Employment
Employment Statistics | Hiring | Real Estate Career Forum
Employment Statistics
Graduates and students of the MBA Real Estate Program take on leadership roles in all segments of the industry including investing, asset management, development, and launching entrepreneurial endeavors.
Breakdown by Industry Segment: 2018
| Industry Segment | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Investment Banking | 17% |
| Commercial Banking | 1% |
| Investment Management/Private Equity | 45% |
| Development | 14% |
| REIT | 11% |
| Other Related Services | 12% |
Breakdown by Geographical Location: 2018
| Location | Percentage |
|---|---|
| NY Metro | 61% |
| Other US | 29% |
| International | 10% |
Select Employers—2018*
Banking/Commercial Banking
Bank of America
Barclays**
CapitalOne
Credit Suisse
Deutsche Bank
Goldman Sachs**
J.P. Morgan**
Lazard**
Macquarie Capital**
PGIM Real Estate**
The Richman Group
Investment Management/Private Equity
Angelo Gordon
Apollo Global Management
Beachwold Residential
Beacon Capital
Besen
Building & Land Technology**
Castle Hill Investors
CIM Group
Fosun Property
Greystar**
Invesco Real Estate**
Jumbo Capital Management
The Millennia Companies
MetLife
Morgan Stanley Investment Management**
Morning Calm Management
Pennybacker Capital
Torchlight Investors
Sovereign Partners
Winthrop Capital Partners
Development
Boston Properties**
Brookfield Property Partners
DDG Partners
Greystar**
Hanover Company
Lightstone Group
Questar Properties
SR Group
Strategic Capital
Sterling Town Equities
USAA Real Estate Company
WS Development
REIT
Equity Lifestyle Properties
SL Green
Welltower
Other Related Services
Allianz Real Estate of America**
Clark Construction
Equinox
Estee Lauder
Gap, Inc.
Not-A
Omni
Prelios
WeWork
*Includes both full-time and summer internship placements
**Denotes more than one intern and/or full-time hire
Hiring
Recruiting for full-time positions and summer internships occurs both on- and off- campus. Firms come to campus to lead information sessions, participate in career fairs, and interview candidates for open full-time or summer internship positions. Off-campus, firms host events in their offices or utilize online resources to recruit students or alumni.
To share a job posting with current Real Estate students, please send a job description and application instructions to Tricia Philip-Rao.
If you would like to broaden your search, the Columbia Business School Career Management Center's comprehensive recruiting program can help you attract candidates for your anticipated openings and as-needed hiring requirements. You can post open positions within your organization on the CMC website to recruit Columbia Business School’s current students and alumni. Please contact Nicholas Kalogeropoulos for further details or if you have additional questions about real estate recruiting at Columbia Business School.
Nicholas Kalogeropoulos
Senior Associate Director, Employer Relations
Columbia Business School Career Management Center
(212) 854-1926
nk36@gsb.columbia.edu
Real Estate Career Forum
The Columbia Business School Real Estate Association, Paul Milstein Center for Real Estate, and the Career Management Center co-host an Annual Real Estate Career Forum during the spring semester.
The forum is an opportunity for real estate companies to introduce themselves, share ideas, and network with current Columbia Business School students. This event offers real estate organizations a unique opportunity to forge deeper ties with the Columbia Business School community and potentially recruit future business leaders.
The ninth annual Real Estate Career Forum was held on February 22, 2019 at the Princeton Club of New York.
The 2019 Real Estate Career Forum will be held on February 21, 2020.