Colliers Early Careers Programme

Colliers is renowned for service excellence and accelerating the success of our clients, partners and employees alike. Our Assessment of Professional Competence (APC) programme will provide you with access to experienced APC assessors, expert property professionals and structured learning opportunities to develop your professional and technical capability. Our excellent APC pass rate reflects our success in providing the best support to our graduates. The company also hosts various networking, social and sporting events to enable our graduates to have some fun along the way to becoming qualified.

We’re focused on giving our employees every opportunity to learn more and do more. We offer personal development, tuition reimbursement and sponsor our own university – the first and only one of its kind in the industry.

Colliers supports people to excel in any role, whether just starting their careers or leading a winning team. We reward initiative, ingenuity and a drive to succeed – and we’re constantly on the lookout for rising stars.

How can we take your career to the next level? Rich training, career development paths, mentoring opportunities...our managers collaborate with you to develop a roadmap and resources for where you want to go. Want to try something new? Polish your skills for advancement? We’re here to help. Our philosophy is “all personal development is professional development,” so whether we help you in work or in life, we know it all adds up to a stronger team.

With a culture which encourages entrepreneurship and initiative we know that you will always be wanting to improve your knowledge, skills and professional competence. That’s why at Colliers we are committed to the life-long learning of our people. Every year we review the performance of all employees during the annual performance review process. The purpose of the process is to provide an opportunity for you to: discuss your strengths and areas of development with your line manager; and to enable you to discuss and identify any training requirements.

In the UK last year, we delivered more than 650 days of internal training on improving presentation skills, learning to deliver difficult messages or how best to talk to the media. You name it, we have a course for it! The company also supports people through external training and qualifications, with the aim of taking your career to the next level.

All employees are granted access to Colliers University, our online resource which hosts over 700 online courses, webinars and e-learning options. Colliers University is available for all employees to access and has a proven track record for increasing efficiency, productivity and revenue.

CREation is a networking company with the simple purpose of providing fun, free events where those starting their careers can meet and mingle with those in the same boat and even those already established in the industry.

Tony Horrell, CEO UK & Ireland says “I’m a great believer in grassroots development and helping the next generation of property professionals advance in their careers. The inclusive nature of CREation will help to build opportunities for young professionals and bring more diversity to the property sector, which I see as hugely beneficial to all. I am impressed by Harri and Rosanna’s entrepreneurial spirit and I am pleased that Colliers is in a position to positively contribute towards building careers through CREation. In an industry that relies on personal connections, CREation will provide a platform where these connections can be established early on.”

What is the most interesting thing about working at Colliers, and about the work you do?

Working with a high calibre of clients and on schemes that impact society and the world we live in.

 

What are three benefits you’ve discovered about working at Colliers that you weren’t aware of when you started?

1) Colliers fund continued professional development seminars which is an invaluable way to develop your interests and work towards your APC qualification. Internal Know Your Company seminars also help to fill the gaps in your knowledge of other service lines within the business.

2) In normal times, Colliers hosts a number of summer mixers on the terrace with free food and drinks. These are always well attended – especially by the younger employees!

3) Colliers have recently introduced electric bikes for employees to use to travel between meetings. This saves time when going between the office, meetings and inspections and means you do not have to get on the crowded underground during the day! 

 

What advice would you give a candidate who’s thinking about applying for a job with us?

Be yourself, rather than trying to fit the mould, because Colliers values individualism.

 

What does working at Colliers enable you to BE?

A well-rounded surveyor with exposure to all aspects of the profession while still maintaining a good work-life balance. 

 

What is the most interesting thing about working at Colliers, and about the work you do?

Every surveyor will tell you how varied our work is daily. What Colliers does differently is the way we are taught to think outside the box – to approach situations from a different perspective. The collaboration and sharing of different ideas is most interesting at Colliers.

 

What are three benefits you’ve discovered about working at Colliers that you weren’t aware of when you started?

1) There’s a strong sense of cohesion and teamwork, and the open plan floors make it easy to approach anyone in the business.

2) There are regular office mixers which are a great way to meet other members of the company and learn about the different service lines we offer.

3) There’s a new wellbeing hub and we have recently launched a diversity and inclusion programme led by internal steering groups that are open to anyone.

 

What advice would you give a candidate who’s thinking about applying for a job with us?

There’s so much that Collier’s has to offer, and plenty to get involved with as a graduate. Follow what we get up to on Instagram, twitter or Linkedin and use this to your advantage in interviews.

 

What does working at Colliers enable you to BE?

Colliers enables me to develop the necessary skills and knowledge to be confident and effective at the job at hand, whilst guiding me towards my own career goals.

 

What is the most interesting thing about working at Colliers, and about the work you do?

As a building surveyor, I think the most interesting this for me is the variety of work we get to work on. It keeps you interested in the work rather than doing the same job day in day out.

 

What are three benefits you’ve discovered about working at Colliers that you weren’t aware of when you started?

1) The flexibility in working within Project and building consultancy is something that really surprised me to the point where I don’t think I could go back to a standard 9-5 Format.

2) The networking opportunity’s, both within the company and externally, are really encouraged and as a young professional I love to see this.

3) The opportunity to give back to charity was something I didn’t realise when I applied and as a graduate cohort, raising over £24,000 for charity in our first year was a massive highlight.

 

What advice would you give a candidate who’s thinking about applying for a job with us?

Don’t think twice, the graduate programme is very good and everyone at the company is very open so you can talk about anything and you will be greeted with an open mind.

 

What does working at Colliers enable you to BE?

A chartered building surveyor who possesses rounded experience and has good links within the industry. A professional that has dealt with all aspects of a large business.

What is the most interesting thing about working at Colliers, and about the work you do?

I find most interesting how varied the work is as well as how much exposure you get to other professionals across the business at different levels - I found for me that’s one of the best ways to learn. They really encourage you to think as an individual and outside the box and to express your ideas and opinions from very early on.

What are three benefits you’ve discovered about working at Colliers that you weren’t aware of when you started?

1) Very social company – for me this has been so helpful in order to meet new people in the office after the pandemic. We often have mixers as well as grad events that enable you to meet other people in other departments and a pub outing never goes amiss!

2) APC support – One of the reasons why I chose to work at Colliers was the amount of support and coaching you get throughout the grad scheme. From the very beginning lectures are put in place and you are assigned a councillor who helps to guide you as well as with general career support.  

3) Cross team/department collaboration – Colliers encourages cross collaborations at all levels which I think is great as it enables you to gain other people’s opinion and share ideas. 

What advice would you give a candidate who’s thinking about applying for a job with us?

Make sure you research all aspects about Colliers like our culture, what departments and service lines we have. If there is a particular area of real estate that interests you, look up what recent deals Colliers has been involved in. If you know people that work at Colliers get in touch with them!

What does working at Colliers enable you to BE?

Enables me to gain skills, develop my strengths and confidence to achieve my career goals.