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Updated Dec 1, 2023
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Anonymous Employee
I interviewed at CBRE
Quick and straightforward. Nice hiring manager, very good experience. Although they did negotiate my salary but overall happy with the process. Just did an online one and we were there.
- What do you do when you feel stressful at work?

Anonymous Employee
I applied through an employee referral. I interviewed at CBRE
During the job interview, the atmosphere was relaxed and welcoming, resembling more of a friendly conversation than a formal interrogation. The questions flowed smoothly, allowing for open dialogue, and the overall experience felt comfortable and positive.
- What was your previous job done?
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Anonymous Interview Candidate in Brazil, IA
I interviewed at CBRE (Brazil, IA)
Great and well conducted by the amazing HR. They really put an effort to get to know you and make you feel confortabel and willing to work there. It was a very nice experience.
- List your top 5 qualities.

Anonymous Interview Candidate in London, England
I interviewed at CBRE (London, England)
10-15 min screening call. First an application, 1 month later I got a telephone screening call. They send you a webinar link to tell you what expect. You can then book what time works for you and then they will call you and ask the questions below.
- Basic screening question: which program you applied to and if you need visa eligibility Motivational question about why this industry and what about is interesting? Why cbre?

Anonymous Employee in Dallas, TX
I interviewed at CBRE (Dallas, TX)
Call with recruiter then a zoom interview with the hiring manager. Not a lot of technicals at all and very "fit" based. Was fairly simple and took about 30 minutes.
- Why do you want to work at CBRE?

Anonymous Employee
I interviewed at CBRE
The interview was a very easy interview to my surprise, The interview was in person. Two people interviewed me. I Got hired on the same day. Received offer letter same day.
- Tell me about your background.

Anonymous Interview Candidate
I interviewed at CBRE
one interview with video one of them with assessment .I waste my time but not accept for nothing. They didn't give us feedback .and psychometric test just for waste our time.
- why you choose us? why we must hire you? tell me about yourself?

Anonymous Interview Candidate in Tennessee City, TN
I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at CBRE (Tennessee City, TN)
After the interview, I waited a week to ask for feedback, however it has been a month I have not received any comments and the company has not decided yet to fill this position.
- What has been the big challenge in my life?

Anonymous Employee in Chicago, IL
I interviewed at CBRE (Chicago, IL)
The interview process was straightforward. HR Call, 1st Round Interview, and finally a super day via zoom (4 interviews in a row all from a specific team). It was super easy to communicate with the coordinators.
- Describe your previous real estate experience.

Anonymous Interview Candidate in Toronto, ON
I applied online. I interviewed at CBRE (Toronto, ON)
Straight to the point, friendly, informative, punctual, detailed, professional, asked the right questions, patient, not misleading, didn't waste time, Director and Manager of position did the interview, followed up on interview process.
- Work History, examples of different situations, how to deal with difficult situations etc. Basic interview questions.
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Glassdoor users rated their interview experience at CBRE as 66.1% positive with a difficulty rating score of 2.72 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty). Candidates interviewing for Talent Acquisition Manager and Senior Account Executive rated their interviews as the hardest, whereas interviews for Staff Accountant and Operations Administrator roles were rated as the easiest.
The hiring process at CBRE takes an average of 28.24 days when considering 1,171 user submitted interviews across all job titles. Candidates applying for Associate Broker had the quickest hiring process (on average 1 day), whereas Manager roles had the slowest hiring process (on average 210 days).
Common stages of the interview process at CBRE according to 1,171 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone Interview: 22.09%
One on One Interview: 21.45%
Drug Test: 11.92%
Group Panel Interview: 11.62%
Background Check: 10.50%
Skills Test: 9.38%
Presentation: 6.05%
IQ Intelligence Test: 2.80%
Personality Test: 2.69%
Other: 1.49%
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