JLL

Tell us about your role at JLL and what it involves

Being a Sustainability graduate I have 2 rotations with the Net Zero Carbon and Certifications/Wellness teams. Participating in different initiatives that allows me to gather and develop soft and technical skills. I’ve been assigned to engineering tasks, energy and sustainability audits, site visits, report drafting, certification credit achievement, data analysis.

How has the graduate program supported you in launching your career

As someone who came from a different industry, the graduate program has given me the opportunity to collaborate with teams from various disciplines. This has allowed me to gain exposure and learn from others, as well as push myself to ask questions and take on new challenges.

What work have you been most excited by since starting at JLL

Travelling to Darwin, Sydney, and Tasmania to conduct on-site visits for energy and sustainability audits.

What tips can you share to prospective graduates going through the application or recruitment process with us?

Carefully review the instructions provided. Do your own research on the company, business lines, clients, and initiatives. Make sure to practice for each stage of the process. Remember to be honest with yourself and trust your own knowledge. Enjoy the experience!

Why should someone be excited about joining JLL

JLL is truly invested in your growth and development. Being involved with various clients and initiatives is a fantastic opportunity.

Tell us about your role at JLL and what it involves

I work in the Sustainability team where the team works on strategies to reduce carbon emission in our client’s portfolio. I personally work on energy auditing and life cycle assessments, which helps in bringing down the operational and embodied carbon in buildings

How has the graduate program supported you in launching your career

The team is very supportive and all the members are quite keen on explaining and training the grads which helps us thrive in our role from the very get go

What work have you been most excited by since starting at JLL

Working on Life Cycle Assessments for our clients and figuring out strategies in bringing down the overall embodied carbon in new projects is a challenging tasks, but at the same time it also requires some out of the box thinking to create some solutions. For me that puzzle is a fun activity to take on

What tips can you share to prospective graduates going through the application or recruitment process with us?

Do not be shy to reach out to the team you are keen to be a part of. While they might be limited in the kind of information they can provide to make the recruitment process fair for everyone, everyone in JLL is more than keen and willing to lend an insight into the kind of work that is undertaken. 

Why should someone be excited about joining JLL

The work culture in JLL is one that is very supportive and nourishing, and everyone in the team goes above and beyond what is expected to help you feel comfortable in the team. It is also an organization that provides tools to help your personal growth. 

Tell us about your role at JLL and what it involves:

I work as an Analyst in Capital Markets at JLL which involves investment asset sales, equity and debt advisory. Capital Markets assists JLL clients with transacting commercial real estate assets (both buying and selling) and capital raising activities (both debt and equity). 

How has the graduate program supported you in launching your career: 

Graduate Program fast tracked the process of understanding the inner workings of Capital Markets and the broader firm. The fun learning environment supported by both formal and informal networking sessions helped me to engage with all teams and decide which one is rightly suited for me (vice versa). Even after almost 4 years, there is little to complain, I am still at Capital Markets and still love what I do.

What work have you been most excited by since starting at JLL: 

Change and innovation. I believe JLL has certainly come a long way in the past couple of years as a “firm of the future”. The evolving nature of the business – from physical office change around the country to introducing tech enabled programs at both micro and macro level are creating a new playing field globally. I believe we have started to action what we believe in i.e. shape the future of real estate.

What tips can you share to prospective graduates going through the application or recruitment process with us? 

Your personality, attitude, willingness to learn and emotional quotient is far more important than you think it is. Show us you have the confidence and the mindset to succeed in a client focused time sensitive environment, you’ll never need to look back. Like people say, there is always light at the end of the tunnel, there is an immersive experience waiting for you after this comprehensive evaluation process.

Why should someone be excited about joining JLL: 

JLL as a firm has more opportunities than one can imagine! 

Having spent time in 3 different offices both in Australia and Singapore, I can say this with strong conviction that there is always something new, exciting and unique offering coming your way. Sit back and enjoy the journey.

Tell us about your role at JLL and what it involves?    

I am a graduate in JLL. As a graduate in JLL, I had this opportunity to go around and experience the various departments of JLL. I was very privileged to join three departments in JLL, they were Capital Markets, Tenant Representation, and Project Development Service. These rotations allowed me to find my true interest in this property industry and map out my further career path. Most days, I’ll have various tasks to complete at the office— newspaper to summarise, PowerPoint presentations and excel spreadsheets to create for clients, and inspections on the calendar that will take up several hours. On other days, I might be on-site at one of our projects for a quality assurance observation and follow-ups with different parties. Although I shadowed my managers a lot, through observation I have learnt a lot of soft and hard skills which are incredibly important for my personal development.

How has the graduate program supported you in launching your career

One of the benefits of joining a graduate program is the exposure to several departments of a business. Often in graduate programs, there is entry-level training across multiple sectors of a business, allowing me to develop greater knowledge of the property industry and gain a wide skillset. Another benefit of joining a graduate program is career progression. The training, mentoring, networking opportunities and the chance to rotate through the organization are all designed to give me the skills and knowledge to succeed in any role I'm going to be in after this program.

What work have you been most excited by since starting at JLL

The most exciting event in JLL were the auctions and the preparation job I took part in during my rotation in Capital Markets. Capital Markets is a very fast pace and motivated team because there is only so little time to launch a campaign and the entire team works toward on goal, to break a deal!. When it comes to auctions, a lot of prior market research had to be carried out so that Agents are able to educate both vendors and prospective buyers. During auctions, buyers know that if they don't bid now, they may miss out. The atmosphere is electric, the auctioneer's calls are exciting and buyers often find themselves worked into a frenzy. This is the perfect environment in which to sell one's assets. I sometimes dreamt of becoming an auctioneer, carrying through the entire transaction.

What tips can you share to prospective graduates going through the application or recruitment process with us? 

• Tip 1, always study JLL's company background. Understand the business arms of JLL and what clients JLL is engaged with. This is very helpful for you to truly understand if you are suitable for the role. Most importantly, researching JLL's business function allows you to demonstrate your interest in the job.
• Tip 2, aside from focusing on purely selling your personal branding and skills, you should think from JLL's perspective and demonstrate what qualities you can bring to the business. There are never model answers in the interview questions, but you need to be commercially aware. JLL would love to know what skills you can deliver and how are your skills related to the role. 
• Tip 3, It doesn't matter whether or not you have office experience, confidence and passion are the keys. Show that you are confident to pick up the role and you are ready to add value to JLL and yourself. 

Why should someone be excited about joining JLL 

Someone should be excited about joining JLL because JLL has the most well-organized and structured graduate program. There are rotations managers to look after you and make sure you learning various business areas, but at the same time not overwhelmed by the workload. Besides, JLL has a diverse work environment. JLL believes a diverse, equitable, and inclusive culture is one where everyone succeeds. 

Tell us about your role at JLL and what it involves

Been integrated into the various teams across the respective rotations, and supported the team in all their works.
Valued member of the team

How has the graduate program supported you in launching your career

JLL is a world recognised Brand as one of the most reputable real estate services firms in the world. When I travelled around the world everyone in the property industry knew and respected the JLL brand. 

The graduate program offered 3 different rotations across the JLL business. I was able to experience and learn completely different things across the commercial real estate sector. This has enabled me to find and discover what aspect of real estate especially in JLL that fancy me interest.

Becoming a JLL employee has given me exposure to large projects of work which smaller firms don’t offer

What work have you been most excited by since starting at JLL

I’ve enjoyed the client facing work 

The opportunities to work outside the office has been a highlight for me (eg; attend live auctions, weekly construction onsite meeting and working onsite at shopping centres).

What tips can you share to prospective graduates going through the application or recruitment process with us?

Try and make as many connections along the way, both with fellow candidates and with recruiters as real estate is an industry which is heavily relationship dependent.

Always be willing to learn new things and take on new experiences, even though it may not be the ideal career pathway. All experience will shape your professional development and allows you to broader your breadth of knowledge.

Why should someone be excited about joining JLL

The breath of opportunity that JLL offers across such different fields of work

You have the opportunity to dip your toe into different Real Estate lines of business, whether Agency, project management, leasing, asset management, tenant representation 

The diverse and inclusive culture is welcoming and accepting.