule a time to do a phone screening. After that, they pass the notes to the hiring manager to schedule an interview with them. Then after that, you are rewarded with another interview with team members (producers, etc). After that, you’re rewarded with another interview.
I applied through a recruiter. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at CBRE
Interview
A recruiter reached out, then I met with the Operations manager, and then I went in person to meet the team. They really only pressed me about my Adobe experience.....and then the main broker said something about how his team is a "family," and that immediately did not feel genuine. The whole interview felt a little off, honestly.