RETS Associates recently helped Australian-based CRE tech firm WebFM hire key positions to support its international expansion. Entrepreneur Magazine features our own Jana Turner, who sat down with WebFM’s CEO David Rafter to find out more about his firm’s industry-leading CRE technology, growth trajectory and his advice for non-US-based firms looking to expand internationally.
Jana Turner, Principal of RETS Associates, discusses diversity, hiring trends and the best talent-retention strategies for the current Millennial-driven market. The call for diversity in commercial real estate firms is growing louder, and competitive companies are digging deeper to find the best ways to recruit diverse top talent.
Many commercial real estate companies and leaders tend to base their hiring decisions on 3 main facets: skills, learning agility, and cultural fit. We see CRE employers aiming to hire people they think would be a good fit…. however, their efforts can easily veer off into a dangerous ditch. The last thing you want as a manager is to have all your new hires look, think, and act alike.
The newest trend? More and more CRE candidates are ghosting employers…. We know that it’s a job seeker’s market, thanks to historically low unemployment in the commercial real estate industry, and candidates now getting to choose among multiple offers.
The commercial real estate labor market is going strong, and job candidates have plenty of opportunities to choose from. And thanks to this tight labor market, job seekers are disappearing from the hiring process without a word at higher rates than ever.
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In a tight labor market, what do top candidates for CRE positions look for? Today’s commercial real estate companies are in a race for talent. With employment levels at 50-year…