100% success for property firm DTZ as its graduates get chartered

If you’re considering applying for graduate jobs with property services company DTZ, you might be interested to know that all of their graduates who sat their assessment of professional competence (APC) in the most recent sitting passed. They can now call themselves chartered surveyors and put the letters MRICS after their name.

The APC is the assessment process that employed graduate surveyors must undergo in order to gain chartership with the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors – an internationally recognised qualification that testifies to your professional expertise and boosts your earning potential. The process includes providing evidence of your competence, submitting an essay and sitting an interview. The interview is known for its rigour.

DTZ’s Laura Kaufman, Mark Penfold and Nick Franks – based in London – and Nick Ogden – in Manchester – passed the commercial surveying pathway. Kris Britland, also employed in London, completed the building surveying pathway.
Training & development: a key factor for students when choosing employers to apply to

The pass rate of the APC is one way in which candidates can judge the quality of training and development at property firms. The 2011 Guardian UK 300 publication – which ranks students’ top employers across different sectors – indicates that training and development is an important consideration among students interested in property careers. ‘A solid start to my career’, ‘good professional and career development’ and ‘known for their training and development’ were the first, fourth and fifth most popular answers given by students about what attracts them to an employer. The other reasons given were to do with the firm’s standing within the industry: ‘because they are successful at what they do’, ‘a reputation for excellence’ and ‘because they have good products or services’ were the second, third and sixth answers.

Source: Targetjobs.co.uk, Wednesday 27th June 2012