Savills London
Hello,
Recent graduate with 1YOE in CRE here. Excited to share that I've been invited to the assessment centre for the 2024 Savills Graduate Operational Capital Markets (OCM) Analyst role.
Seeking your insights on the OCM team dynamics, career progression within Savills, and potential exit options. How competitive is their compensation package in the current market (they're offering £40k + discretionary bonus + benefits)?
Wondering how good Savills is as a starting point for a CRE career, or if opting for a smaller, less recognizable REPE (slightly higher comp) might offer more advantages. My end goal would be to eventually work at a top-tier fund in a modelling-intensive role and later venture out to do my own deals. Your perspectives on this dilemma would be highly appreciated!
Thanks for any helpful insights!
Interviewed with them for As/ Snr As, looks like a lean IB team (with a very low comp) they sell themselves really well, apparently great deal flow, had an excel test (data analysis to select the right London borough for BTR, then a hotel modeling test, another interview then a 3 statements modeling test….) then met with senior people but basically told me they loved the profile but atm they were looking for m&a backgrounds (company level deals vs. asset level deals)
That being said, I think it should be a nice first experience and I can’t imagine you struggling to find a nice role afterwards!
Maybe more info on the repe shop could be helpful, acquisition role? Dev? Am? Deal flow? Asset classes…?
Interesting interview process.
Did you get your other job out of interest?
Yes! So happy after this f****** year
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Thanks for the comment!
It's an AM/Acquisitions role; very lean team (<5 people); value-add focus; <£1B AUM, mostly hotels/coliving/serviced apartments etc.
I heard the deal flow has been irregular, sometimes they transact several assets in a year, sometimes it's silent for 2-3 years.
I really want to choose the best path that will make me a well-rounded professional. Currently I've an impressive data analysis/modelling skillset, but really need to develop commercial awareness and knowledge. I think that's the missing piece of a puzzle to the genuine confidence in the workplace.
You sound like you know where you are and where you want to be, I suspect Savills could be the place, one of the analyst I talked to during interviews sounded so confident without being pedantic at all, it was impressive to be honest. I believe that with these guys you’ll be talking daily to investors, owners, sellers, bankers… You’ll get commercial awareness for sure!
Also modeling is not hard to learn… I would not worry about it
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