Presented by Yvonne L. Ambo MRICS

Introduction

•The Challenges

•Introducing Property Needs You

•Route to Membership & Graduate Scheme

•Career Highlights

•Opportunities

•Useful Websites

Challenges

Changing the face of property

Improving inclusivity & diversity across the property profession

Property needs you

Property needs you

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Route to membership

ACADEMIC UNDERGRADUATE ROUTE

Route to membership

ACADEMIC UNDERGRADUATE ROUTE

Route to membership

• RICS accredited degree, e.g. Real Estate Management BSc (Hons)• Investment• Valuation• Planning & Development• Law • Sandwich degree - opportunity to gain experience and earn a wage.

Year placement

Route to membership

1) Graduate scheme applications.

2) Interview process

3) Job offers

4) Complete degree

5) Results

Graduate scheme

• Typically 4 rotations

• 2 year training programme

• APC

• Salary c. £25k

• Regional offices

• Opportunities to work abroad

Graduate scheme - APC

• APC to MRICS

• Assessment - Panel of 3 Chartered Surveyors.

• 60 Minutes - Verbal Examination

• Challenging Process

• Demonstrate Professional Competencies.

• Results – 1 week later

• Certificate and MRICS

Achieving MRICS

‘It’s a big moment of happiness. We waited for a long time for that.’ Arsene Wenger

Career highlights

• Successfully obtained 8 new clients in first rotation.

• Saved a client business rate costs at 30 St Mary Axe.

Career highlights

• Hotel Agency

• Sold a hotel in the UK.

• Achieved over the asking price of £3.25m.

• Paris trip.

• Reviewed a potential client’s hotel portfolio.

Career highlights

• Inspecting luxury car showrooms in the UK.• Portfolio valuation.

Career highlights

Cycled 54 miles with the graduates from London to Brighton.

Sporting & charity events

Social events

• Surveying is a sociable profession.

• Meeting people is part of the job.

Achieving recognition

RICS YOUNG SURVEYOR AWARD WOMEN IN PROPERTY STUDENT AWARD

YOUNG PROPERTY PROFESSIONAL OF THE YEAR – ESTATES GAZETTE

Opportunities

Useful links

• www.propertyneedsyou.com

• www.skillslondon2014.co.uk

• www.targetjobs.co.uk/career-sectors/property • www.rics.org

•www.rtpi.org.uk