Students & graduates opportunities

Are you a talented student in the final phase of your degree course? And do you have a serious interest in real estate as your future career? If so, we have a wide range of work-placement options to choose from.

During your placement, you gain relevant practical experience and also discover our organisation and its professional approach from the inside. You play a full and active role in one of our teams, so that you learn more about the world of real estate and quickly boost your industry knowledge and skills.

Moreover, we offer you a competitive remuneration package and an inspiring working environment. Your placement could be the first step towards a permanent entry-level job with CBRE.

Meet CBRE

We love to make contact with motivated students who are passionate about real estate. We therefore regularly attend university careers events, so that you can meet our employees and recruiters. In addition, we organise various in-house days to give you the chance to savour the CBRE atmosphere at one of our locations.

Want to get your real estate career off to a flying start? Then sign up for the CBRE Traineeship. The CBRE Traineeship is a company-wide development program for all junior professionals, regardless of the department you work in. The program is tied to your position as a junior professional at the start of your career at CBRE, regardless of your specific role.

The program lasts one year and is based on three pillars:

1. professional development
2. personal development
3. and a strong network

The traineeship is structured according to the 70-20-10 model: 70% of your development comes from hands-on experience through challenging assignments and projects, 20% from mentoring and collaboration with colleagues, and 10% from targeted training. This mix ensures that you not only gain knowledge but also learn how to apply it in practice and continue to grow in your role.

Professional Development

Professional development is all about broadening your understanding of the real estate sector, the organizational structure, and the work carried out by various departments. Through the “Meet & Greet the Teams” event, you’ll get to know colleagues from across the organization. You’ll learn which clients they serve, the sectors in which they operate, and the projects they’re working on.

Personal Development

Personal development focuses on strengthening your skills and self-awareness. You’ll take courses in areas such as presentation skills, time management, and AI, and work with psychometric tools. This will give you a better understanding of your behavior, strengths, and areas for growth, and teach you how to apply them effectively in your daily work.

Crossing the border

During the traineeship, you’ll build your network by getting to know other junior employees in the same program and by meeting experienced colleagues who lead program activities. In addition to your local network, you’ll also make your first international connections during a trainee trip to one of our European offices.

As a new recruit at CBRE, you will take part in the Young Professional Programme. The programme combines professional, social and sporting activities, aimed at strengthening bonds between colleagues and building a broad network across the various CBRE entities.

We organise talks and panel discussions with internal and external experts on current topics in the property sector. You’ll visit unique property projects, ranging from large-scale urban developments to iconic office buildings. This provides ample opportunity for knowledge-sharing and in-depth learning.

In addition, we organise events such as a New Year’s reception, a summer dinner and a trip abroad, so that you can get to know colleagues from across the organisation. A padel tournament gives you the chance to challenge one another and compete in a friendly, sporting spirit.