India
CRE Graduate Program
Areas of business
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Office Leasing
Our Leasing teams work with their clients to maximise asset awareness, leasing activity, rental rates, occupancy, and overall investment value— ultimately enhancing financial performance. Our team supports asset analysis, lease negotiation, property positioning and marketing, project and brokerage campaigns, prospective tenant canvassing, and market analysis reporting. We have experts working in all markets including CBD, City Fringe and Metro.
Retail Leasing
The Cushman & Wakefield retail leasing team offers a fully integrated retail service platform, creating opportunities for both brands and investors in retail property. This specialisation provides a comprehensive understanding of brand requirements. From location optimisation to operational efficiencies, speed to market, shifting customer expectations and creating competitive advantage, it also allows Cushman & Wakefield to construct deals quickly and smoothly.
Investment Sales
As market leading specialists in the sale of office investments across Australia, our Investment Sales teams offer comprehensive advisory and execution services to a broad range of institutional, offshore, and private clients. We focus on both CBD, Suburban, Middle Markets, Development Sites and Strata assets across all sectors. We leverage an integrated suite of investor services to deliver strategies to solve complex real estate challenges.
Tenant Advisory
Cushman & Wakefield’s Tenant Representation practice is a full-service real estate advisory that represents the tenant, or occupier, in the negotiation and execution of a lease, purchase, or disposition of commercial space. We provide solutions that align real estate transaction needs with a tenant’s business strategy, financial goals, and operational objectives.
Valuations & Advisory
Our team provides Valuation & Advisory services to owners, investors, financial institutions, funds, and developers across a range of property sectors and locations. Our approach to Valuations is based on developing a deep understanding of individual markets and specific asset types. We draw on our market knowledge, resources, technology, experience, and quality control—all aided by our strong bank panel representation and market reputation—to provide seamless service at a local, national, and global level.
Industrial & Logistics
The Industrial & Logistics Brokerage and Capital Markets team specialises in the delivery of strategic advice relating to the logistics, warehousing, distribution, and manufacturing sectors—assisting our clients in maximising the value of their industrial portfolios. Our team supports your investment portfolio and ownership cycle, surveying market opportunities and creating value via brokerage services to deliver divestment strategies and sale campaigns, leasing, and property management.
Learning approach
Our graduate program is built around three key pillars, with a strong emphasis on hands-on learning experiences.
70% Experience
Challenging tasks, Job Shadowing, Job Rotations, Projects & Special Assignments
20% Exposure
Networking, 1-to-1 Mentoring from Manager, Guidance from Buddy
10% Education
Classroom Sessions, Online Learning Modules, Leader Speaker Series, Sessions with External Specialists
What to expect
Explore what you will experience as a graduate within our program.
- Get Oriented: Help you quickly get comfortable with our company culture and environment.
- Learn About Us: Give you a clear understanding of our different service lines and functions.
- Know the Rules: Make sure you understand our company policies and procedures.
- Keep Growing: Support your continuous learning through our induction program.
- Stay Consistent: Ensure you have a standardized onboarding experience, no matter where you are.
- Learn Leadership Basics: Use our Manager Fundamentals Program and other resources to develop essential leadership skills.
- Build Future Skills: Follow LinkedIn Learning paths to gain Power Skills and Skills of the Future.
- Industry Excellence: Participate in programs run by external training vendors to achieve industry excellence.
- Speaker Series: Attend talks by senior leaders, business leads who started as management trainees, and experienced leaders.
- Community Learning: Engage in group assignments for collaborative learning.
- Hands-On Experience: Spend a month rotating through two specific service lines to understand the business, roles, responsibilities, and workflow.
- Guidance and Support: Get paired with a buddy from each service line to help guide and support you.
- Critical Thinking and Problem Solving: Challenge yourself to think critically, solve complex problems, and show you're ready for work in your service line (e.g., market analysis, feasibility studies, process improvement initiatives).
- Progress Meetings: Have regular check-ins with project sponsors/owners and mentors to track your progress.
- Present Your Work: Share your project findings and recommendations with Business Heads.
- Specialized Guidance: Get assigned mentors and buddies within your chosen department to provide expert guidance.
- Monthly Check-Ins: Have regular monthly check-ins with PPs, EIC, and L&D Teams to monitor your progress and address any concerns.
