All of the below information comes directly from job reviews written by Berkeley Group employees based on 163 reviews.
 
 
Responsibility:
3.5/5
 
Work Life Balance:
3.3/5
 
Environmental Awareness:
3.8/5
 
Benefits:
2.9/5
 
Company Culture:
3.7/5
 
Career Progression:
3.8/5
 
Colleagues:
4.1/5
 
Training:
3.9/5
 
Enjoyment:
3.9/5
 
Overall Rating:
3.7/5
 

The Berkeley Group is one of the market leaders in the property development industry today and a Top 100 Graduate Employer. We specialise in the regeneration of brownfield sites and our focus is on creating beautiful, successful places in London, Birmingham and the South of England where people aspire to live. We work to tackle the shortage of good quality homes whilst making a lasting contribution to the landscape and communities we help create.  We are dedicated to creating sustainable communities that meet all customers’ lifestyle expectations. With an enthusiasm for vibrant, dynamic schemes, the Berkeley Group has created some of the most high-profile locations in London, Birmingham and the South of England today.

Whilst our developments provide a wider and long term outlook for our customers and their communities, our graduate scheme provides a rewarding future for successful applicants. We understand that to create a place that people can enjoy and thrive in we need to provide support and investment in our staff. Our graduate scheme produces successful professionals who routinely achieve their potential and progress through the business, even to executive level.

Our two year graduate programme provides structure and support from beginning to end. Graduates gain real hands-on experience on our cutting-edge projects whilst being supported and mentored by market-leading experts. From day one graduates become part of a wider network and are allocated a mentor to guide and support them through the early stages of their career with Berkeley. Mentors provide advice on career progression and help graduates forge deep and long-lasting relationships across the business.

Sponsored graduate events are held quarterly, providing the opportunity for networking across the divisional graduate peer groups. Graduates experience the full development cycle within the first six months, breaking down barriers between departments and presenting opportunities to try new and varied job roles. By giving graduates the space to grow and the support to build on the Berkeley graduate scheme offers the best possible start to a career in housebuilding.

Who We Look For:  

We seek to recruit the most talented graduates and undergraduates at the very beginning of their careers, to convert academic learning into practical development skills.

We look for people who:

•  Have a recent upper second class degree in all disciplines

•  Demonstrate talent, drive and enthusiasm

•  Are confident, articulate, dynamic and commercially aware

•  Have a true passion for the industry

•  Can quickly develop practical skills and knowledge

The Package:  

Graduates will be offered a competitive salary with a comprehensive benefits package and personal development opportunities, including sponsored industry accreditation.

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Industry: Property & House Building Department: Technical Job Title: Technical Graduate

What are the best and worst things about your job?

I have the ability to impact communities and be apart of the ever changing London skyline. I get to be involved in some of the high end project in and around the area that I live in all whilst progressing my career.

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Industry: Property & House Building Department: Land Job Title: Land Graduate

What are the best and worst things about your job?

- Learning new things
- Hard working atmosphere
- varied workload
- immense exposure to senior staff members and different areas of the business

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Industry: Property & House Building Department: Land & Planning Job Title: Land & Planning Graduate

What are the best and worst things about your job?

Given lots of responsibility
Complex schemes - keeps work interesting
Great team/colleagues
Great working environment

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Industry: Charity, Education & Public Sector Department: construction Job Title: Graduate Site Manager

Industry: Property & House Building Department: Land Job Title: Land Graduate

Industry: Construction and Civil Engineering Department: Construction Job Title: Construction Graduate

What are the best and worst things about your job?

Varied work, the phrase 'no two days are the same' have never been more true.
Not sat behind a desk everyday - out on site which makes the day go very quick.

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Industry: Property & House Building Department: Land Job Title: Land Graduate

What are the best and worst things about your job?

so far having only been here a short number of weeks Id say my team has been great and really welcoming

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Industry: Property & House Building Department: Technical Job Title: Technical Graduate

What are the best and worst things about your job?

- Office environment
- Friendly colleagues
- Good work/life balance
- Sense of reward

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Industry: Construction and Civil Engineering Department: Technical Job Title: Technical Graduate

What are the best and worst things about your job?

Gaining the knowledge of technical designs on large developments

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Industry: - Select Industry - Department: Land and Planning Job Title: Assistant Development Manager

Industry: Construction and Civil Engineering Department: Finance Job Title: Finance Graduate

What are the best and worst things about your job?

Team environment
Professional qualification support

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Industry: Property & House Building Department: Land and Planning Job Title: Graduate

What are the best and worst things about your job?

Different every day

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Industry: Construction and Civil Engineering Department: Technical Job Title: Technical Graduate

What are the best and worst things about your job?

The location, management, and the opportunities

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Industry: Construction and Civil Engineering Department: Land and Planning Job Title: Land Graduate

Industry: Construction and Civil Engineering Department: Finance Job Title: Finance Graduate

Industry: Construction and Civil Engineering Department: Commercial Job Title: Commercial Graduate

Industry: Construction and Civil Engineering Department: Land and Planning Job Title: Land Graduate

Industry: Construction and Civil Engineering Department: Construction Job Title: Construction Graduate

What are the best and worst things about your job?

Testing and helps me to develop and progress my career.

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Industry: Construction and Civil Engineering Department: Technical Job Title: Technical Graduate

What are the best and worst things about your job?

Location, progression, work environment

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Industry: Property & House Building Department: Technical Job Title: Tehcnical Graduate

What are the best and worst things about your job?

the management
supporting us through the way
people we get to meet

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Industry: Construction and Civil Engineering Department: Technical Job Title: Technical Graduate

Industry: Construction and Civil Engineering Department: Commercial Job Title: Commercial Graduate

Industry: Construction and Civil Engineering Department: Technical Job Title: Technical Graduate

What are the best and worst things about your job?

How diverse the range of work you do is. Every day is different.

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Industry: Property & House Building Department: Land & Planning Job Title: Development Graduate

What are the best and worst things about your job?

Responsibility - involvement with various stakeholders throughout the development process whilst completing tasks which add value to the business.

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Industry: Construction and Civil Engineering Department: St William Job Title: Graduate quantity surveyor

What are the best and worst things about your job?

Location, culture, training availability

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Industry: Construction and Civil Engineering Department: Commercial Job Title: Commercial Graduate

What are the best and worst things about your job?

Free breakfast

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Industry: Construction and Civil Engineering Department: Finance Job Title: Finance Graduate

Industry: - Select Industry - Department: Land and Planning Job Title: Land Graduate

What are the best and worst things about your job?

variety of work, working with industry experts. Good salary

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Industry: Construction and Civil Engineering Department: Production Job Title: Graduate Site Manager

What are the best and worst things about your job?

Enjoy working with lots of different people and spending time getting experience on site

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Industry: Construction and Civil Engineering Department: Construction Job Title: Construction Graduate

Industry: Property & House Building Department: Land & Planning Job Title: Land Graduate

Industry: Construction and Civil Engineering Department: Finance Job Title: Finance Graduate

What are the best and worst things about your job?

The people, the challenging but rewarding nature of the work, the experiences I'm gaining and support I've had in my learning.

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Industry: Property & House Building Department: Finance Job Title: Finance Graduate

What are the best and worst things about your job?

I receive a lot of support and guidance.

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Industry: Construction and Civil Engineering Department: Construction Job Title: Graduate Site Manager

Industry: Property & House Building Department: Commercial Job Title: Graduate Commercial Trainee

What are the best and worst things about your job?

Not everyday is the same day, will take some time to get used to some of the tasks but satisfying when completed well.

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Industry: Property & House Building Department: Construction Job Title: Construction Graduate

What are the best and worst things about your job?

The opportunity to work for an industry leading company for build quality and safety.

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Industry: Property & House Building Department: Land & Planning Job Title: Land Graduate

Industry: Property & House Building Department: Technical Job Title: Technical Graduate

What are the best and worst things about your job?

- Work with very talented and knowledge people
- Working in a unpredictable and fast-moving environment
- Continually learning and developing
- Sociable people

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Industry: Construction and Civil Engineering Department: Commercial Job Title: Commercial Graduate

What are the best and worst things about your job?

The best things about my role is that it is ever changing so its not always repetitive. The role also gives you the opportunity to switch between walking on site and being in a office.

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Industry: Construction and Civil Engineering Department: Technical Job Title: Technical Graduate

Industry: Construction and Civil Engineering Department: Technical Job Title: Technical Graduate

What are the best and worst things about your job?

The location

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Industry: Construction and Civil Engineering Department: Commercial Job Title: Quantity Surveyor

Industry: Property & House Building Department: Land and Planning Job Title: Land and Planning Graduate

Industry: Property & House Building Department: Technical Job Title: Technical Coordinator

What are the best and worst things about your job?

Having a lot of responsibility (mainly for the design process)

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Industry: Construction and Civil Engineering Department: Land and Development Job Title: Development Graduate

What are the best and worst things about your job?

The range of work that we do, how it is topical and that you are able to physically see the results of the work you do.

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Industry: Property & House Building Department: Land Job Title: Land Graduate

What are the best and worst things about your job?

Responsibility
Opportunities
Personal/ career development
People

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Industry: Construction and Civil Engineering Department: Commercial Job Title: Commercial Graduate

What are the best and worst things about your job?

The people and the responsibility you get at the get go.

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Industry: Construction and Civil Engineering Department: Commerical Job Title: Commercial Graduate

What are the best and worst things about your job?

Learning everyday
Working as part of a good team
Inspiring results

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Industry: Property & House Building Department: Land and Planning Job Title: Development Graduate

What are the best and worst things about your job?

Range of interesting work
Challenging tasks
Having the opportunity to get out of the office to meet with consultants etc.
Being given responsibility

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Industry: Construction and Civil Engineering Department: Land Job Title: Land Graduate

What are the best and worst things about your job?

Working with industry leaders, highly experienced colleagues, being able to work on prestigious central London projects, the support with RICS, being given lots of responsibility early in my career, good salary.

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Industry: Construction and Civil Engineering Department: Technical Job Title: Technical Graduate

What are the best and worst things about your job?

Opportunity to rotate around different departments do gain an understanding of how everything feeds and works together.

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Industry: Construction and Civil Engineering Department: Technical Job Title: Technical Graduate

What are the best and worst things about your job?

The amount of industry exposure available to you.

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Industry: Construction and Civil Engineering Department: Construction Job Title: Construction graduate

What are the best and worst things about your job?

Challenging work and responsibilities enable me to learn quickly.

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Industry: Construction and Civil Engineering Department: commercial Job Title: commercial graduate

What are the best and worst things about your job?

great learning opportunities

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Industry: Property & House Building Department: Commercial Job Title: Commercial Graduate

What are the best and worst things about your job?

Opportunity to work on large projects and many opportunities for additional training

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Industry: Construction and Civil Engineering Department: Commercial Job Title: Commecial Graduate

What are the best and worst things about your job?

Great name on the CV
Great project to be a part of
Learn new things everyday
Good colleagues
Responsibility and chances to prove yourself
Management always willing to help

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Industry: Property & House Building Department: Technical Job Title: Technical Graduate

What are the best and worst things about your job?

Working on innovative and creative projects. Good colleagues. Personal development program. The opportunity to progress in career.

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Industry: Property & House Building Department: Technical Job Title: Technical Graduate

What are the best and worst things about your job?

The variety of work and immediate responsibility that is given.

Friendly and persistently helpful colleagues from a range of backgrounds.

Graduate training offers strong skillset to help throughout the career.

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Industry: Construction and Civil Engineering Department: Construction Job Title: Construction Graduate

What are the best and worst things about your job?

Very sociable and not stuck at the desk all day.

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Industry: Property & House Building Department: Build Job Title: Graduate Site Manager

What are the best and worst things about your job?

Every day is different, time flies

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Industry: Construction and Civil Engineering Department: Commercial Job Title: Commercial Graduate

What are the best and worst things about your job?

Having the opportunity to visit different sites whilst on Graduate Rotation. And never having the same day .

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Industry: Construction and Civil Engineering Department: Construction Job Title: Construction Graduate

What are the best and worst things about your job?

Rotation period enables me to look at other departments/sites

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Industry: Property & House Building Department: Land and Planning Job Title: Land Graduate

What are the best and worst things about your job?

Always Busy

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Industry: Construction and Civil Engineering Department: Build Job Title: Construction Graduate

Industry: Construction and Civil Engineering Department: Commercial Job Title: Commercial Graduate

What are the best and worst things about your job?

The culture

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Industry: Property & House Building Department: Land & Planning Job Title: Land Graduate

What are the best and worst things about your job?

- working environment and colleagues
- interesting and varied work load
- learning and new responsibilities daily

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Industry: Construction and Civil Engineering Department: Construction Job Title: Graduate Construction Manager

What are the best and worst things about your job?

Enjoyable work, good work to life balance.

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Industry: Property & House Building Department: Technical Department Job Title: Technical Graduate

What are the best and worst things about your job?

Environment
Tasks
Learning
Experience
Management

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Industry: Construction and Civil Engineering Department: Commercial Job Title: Commercial Graduate

What are the best and worst things about your job?

The people and the experience on the scheme. I am currently on rotation and getting a well-rounded experience of the workings of the company.

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Industry: Construction and Civil Engineering Department: Construction Job Title: Construction Graduate

What are the best and worst things about your job?

Every day is different and challenging. The team and office environment is enjoyable and I feel appreciated. My manager motivates me to do better each day and supports my goals and career aspirations. I feel that I am progressing at a good rate and get the appropriate level of responsibility.

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Industry: Property & House Building Department: Land Job Title: Land Graduate

What are the best and worst things about your job?

High level of responsibility from the start and a supportive learning curve.

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Industry: Construction and Civil Engineering Department: Commercial Job Title: Commercial Graduate

What are the best and worst things about your job?

Working with a team of skilled and intelligent people. New tasks and challenges to tackle each day so work never seems repetitive or boring.

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Industry: Construction and Civil Engineering Department: Construction Job Title: Graduate Site Manager

What are the best and worst things about your job?

No day is the same

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Industry: Construction and Civil Engineering Department: Construction Job Title: Graduate Site Manager

Industry: Property & House Building Department: Land Job Title: Land Graduate

What are the best and worst things about your job?

Variety of work, challenging tasks, interactive and engaging and people in the team.

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Industry: Construction and Civil Engineering Department: Construction Job Title: Graduate Site Manager

Industry: Property & House Building Department: Development / Land & Planning Job Title: Graduate Development Manager

Industry: Property & House Building Department: Land and Planning Job Title: Development Graduate

What are the best and worst things about your job?

Great people, interesting work, good training.

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Industry: Property & House Building Department: Technical Job Title: Technical Graduate

What are the best and worst things about your job?

The people.

Tangible product produced by the work I do.

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Industry: Property & House Building Department: Design Job Title: Architectural Design co-ordinator

What are the best and worst things about your job?

Personal development, having an impact on the final product and being part of a team.

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Industry: Property & House Building Department: Commercial Job Title: Commercial Graduate

What are the best and worst things about your job?

There is plenty of opportunity for career progression and the company will support you if you would like to undertake additional training or academic studies. Since being at the company, I have noticed a big shift in the company culture towards being more people focused and opening a dialogue with staff to find out what could be done to improve moral, mental and physical health, and overall performance.
The graduate scheme itself is great and enables you to build a support network, not only with the graduates within your operating company, but across the entire group. Pre-Covid, we had regular social events and training days.

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Industry: Property & House Building Department: Land and Planning Job Title: Land Graduate

What are the best and worst things about your job?

The responsibility
The people
The projects

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Industry: Construction and Civil Engineering Department: Technical Job Title: Technical Coordinator

Industry: Construction and Civil Engineering Department: Commercial Job Title: Commercial Graduate

What are the best and worst things about your job?

- Varied
- Regular feedback and support
- The people

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Industry: Property & House Building Department: Development Job Title: Graduate Development Manager

Industry: Property & House Building Department: Commercial Job Title: Commercial Graduate

What are the best and worst things about your job?

Prestigious company, good to start career at.

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Industry: Construction and Civil Engineering Department: Construction Job Title: Construction Graduate

What are the best and worst things about your job?

work with a good team
from the start i was heavily involved which i enjoyed
there is always someone who will help you in any situation.

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Industry: Property & House Building Department: Planning Job Title: Planner

Industry: Property & House Building Department: Technical Design Job Title: Technical Graduate

What are the best and worst things about your job?

Variety and level of experience
Colleagues
Staff Benefits

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Industry: Construction and Civil Engineering Department: Technical Job Title: Technical Graduate

What are the best and worst things about your job?

It is really interesting and you learn every day

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Industry: Property & House Building Department: Construction Job Title: Build Graduate

What are the best and worst things about your job?

The challenging aspect of there being something new every day and trying to manage that. I really enjoy the challenge.

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Industry: Property & House Building Department: Land and Planning Job Title: Development Graduate

What are the best and worst things about your job?

The work environment and culture is really good, and there are always plenty of people willing to give you and support/guidance that you require.

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Industry: Property & House Building Department: Technical Job Title: Technical Graduate

What are the best and worst things about your job?

The level of responsibility and being trusted to deliver those responsibilities in an accurate and timely manner, which leads on to being acknowledged for the hard work you put in.

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Industry: Construction and Civil Engineering Department: Build Job Title: Construction Graduate

What are the best and worst things about your job?

Meeting lots of new people and building relationships

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Industry: Construction and Civil Engineering Department: Technical Job Title: Technical Graduate

What are the best and worst things about your job?

A lot of responsibility from the beginning
Can work in different areas of your role
The structure means you will most likely work with board directors
Teams are highly skilled and experts in their field, they teach you about quality and what that means for the company's end product
Great people to work with who are specialised in their field

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Industry: Construction and Civil Engineering Department: Construction Job Title: Graduate Site Manager

What are the best and worst things about your job?

Good social environment. Interesting projects.

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Industry: Property & House Building Department: Land and Planning Job Title: Land Graduate

What are the best and worst things about your job?

I get to be involved in large scale projects and am given a high level of responsibility despite my fairly junior position.

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Industry: Construction and Civil Engineering Department: Construction Job Title: Construction Graduate

What are the best and worst things about your job?

Constantly busy and thrown into the deep end straightaway

Everyday is a challenge and an opportunity to excel

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Industry: Construction and Civil Engineering Department: Technical Job Title: Graduate Technical

What are the best and worst things about your job?

Responsibility is given when deserved.

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Industry: Property & House Building Department: Land and Planning Job Title: Land Graduate

What are the best and worst things about your job?

Involved with some incredibly rewarding projects where you are delivering communities for people for years to come.

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Industry: Property & House Building Department: Land Job Title: Graduate Land Buyer

What are the best and worst things about your job?

The colleagues, the brand, the professionalism.

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Industry: Property & House Building Department: Technical Job Title: Technical Graduate

Industry: Property & House Building Department: Land and Planning Job Title: Development Graduate

What are the best and worst things about your job?

Opportunities to progress

Ability to work on exciting projects

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Industry: Construction and Civil Engineering Department: Technical Job Title: Technical graduate

What are the best and worst things about your job?

Lots of responsibility early on
Good support around you

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Industry: Property & House Building Department: Land Job Title: Land and Development Graduate

What are the best and worst things about your job?

Really fun and challenging job
Excellent opportunity to learn new things and gain new skills

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Industry: Construction and Civil Engineering Department: Commercial Job Title: Graduate Quantity Surveyor

What are the best and worst things about your job?

Opportunities

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Industry: Property & House Building Department: Land and Development Job Title: Development Graduate

What are the best and worst things about your job?

Breadth and depth of work:
Interdependence between departments and the ability to communicate with a wide and interconnected network of people.
Variety of projects and being able to follow their progression.
The graduate scheme gives you huge opportunities to work across different areas of the business and on different projects, exposing you to the business as a whole.

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Industry: Construction and Civil Engineering Department: Commercial Job Title: Graduate Quantity Surveyor

Industry: Construction and Civil Engineering Department: Commercial Job Title: Commercial Graduate

What are the best and worst things about your job?

The people I work with, and the support I receive on the graduate scheme

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Industry: Construction and Civil Engineering Department: Land and Planning Job Title: Graduate Planner

What are the best and worst things about your job?

The company's reputation.
The quality of the housing produced.
The company's commitment to sustainability and innovation.

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Industry: Property & House Building Department: Technical Job Title: Technical Graduate

What are the best and worst things about your job?

The people
The perks

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Industry: Property & House Building

Industry: Property & House Building Department: Development Job Title: Graduate Development Manager

What are the best and worst things about your job?

- Responsibility
- Career opportunities
- Job security due to pipeline of projects
- Working with senior management
- Challenging work

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Industry: Property & House Building Department: Commercial Job Title: Graduate Surveyor

Industry: Property & House Building Department: Technical Job Title: Technical Graduate

Industry: Property & House Building Department: Development Job Title: Graduate Development Manager

What are the best and worst things about your job?

- Responsibility
- Working with senior members of staff
- Career opportunities

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Industry: Property & House Building Department: Land Job Title: Land graduate

What are the best and worst things about your job?

The work I do is fast paced and interesting.

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Industry: Property & House Building Department: Commercial Job Title: Graduate Surveyor

What are the best and worst things about your job?

Rotating and getting to see what all the different departments do.

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Industry: Construction and Civil Engineering Department: Construction Job Title: Construction Graduate

What are the best and worst things about your job?

Progression and opportunity.

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Industry: Property & House Building Department: Land and Planning Job Title: Design and Development Graduate

What are the best and worst things about your job?

- Exciting projects
- Fast pace of work
- The team that I work with
- The support I get, including training
- Attention to detail that is needed in everything that we do

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Industry: Property & House Building Department: Land Job Title: Development Graduate

What are the best and worst things about your job?

- Challenging.
- Responsibility.

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Industry: Construction and Civil Engineering Department: Construction Job Title: Graduate

What are the best and worst things about your job?

- Interesting tasks.
- Lots to learn.
- Working with new people.
- On exciting projects.

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Industry: Property & House Building Department: Technical Job Title: Technical Graduate

Industry: - Select Industry -

What are the best and worst things about your job?

- Responsibility.
- Training and support with professional qualifications (like RICS).
- Rotations throughout the business to gain experience.

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Industry: Property & House Building Department: Land and Planning

What are the best and worst things about your job?

Work with highly impressive people on highly impressive schemes.
Excellent career progression.

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Industry: Property & House Building Department: Technical

What are the best and worst things about your job?

Levels of responsibility and autonomy, colleagues, variety and quality of work

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Industry: Property & House Building Department: Land and Planning Job Title: Land Graduate

What are the best and worst things about your job?

Learn lots each day. Interesting work. Challenging work. Great brand to have worked for early on in career.

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Industry: Property & House Building

What are the best and worst things about your job?

Colleagues are always willing to share knowledge and experience.

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Industry: Property & House Building Department: Land and Planning Job Title: Land Graduate

What are the best and worst things about your job?

Opportunity to work with some of the most exciting development projects in the country.
Training is funded by the company for those who want to progress their skills base.
Good level of responsibility early on.

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Industry: Construction and Civil Engineering Department: Commercial Job Title: Commercial GraduateCommercial Graduate

What are the best and worst things about your job?

good culture.
challenging work
good communication
a chance to rotate around the different departments

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Industry: Construction and Civil Engineering Department: Construction

Industry: Construction and Civil Engineering Department: Construction Job Title: Construction Graduate

What are the best and worst things about your job?

Lots of responsibility
good career progression
Constant learning

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Industry: Property & House Building Department: Land and Planning (Development) Job Title: Land Graduate

What are the best and worst things about your job?

The responsibility is there if you ask for it - you need to be proactive however and ask to work on things if you see them as an opportunity for you to progress

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Industry: Property & House Building Department: Land and Planning

What are the best and worst things about your job?

The range of tasks that I have to carry out - No day is the same
The people I work with and the fact I get to communicate and deal with external to the company Eg. The Council, consultants, the public

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Industry: - Select Industry - Department: Commercial

Industry: Construction and Civil Engineering Job Title: Construction Graduate

What are the best and worst things about your job?

Given lots of independence

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Industry: Property & House Building Department: Commercial Job Title: Graduate Surveyor

Industry: - Select Industry -

Industry: Property & House Building Department: Commercial Job Title: Commercial Graduate

What are the best and worst things about your job?

Good Colleagues.

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Industry: Construction and Civil Engineering Department: Construction Job Title: Graduate

What are the best and worst things about your job?

Varied work.
Interesting people.

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Industry: Construction and Civil Engineering Department: Commercial Graduate Job Title: Commercial Graduate

What are the best and worst things about your job?

Meeting new people and there is no 'typical' day in the office.

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Industry: Property & House Building Department: Construction Job Title: Construction Graduate

What are the best and worst things about your job?

Being on site and not sat behind a desk all day.

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Industry: Construction and Civil Engineering Department: Technical Job Title: Technical Graduate

What are the best and worst things about your job?

The people and the support you get from your colleagues is very good. Also the amount of support and learning throughout the Grad scheme by the graduate supervisors.

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Industry: Property and Housebuilding, Property Rotational Graduate Scheme Department: Finance Job Title: Finance Analyst

Industry: Property and Housebuilding, Property Rotational Graduate Scheme Department: Finance Job Title: Finance Analyst

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Industry: Property and Housebuilding, Surveyor Department: Commercial Job Title: Quantity Surveyor

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Interview Advice:

Being punctual and well versed on the companies history. Try get an understanding for the role your applying to. Be confident as you will be amongst a group of applicant in an assessment centre.

Technical Graduate, Technical at Berkeley Group
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Application Advice:

go for it

Interview Advice:

Be yourself and over prepare taking into account the company's values.

Land Graduate, Land at Berkeley Group
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Application Advice:

Think about your application & what they are asking from you
Prepare well in advanced

Interview Advice:

Be yourself
Be commercially aware
Be meticulous
Be enthusiastic

Land & Planning Graduate, Land & Planning at Berkeley Group
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Application Advice:

Have some good work experience, it shows an interest in the given area. Not everyone has a relevant degree, but everyone has relevant work experience. I was lucky enough to spend a couple weeks with CBRE's development team in their head office in London. If you aren't lucky enough to know somebody who can get you work experience, use LinkedIn, see if anyone is able to give you a couple weeks at one of these companies.

Interview Advice:

Be yourself, there's every chance you're not going to be the smartest in the room, but show a willingness to want to learn from market leaders and be a sponge. Be actively involved in the group tasks, provide some background information on the tasks if you can, but try not to be condescending on others, as this industry will rely a lot on how you're able to work in a team and if you are putting others in a position where they look worse than you, then it shows an inability to work in a team environment. BE FRIENDLY! First impressions go a long way! It is a relaxed assessment centre as far as the major real estate assessments go, you might get asked the general what are you strengths/weaknesses, there are a couple of simple group tasks, but overall it is not a stressful environment.

Land Graduate, Land at Berkeley Group
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Application Advice:

Research the company and their values.
Know what they do .

Interview Advice:

Listen.
Be passionate.
Know what the role entails should you get the job.

Construction Graduate, Construction at Berkeley Group
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Application Advice:

Be clued in with the companies values and why each are important

Interview Advice:

Be yourself, and prepare effectively. I had to do a presentation as part of my interview about an area of London to invest into, which from what I realised it seemed to be less about the actual area you chose and more about you're reasoning as to why, so focus on the specifics as to why you have chosen the specific area and be knowledgeable about the area. they aren't out to trip you up

Land Graduate, Land at Berkeley Group
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Application Advice:

- Think about what makes you stand out from other applicants
- A relevant degree is not as important as you think
- Some existing knowledge of the company is always a bonus

Interview Advice:

- Be as energetic and positive-minded as possible
- Ask questions!
- Be prepared to present in front of groups

Technical Graduate, Technical at Berkeley Group
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Interview Advice:

Be yourself. Show your values align with the companies and you are ready to work hard for rewarding projects. Practice presenting.

Technical Graduate, Technical at Berkeley Group
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Application Advice:

Do research around the company before

Interview Advice:

Ask questions back to the interviewer

Finance Graduate, Finance at Berkeley Group
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Application Advice:

Be different

Graduate, Land and Planning at Berkeley Group
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Application Advice:

Be confident, be open, be driven

Interview Advice:

Show a good technical understanding of your field

Technical Graduate, Technical at Berkeley Group
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Application Advice:

Be honest and truthful. But also research the business and visit the site you are interested in.

Interview Advice:

Prepare thoroughly, don’t leave it until the last minute and be yourself.

Construction Graduate, Construction at Berkeley Group
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Application Advice:

Have good experience in terms of internships related to the sector, can be week/month internships.

Interview Advice:

Be knowledgeable on your presentation topic and be ready to receive and ask questions

Technical Graduate, Technical at Berkeley Group
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Application Advice:

just write what you like, since they will read through everyone.

Interview Advice:

Research about the company before the interview

Tehcnical Graduate, Technical at Berkeley Group
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Application Advice:

i did not go through the traditional applicaion process.

Interview Advice:

Be prepared

Commercial Graduate, Commercial at Berkeley Group
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Application Advice:

Know the company and its developments well.

Interview Advice:

Have a strong knowledge and understanding of the construction industry and latest news.

Technical Graduate, Technical at Berkeley Group
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Application Advice:

Understand the corporate culture and business structure.

Interview Advice:

Transferable experiences and skills. Look for any opportunity to stand out from other applicants. Demonstrate genuine interest via work experiences etc but balance with personality as at the end of the day you will be working together so talk about interests outside of work. An interview should be a conversation rather then one way questions.
Example Qs:
Tell us a time when you overcame an issue? How you dealt with it?
Why Real estate?
Why Berkeley? etc.

Development Graduate, Land & Planning at Berkeley Group
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Application Advice:

Show off and apply skills

Interview Advice:

be confident and revise potential questions

Graduate quantity surveyor, St William at Berkeley Group
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Application Advice:

Demonstrate how you embody the company's values.

Interview Advice:

Research the company and its projects, show enthusiasm.

Commercial Graduate, Commercial at Berkeley Group
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Application Advice:

Research a lot into company

Interview Advice:

Research a lot into company

Finance Graduate, Finance at Berkeley Group
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Application Advice:

Be honest and show the skills you have learnt throughout your degree

Interview Advice:

Make sure you are knowledgeable about the company and the reasons behind its success

Graduate Site Manager, Production at Berkeley Group
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Application Advice:

Depending on your experience within the construction industry and the wider knowledge you have gained try to give a broad spectrum of ideas and notions by also showing your personality and drive

Interview Advice:

Confidence!!

Construction Graduate, Construction at Berkeley Group
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Application Advice:

Revise hard and understand the company; what they do, what their values are; what's most important to them and what they want to achieve in the future.

Interview Advice:

Know your CV and understand the role; what are they asking you to do, what experience you may need, what can you give to the company and why you're the best person for the job.

Finance Graduate, Finance at Berkeley Group
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Application Advice:

Make sure your CV is clear and professional.

Apply as soon as possible as there is a limited amount of space.

Interview Advice:

Study the industry to gain prior knowledge.

Knowledge on department (e.g. Finance) is not necessary but it is good to have some sort of knowledge.

Be clear and confident

Finance Graduate, Finance at Berkeley Group
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Application Advice:

Be very passionate about the business and industry, do your research.

Interview Advice:

They will ask lots of questions about how you can apply your skills from previous jobs/degree to this particular role. Be knowledgeable about the industry, and also demonstrate what you particularly want from the role. (I mentioned something about eventually being able to guide new graduates coming in)

Graduate Commercial Trainee, Commercial at Berkeley Group
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Application Advice:

Be straight up in saying what you want from the job.

Interview Advice:

Ask questions that you have a genuine interest in surrounding the company and the role.

Construction Graduate, Construction at Berkeley Group
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Application Advice:

Do your research. Try and understand the company and your role as best as possible. Understand how your skills and knowledge will apply the role. Draw on any experience you've had.

Interview Advice:

Be confidant. Understand yourself and prepare. Make sure you know the contents of presentation. Practice the presentation and potential questions you may be asked.

Technical Graduate, Technical at Berkeley Group
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Interview Advice:

Confidence in what you are speaking about, and knowledge of the industry, company and role.

Commercial Graduate, Commercial at Berkeley Group
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Application Advice:

Prepare well and research/learn about the industry and its pain points

Interview Advice:

Prepare well, go above and beyond, be confident in yourself and show passion.

Technical Graduate, Technical at Berkeley Group
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Application Advice:

Take your time on the application, rushing the application will not allow you to present yourself well..

Interview Advice:

Be confident and honest. Prepare for questions about yourself well. Fail to prepare, prepare to fail.

Technical Graduate, Technical at Berkeley Group
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Application Advice:

Make your CV as professional looking as possible, answer application questions as concisely and clearly as possible.

Interview Advice:

Try to show that you have done your research into the company and role. Come across as someone that the interviewer would be happy to work with.

Technical Coordinator, Technical at Berkeley Group
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Application Advice:

Ensure that each point you make / question you answer links back to the company and use your personal experiences as case studies.

Interview Advice:

Research the company before and have knowledge of their values / sites. If you have to prepare a presentation make sure you practice speaking out loud before. Don't doubt yourself on the day of the interview and let others put you off. Was asked what my favourite development was and why - make sure you have one in depth example and a couple of others which you know basic information for.

Development Graduate, Land and Development at Berkeley Group
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Application Advice:

Do your research on the company and know what they are all about

Interview Advice:

Be confident and very keen.

Commercial Graduate, Commercial at Berkeley Group
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Application Advice:

Meet submission deadline
Focus on detail

Interview Advice:

Be yourself and be presentable
Interact with people
Come prepared with questions

Commercial Graduate, Commerical at Berkeley Group
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Application Advice:

1. Do a lot of reading on the company, different schemes
2. Have a good idea about what you like about the company and the developments it delivers
3. Ensure you can speak about the key processes involved - e.g. if a planning role, be able to speak about key considerations of gaining planning from a developer perspective - what is the business trying to achieve (lots of reading helps with this)

Interview Advice:

Be prepared, confident and be yourself
Have a couple of questions to ask at the end

Development Graduate, Land and Planning at Berkeley Group
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Application Advice:

Do your research into the company

Interview Advice:

Be prepared to answer why you've chosen Berkeley Group and to discuss your specific skills applicable to the job. Be able to talk about what sets Berkeley apart from other grad shcemes.

Land Graduate, Land at Berkeley Group
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Application Advice:

Research the company in depth and demonstrate a range of abilities

Interview Advice:

Be yourself, be confident and give detailed/ comprehensive answers

Technical Graduate, Technical at Berkeley Group
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Application Advice:

Have an interest in areas of the work outside of your studies, whether that's architecture, engineering, design, BIM, property etc. make the work appear to align with some of you passions. Demonstrate you have the key skills for the role.

Interview Advice:

I was asked to do a presentation on one of the company's visions, I chose the area of zero carbon because it played to my strengths and passions. It helped me to produce and present a very informative presentation that I was able to deliver confidently and answer question that required me to elaborate. I was asked about ways in which our homes can be heated more sustainably, which allowed me to show my knowledge of sustainable developments and technologies used in the industry. I feel I really excelled when asked questions regarding my character and careers goals, showing I am determined to succeed but not coming across big headed and arrogant. It is always important to show that you align with the company values during interviews, the values the company has are what they want to see in their staff.

Technical Graduate, Technical at Berkeley Group
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Application Advice:

Make sure you research the company and job role extensively.

Interview Advice:

Make sure you are enthusiastic, know your CV very well and have a clear understanding of your 5 and 10 year career goals and the steps you need to take to get there

Commercial Graduate, Commercial at Berkeley Group
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Application Advice:

Understand the role you are applying for and review the business in detail e.g. visiting some sites.

Interview Advice:

Remain calm, ask questions etc.

Commecial Graduate, Commercial at Berkeley Group
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Application Advice:

Have some previous work experience

Interview Advice:

Research about the company and role. Have knowledge of their projects and why you have applied for that specific role.

Technical Graduate, Technical at Berkeley Group
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Application Advice:

Previous experience within the role you are applying for is advantageous. have a thorough understanding of the company and core ideals will help massively throughout all stages of the application process.

Interview Advice:

Typical questions include:
What do you know about Berkeley group?
Tell me a time when you have shown leadership?
Tell me about yourself?
How would you respond to change in a project?

Technical Graduate, Technical at Berkeley Group
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Application Advice:

Talk about the company's core values.

Interview Advice:

Visit marketing suites and ask questions.

Construction Graduate, Construction at Berkeley Group
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Application Advice:

Make sure you are aware of some of the current projects and put them into your application. Mention how we create places from spaces.

Interview Advice:

Be yourself, upon induction we did a personality test that proved everyone is different. In my cohort we have loud, quiet, confident and less confident people. Be yourself

Graduate Site Manager, Build at Berkeley Group
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Application Advice:

Spend lots of time on your application, it will be very obvious if you have rushed it.

Interview Advice:

Go in confident and show willingness, be honest with how you feel eg if you do not think you will be the most qualified mention how you are eager to learn.

Commercial Graduate, Commercial at Berkeley Group
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Application Advice:

Ensure a cover letter states about the history of the company and the developments you like + give reasoning

Interview Advice:

Be yourself. Know about the history/career progression.

Construction Graduate, Construction at Berkeley Group
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Application Advice:

Do your research on the developments.

Interview Advice:

N/A

Land Graduate, Land and Planning at Berkeley Group
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Application Advice:

Candidates must ensure that they are open and willing to learn. Industry experience is key to get noticed over other candidates - it will show during the assessment centres.

Interview Advice:

Be confident in yourself, however don't be boisterous showing that you are not willing to listen to other peoples point of view. There is never a "right" way to do something on the assessment centre. Its focusing on who you are as a team player.

There is a presentation to two current directors. Making sure that enough time and effort into this is crucial. Not having prepared or not knowing the presentation well enough will instantly show.

Construction Graduate, Build at Berkeley Group
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Application Advice:

Be yourself

Interview Advice:

Be yourself

Commercial Graduate, Commercial at Berkeley Group
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Application Advice:

Research the company and a few developments you find particularly interesting and think about why you feel this way

Be open in relation to location and if you have a preference perhaps look into developments in that area.

Interview Advice:

Be yourself - be honest with hobbies, interests etc. try and align with company but don't over think it

Don't neglect interview questions about what you are like as a person - competency questions are important to prepare, but don't forget it is to understand how you will fit within the team too

Have a few examples of competencies and link them back to the job description skills i.e. negotiation

Land Graduate, Land & Planning at Berkeley Group
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Application Advice:

Spend time working on your application, show that you have researched the company and why you have chosen to apply for this job. What makes you more deserving of the role than others who have a similar degree/experience.

Interview Advice:

Common questions:
Which of our values do you think is the most important. Examples where you have shown that you share the same values of our company.
Tips:
Be clear on what you want to get out of the company.

Graduate Construction Manager, Construction at Berkeley Group
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Application Advice:

True Passion
Determination

Interview Advice:

Good body language
Preparation
Knowledge

Technical Graduate, Technical Department at Berkeley Group
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Application Advice:

If you can relate any experience you have to the role you are applying for.

Interview Advice:

Prepare for the interview and when asked questions try to relate your experience to the role. The most important thing is to answer honestly and be yourself.

Commercial Graduate, Commercial at Berkeley Group
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Application Advice:

Give examples of both construction industry related work, but also jobs where you have demonstrated great communication and customer service. Keep the CV simple and informative and focus on answering the initial application questions in more depth.

Interview Advice:

Questions:

What do you know about Berkeley Group?
Why do you want to work for the company?
Why did you choose project management/construction?
What was the biggest challenge in your life so far?
Explain a time when you faced adversity?
Which is more important independence or co-depence?
Tell me about quality assurance and a recent event that has affected the industry?
Explain your strengths?
What are some transferable skills from your university degree?

Tips:

When asked if you have any questions to the interviewer don't only ask the job and benefits. This is a great opportunity to ask the interviewer about their experience in the industry and what they think would make a good graduate for the company.

Construction Graduate, Construction at Berkeley Group
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Application Advice:

Be yourself and make sure to include information on your extra curricular activities.

Interview Advice:

Learn about the company's top people and keep up to date with company related news.

Land Graduate, Land at Berkeley Group
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Interview Advice:

Show you have a good knowledge of the company and what its ethos and key values and how you relate to them, as well as show an understanding of what seperates the company from its competition.

Commercial Graduate, Commercial at Berkeley Group
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Application Advice:

Include things that will make you stand out such as personal achievements, etc.

Interview Advice:

Be yourself and do not be nervous.

Graduate Site Manager, Construction at Berkeley Group
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Application Advice:

Be honest, be accurate and be concise.

Interview Advice:

Prepare as much as possible, have lots of background knowledge and sell yourself as much as possible.

Graduate Site Manager, Construction at Berkeley Group
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Application Advice:

Provide detailed answers with clarity. Answer honestly and not what you think the company is wanting to hear.

Interview Advice:

Be genuine, having a good personality will come across well.

Land Graduate, Land at Berkeley Group
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Application Advice:

Talk about what you are actually interested in as opposed to what you think that the assessor wants to hear.

Interview Advice:

Which of our projects is your favourite?
What attracted you to the company?
What previous experience do you have in the industry?

Development Graduate, Land and Planning at Berkeley Group
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Application Advice:

Visit Berkeley developments especially the one you're interviewing for.

Interview Advice:

Be confident and clear in all answers.

Learn and align with company values.

Technical Graduate, Technical at Berkeley Group
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Application Advice:

Research the company beforehand and decide whether you think you could see yourself working there and if so, understand why and put that key message across when you apply. Genuine passion for the company and role comes across.

Interview Advice:

Be yourself and don't be afraid to sell yourself or talk about your past successes as this is what the employer wants to understand.

Architectural Design co-ordinator, Design at Berkeley Group
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Application Advice:

Try to find a unique perspective when answering the application questions and use real life examples where possible of when you have shown particular skill sets. Do not rely only on your degree to secure a graduate roles. Many employers are keen to see what other work and life experience you have and how these can be applied to the role you are applying for.

Interview Advice:

Discuss topics that you are passionate about and show off your skill set by talking about previous work/life experiences. Do not rely solely on your academic performance to secure a graduate role. I did not have a construction related degree so I really had to draw on my extra-curricular activities and part time jobs to demonstrate my skill set and I do believe that, in the end, this set me apart from other applicants. Don't be afraid to acknowledge your weaknesses, but ensure you discuss how you plan to improve on these areas e.g. undertaking additional training, part time masters, etc. Also, ensure you have a couple of questions prepared that you can ask the interviewer, whether that is about company culture, a specific scheme you are interested in, a new construction method (modular building). etc.

Commercial Graduate, Commercial at Berkeley Group
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Application Advice:

Show passion and enthusiasm for the industry.
Demonstrate your knowledge.
You've got to love it.

Interview Advice:

Understand the planning process and wider construction cycle in depth.

Land Graduate, Land and Planning at Berkeley Group
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Application Advice:

Demonstrate some research of company ethos and competencies.

Interview Advice:

Confidence in subject area is crucial..

Technical Coordinator, Technical at Berkeley Group
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Application Advice:

Research the company and their developments, so you can incorporate this knowledge into your application.

Interview Advice:

Know the company's values and have a few examples from developments that you could discuss.

Commercial Graduate, Commercial at Berkeley Group
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Application Advice:

Review and know companies values and core business. Base answers around these

Interview Advice:

Know job role and company well. Be confident

Commercial Graduate, Commercial at Berkeley Group
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Application Advice:

there are a lot of applicants which apply for the roll, you need to ensure that when applying you pay attention to details and add something that will make them remember you. you don't want to loose out on something small

Interview Advice:

eye contact and smile!
if you look interested all the way through you are onto a winner!

Construction Graduate, Construction at Berkeley Group
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Application Advice:

Make sure you should previous experience
Show a good level of knowledge of the department you are applying for
Know Berkeley's vision and company ethos

Interview Advice:

Confidence
Make sure you know what you are talking about
Research current developments
Show that you match the type of candidate they are looking for through examples of experience and what you want to achieve
Show you like to be challenged

Technical Graduate, Technical Design at Berkeley Group
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Application Advice:

Do not make a generic and quick application. Instead, put some effort, find what the role is about and how your experience and background will make you good in that.

Interview Advice:

Try to understand what the company is like and what qualities they are looking for, so you can prove these in the interview. You might be what they are looking for, but if you do not show it, they will not know.
Also, most of the interviews are to find how you would work on a daily basis and how you would react to problems. So try to not consider it an interview/test and just do what you would normally do.

Technical Graduate, Technical at Berkeley Group
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Interview Advice:

Be enthusiastic about the job you are going for. the directors in the interview really appreciated it.

Build Graduate, Construction at Berkeley Group
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Application Advice:

Make sure you do plenty of research on the company itself and ensure it clearly comes across why it's Berkeley you specifically want to work for.

Interview Advice:

Be yourself. The company like people who are amenable and genuine, so don't change your personality for the sake of the interview to try and 'impress'.

Development Graduate, Land and Planning at Berkeley Group
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Application Advice:

Research into the role and responsibilities as much as possible, ensuring the role you are applying for best suits you, and within the application form itself, keep the answers accurate and concise.

Interview Advice:

Prepare well in advance by researching the company and developments that interest you, along with thinking of any question you may want to ask in the interview - the interview is just as much about you learning about the company as they are learning about you.

All in all, the better prepared you are, the more confident you'll feel and the more the interview will just flow.

Technical Graduate, Technical at Berkeley Group
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Application Advice:

Try to set up a quick call/ catch up with someone from the company, e.g. through LinkedIn to show your eagerness to work for the company

Interview Advice:

Be yourself, try to engage with the recruiting team, and the other applicants

Technical Graduate, Technical at Berkeley Group
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Application Advice:

Research the company thoroughly so you understand not just the work they are involved in but also the work the company shows off the most.

Interview Advice:

Don't try to act too corporate during interviews and tasks. Pay attention to detail in tasks and, where possible, reference your experience and knowledge to provide real life examples. Engage in conversation with your interview, view it as an opportunity to ask them questions too.

Land Graduate, Land and Planning at Berkeley Group
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Application Advice:

Take your time to research about the company values and use them in your application.

Interview Advice:

Prepare beforehand, Stay calm, be yourself and do not be afraid to speak up.

Construction Graduate, Construction at Berkeley Group
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Application Advice:

Be thorough in your research and bring a new idea or concept into your application if possible.

Interview Advice:

Again bring a new concept or idea into the task you are asked to do, dress smartly, talk to everyone you can at the interview and be sociable.

Graduate Technical, Technical at Berkeley Group
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Application Advice:

Research the company well and come across as passionate about the industry.
You will be asked questions at the interview stage on your CV so don't write anything that you wouldn't feel comfortable talking about.

Interview Advice:

It does not matter if you don't have vast past experience within the industry, of much more importance is that you come across as a passionate and enthusiastic individual who is really willing to learn and absorb as much information as possible. The interviewers are not trying to catch you out, they want to facilitate you showing the best of what you have to offer, so be confident and don't overthink any of the questions asked.

Land Graduate, Land and Planning at Berkeley Group
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Application Advice:

Do your research on the company and our values

Visit some developments

Interview Advice:

Be confident and show that you know a lot about the company and the wider market

Development Graduate, Land and Planning at Berkeley Group
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Application Advice:

Understand the culture and values. Focus on the Our Vision commitment. Be prepared for long hours and hard work

Interview Advice:

Visit a Berkeley development
Know the company and their culture

Technical graduate, Technical at Berkeley Group
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Application Advice:

Apply early and ensure your CV represents you

Interview Advice:

I would recommend being yourself and ensuring you show drive and determination to develop yourself

Graduate Quantity Surveyor, Commercial at Berkeley Group
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Application Advice:

Demonstrate passion for the Berkeley brand and a strong understanding/alignment with their core values. Show commitment to working hard and good communication skills. Do your research on Berkeley developments and competitors (and what sets us aside from the competition).

Interview Advice:

The assessment centres take a mixed form of group exercises and presentations, in-tray exercises and one-to-one interview. Be able to talk about Berkeley values, vision and developments with confidence and enthusiasm.
Questions may include - tell us something that isn't on your CV, why this company/department

Development Graduate, Land and Development at Berkeley Group
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Application Advice:

Make sure that you do your research before starting your application

Interview Advice:

Be yourself, but make sure you remain professional

Commercial Graduate, Commercial at Berkeley Group
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Application Advice:

Do your research before applying, look at documents produced by the company to get a feel for it's values and culture.

Interview Advice:

Use what's around you to express yourself. I pointed to images on the wall to use as examples why I wanted to work for the company. Be early, Berkeley is very keen on time management.

Graduate Planner, Land and Planning at Berkeley Group
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Application Advice:

Read up on their key attributes and commitments, show you understand the company and what they want to achieve.

Interview Advice:

Don't be the loudest in the room and be the enabler for everyone to have their say.

Technical Graduate, Technical at Berkeley Group
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Application Advice:

Gain relevant work experience to build your CV.

Interview Advice:

Be confident and personable while showing you work well in a team. Research the company and convey all within the answers you give.

Graduate Development Manager, Development at Berkeley Group
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Application Advice:

Gain work experience to bolster your CV and research the group and the operating companies.

Interview Advice:

Be personable and confident. Embrace the team tasks and explore the ideas of others. Research the group and the operating companies.

Graduate Development Manager, Development at Berkeley Group
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Application Advice:

Be truthful and ensure that you can relate your experience to the workplace if asked.

Interview Advice:

Know the company, make sure you say something different so you stand out from other people.
Be confident, if you have a point make sure you convey that effectively.

Land graduate, Land at Berkeley Group
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Application Advice:

Research and know lots about their developments and their core values.

Interview Advice:

Know the Berkeley Vision, have lots of experience you can talk about, ask lots of questions and be interested and excited to learn.

Graduate Surveyor, Commercial at Berkeley Group
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Application Advice:

Be honest and thorough. Do your research.

Interview Advice:

Dress appropriately, be prepared to explain why you want to work for Berkeley (and only Berkeley).

Construction Graduate, Construction at Berkeley Group
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Application Advice:

Showing your personality is just as important as proving your competence.
Demonstrate that you have a passion for building communities.
Explain why you are interested in Berkeley Group in particular as opposed to just the property industry.

Interview Advice:

Prior to the interview visit a Berkeley Group site, as well as one of its competitors, to understand the Berkeley difference. Mentioning this will go a long way.
Have an awareness of recent news stories relating to the property industry.
Try to understand the structure of Berkeley Group , its subsidiaries and the difference between each of them in terms of the projects they work on.

Design and Development Graduate, Land and Planning at Berkeley Group
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Application Advice:

- Know the company.
- Industry knowledge.

Interview Advice:

- Be passionate.
- Do your research.
- Ask questions.

Development Graduate, Land at Berkeley Group
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Application Advice:

Research the company by going on the website and look what the company are looking for in their employees, and show how you have adopted these traits into your past experiences.

Interview Advice:

Be confident and relax. Show how you can work as a team by getting to know the others in the interview. Volunteer and share your ideas, but do not be overpowering or too forceful when working as part of a team. Make sure you ask those interviewing lots of interesting questions that will make you stand out.

Graduate, Construction at Berkeley Group
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Application Advice:

Don't be generic.

Attention to detail.

Interview Advice:

Don't be generic.

Land and Planning at Berkeley Group
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Application Advice:

Research and understand both the role and company

Interview Advice:

Be knowledgeable on, and prepared to talk about the company and industry in general.
Draw clear connections between your skills and role/company values/requirements.

Technical at Berkeley Group
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Application Advice:

Make sure you understand what the various departments do. Those studying Real Estate or property will most likely want to be in the Land and Development Team. Technical is mainly aimed at architect or engineering backgrounds. Commercial will be for Quantity Surveyors and Construction will be for people wanting to be site/project managers.

Interview Advice:

Understand the company ethos and aims. Look into the various developments that have been done so you have examples to use when backing up answers. Go visit one of the sales and marketing suites.

Land Graduate, at Search Companies
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Application Advice:

Visit some of the Berkeley developments to identify what makes them stand out from other developers.

Interview Advice:

Be aware of innovation across the property industry.

Berkeley Group
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Application Advice:

Be honest, show integrity and show a genuine passion for the industry.

Interview Advice:

Show the interviewer that you understand what sets Berkeley apart from the competition and the key company values which make Berkeley so successful.

Grduate Land Manager, Land and Planning at Berkeley Group
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Application Advice:

Have an appreciation of what it means to build a place, not just a building.
Emphasis Berkeley group examples of Kidbrooke Village and Woodberry Down

Interview Advice:

Just be pleasant and talkative to the other candidates.

Commercial Graduate, Commercial at Berkeley Group
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Application Advice:

Try and get any work experience you can

Interview Advice:

Try and speak about any experience you've had or why you are really interested in this role

Construction Graduate, Construction at Berkeley Group
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Application Advice:

Care about the company and the projects that it is working on and has done previously

Interview Advice:

ask plenty of questions to the interviewer to understand the role and company better

Land Graduate, Land & Planning (Development) at Berkeley Group
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Application Advice:

Read around what makes the company unique and specific examples of why you want to join Berkeley, not just work in property

Interview Advice:

Be confident but not over powering and loud. Make sure you ask sensible questions and listen to the answers and feedback.
Find a way to sell yourself, your experience and where you could add value in alternative ways - Not just stating it plainly (Eg. Incorporate it into flowing conversation)
Questions related to the business, projects, experience in other areas - not just work experience.

Land and Planning at Berkeley Group
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Application Advice:

Know the company very well

Interview Advice:

Show a good understanding of the Berkeley Group and what they stand for. Look into their existing/current project and talk about what you like about these.


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Application Advice:

Take your time and answer questions thoroughly.

Interview Advice:

Be very well prepared for anything that you might be asked.

Commercial Graduate, Commercial at Berkeley Group
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Application Advice:

Research the company's flagship developments.
Understand the unique culture of the company.

Interview Advice:

Be personable and able to communicate well with others in the group tasks.

Graduate, Construction at Berkeley Group
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Application Advice:

Research Berkeley Group.

Interview Advice:

Dress smart and make sure you have researched the company.

Commercial Graduate, Commercial Graduate at Berkeley Group
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Application Advice:

Ensure your CV is different to everybody else's.

Interview Advice:

Make sure you have researched the company and have some prepared questions to ask at the end of your interview.

Construction Graduate, Construction at Berkeley Group
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Application Advice:

Do your research on the company and make sure this is the industry you want to apply for. This company is not a consultancy however manages all of the consultants and contractors on a project.

Interview Advice:

Learn about the company and try to remember as much of the business ethics to showcase how you have encountered similar issues.

Technical Graduate, Technical at Berkeley Group
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Application Advice:

Answer the question asked in the application form, choose a development to talk about that is different- has done something unique e.g. the bees at one tower bridge.

Interview Advice:

Research Berkeley Group in particular their developments and their visions and values. Our Vision is the backbone of the business you will be asked about this throughout and asked to do a presentation on one of their commitments.

Sustainability Graduate, Sustainability at Berkeley Group
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Application Advice:

Do your research about the company and the wider sector, and be confident about your answers.

Interview Advice:

Turn up with time to spare, dress appropriately, and have some prepared answers in your head.

Berkeley Group
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Application Advice:

Research current Berkeley projects and if possible visit a few in person.

Graduate Technical, Technical at Berkeley Group
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Application Advice:

Do your research and read the questions fully when answering the questions online.

Interview Advice:

Dress smart and make sure you know about the company.

Graduate Quantity Surveyor, Commercial at Berkeley Group
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Application Advice:

Be passionate about Berkeley Group and what they do, understand their developments and their ethos. Understand Our Vision and the companies culture and values.

Interview Advice:

Go and visit a Berkeley development, understand the product and what sets Berkeley apart from their competitors.

Finance Analyst, Finance at Berkeley Group
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Application Advice:

Be passionate about Berkeley Group and what they do, understand their developments and their ethos. Understand Our Vision and the companies culture and values.

Interview Advice:

Go and visit a Berkeley development, understand the product and what sets Berkeley apart from their competitors.

Finance Analyst, Finance at Berkeley Group
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Application Advice:

Research the company.

Interview Advice:

- Dress Smart.
- Understand the structure of the business.

Technical Graduate, Technical at Berkeley Group
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Application Advice:

Visit some of Berkeley's developments before you interview, show an actual interest in the company.

Interview Advice:

You are interviewing the company just as much as they are interviewing you. This is your chance to find out if it will be a good fit for you at the company. Take that chance and find out what you can about them.

Quantity Surveying, Commercial at Berkeley Group
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Application Advice:

Research into the company and what they do.

Interview Advice:

Why do you want to be part of Berkeley?

Land Graduate, Land at Berkeley Group
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Application Advice:

Read the questions and answer what is asked when applying. Understand Berkeley Group and their core values and developments.

Interview Advice:

Small intimate assessment centres with direct access to directors. Understand Berkeley and their vision and know the developments they are building. If you have the chance visit one of their sales and marketing suites.

Commercial Graduate, Commercial at Berkeley Group
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Application Advice:

Get some experience outside of your degree, show that you are an interesting person.

Interview Advice:

Be yourself, show a passion for the industry. If you can get your interviewers to start treating it almost as a chat rather than an interview then it's a good thing.

Quantity Surveyor, Commercial at Berkeley Group
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Application Advice:

- Research the company thoroughly. It is a client side firm and operates completely differently from the large consultancy firms that many university students are encouraged to apply for.
- Candidates should have a clear idea why they applied to a clien

Interview Advice:

- Why Berkeley?
- Which of our developments do you like and why?
- Why is Berkeley different?
- Sustainability/ Placemaking

Development Graduate, Berkeley Homes Central London at Berkeley Group
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Application Advice:

Be approachable and friendly, the role will include client-side responsibility so you should indicate a sociable side yet also a matureness to represent the company to the required standards.

Interview Advice:

Understand particular Berkeley sites and developments. Do your homework on the company ideology behind homebuilding and their vision.

Graduate Surveyor, at Berkeley Group
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Application Advice:

The group structure can be confusing at first and whilst this is important, getting to know the specific developments and duties your role would entail within the operating company you are applying for is key. It also goes without saying that a good knowledge of the house building industry is a clear benefit.

Interview Advice:

The person interviewing you needs to know you are someone who is professional but mostly a sociable person who likes to get involved. After all, you do have to spend each day together in the office.

Graduate Surveyor, at Berkeley Group
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Application Advice:

Understand the companies values under Our Vision and be able to show practical as well as theoretical abilities.

Interview Advice:

Dress to impress. Try to find out which department heads are interviewing you and understand the angle they might be coming from.

Sustainability Advisor, Sustainability at Berkeley Group
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Application Advice:

Make sure you do a sandwich placement if there is one available on your degree!

Find out about the company before applying.

Interview Advice:

Turn up with practical examples of what you can do.

Assistant Site Manager, London at Berkeley Group
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Application Advice:

Look into the Berkeley culture as it is very unique and doesn't fit all.

Graduate Development Manager, Land at Berkeley Group
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Application Advice:

Do you homework on Berkeley; culture, products and office life.

Interview Advice:

Talk through constraints on site. Have an opinion on the design of buildings. Do your homework!

Graduate Development Manager, Land at Berkeley Group
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Application Advice:

Keep up to date with the residential land market in London and Berkeley Group sites.

Interview Advice:

Try to be informed on current planning issues as well.

Land Buyer, Land at Berkeley Group
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Application Advice:

Be prepared to be committed to the job. Commitment and a work-hard ethic will prove to be successful.

Berkeley Group
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Best:

They are a well-renowned huge company that have very high prestige in the Property development sector, with industry leading personnel. For myself as a graduate is perfect for my development.

Worst:

None

Technical Graduate, Technical at Berkeley Group
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Best:

- world renowned reputation
- good work ethic
- large company
- support structure and exposure to learning new things.

Land Graduate, Land at Berkeley Group
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Best:

Benefits
Competitive Salary
High quality training

Worst:

N/A / too soon in job to tell

Land Graduate, Land at Berkeley Group
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Best:

Amazing benefits
Good expertise therefore you learn from the best
Very good name

Worst:

Working to a very high standard can be challenging when you're new to the trade

Construction Graduate, Construction at Berkeley Group
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Best:

- Job security
- Constant growth
- Emphasis on grads and apprentices
- A range of roles available

Worst:

- Too heavy work load of experienced staff

Technical Graduate, Technical at Berkeley Group
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Best:

Positive environment. Share in similar work ethic and values.

Worst:

None

Technical Graduate, Technical at Berkeley Group
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Best:

Amazing sites to work on.
Work alongside very experienced people - I got a lot of work/ responsibility early on which gave me good exposure

Worst:

Lack of flexibility

Assistant Development Manager, Land and Planning at Berkeley Group
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Best:

Team memebers

Worst:

Lack of working from home possibilities

Finance Graduate, Finance at Berkeley Group
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Best:

Recognised for doing things well

Worst:

Do not clearly lay out salary progression and time it will take to get to certain roles

Graduate, Land and Planning at Berkeley Group
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Best:

Working on challenging projects and working alongside directors with incredible experience. Also, get a lot of responsibility early on in your career.

Worst:

Long Hours

Commercial Graduate, Commercial at Berkeley Group
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Best:

High level of responsibility provided to you to grow and learn from,
Opportunity to learn across all departments at the beginning of the scheme,
Being part of a large cohort of graduates to help get settled into the business.

Land Graduate, Land and Planning at Berkeley Group
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Best:

It’s focus on the environment, it’s developments, it’s people and their development.

Worst:

Nothing to note

Construction Graduate, Construction at Berkeley Group
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Best:

Location, progression, work environment

Worst:

Work life balance

Technical Graduate, Technical at Berkeley Group
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Best:

The training and investment in our professional development.

Worst:

N/A

Technical Graduate, Technical at Berkeley Group
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Best:

Support, career progression, responsibility, involvement, innovation, problem solving, entrepreneurial, hard working

Development Graduate, Land & Planning at Berkeley Group
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Best:

The team I get to work within

Worst:

The expectation of working hours is too long

Graduate Site Manager, Production at Berkeley Group
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Best:

Friendly and plenty of opportunity

Worst:

Corporate

Construction Graduate, Construction at Berkeley Group
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Best:

The people, culture, work and experiences I'm gaining.

Worst:

Nothing so far.

Finance Graduate, Finance at Berkeley Group
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Best:

Lots of support

Professional Qualification Opportunities

Ethical

Great work Environment

Finance Graduate, Finance at Berkeley Group
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Best:

Great graduate environment, 45+ graduates intake, made the process into the working environment much easier. Very supportive when started in the role.

Worst:

Not very lenient, for example no days working from home unless for a significant reason.

Graduate Commercial Trainee, Commercial at Berkeley Group
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Best:

My management team are supporting me well by providing me with many shadowing, training and work opportunities as possible.

Worst:

Moving to Birmingham has been more challenging for the company than its usual areas of operation.

Construction Graduate, Construction at Berkeley Group
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Best:

Rotation
Team and Culture
Development

Land Graduate, Land & Planning at Berkeley Group
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Best:

- Highly repeatable
- Best in the business
- High quality
- High expectations

Worst:

- Complex
- Hard to navigate / understand

Technical Graduate, Technical at Berkeley Group
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Best:

There is a lot of support across the offices and sites between the departments.

Worst:

I haven't experienced anything bad yet

Commercial Graduate, Commercial at Berkeley Group
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Best:

Stable company
An industry leader

Technical Graduate, Technical at Berkeley Group
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Best:

Good initiatives with Health and Wellbeing. Provide breakfast everyday,

Worst:

Some old-fashioned methods.

Technical Graduate, Technical at Berkeley Group
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Best:

The working environment is great.

Worst:

Pay rises do not appear to happen when they are due.

Technical Coordinator, Technical at Berkeley Group
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Best:

Career Progression, Competitive Salary, Support for Qualifications, Range of Sites to work on

Worst:

Work/Life balance sometimes difficult with the others you work / office hours. Unlike some companies do not provide as many wellbeing benefits

Development Graduate, Land and Development at Berkeley Group
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Best:

Morals and career opportunities

Worst:

Sometimes can be quite daunting with directors everywhere

Commercial Graduate, Commercial at Berkeley Group
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Best:

Quality brand
Experienced
Long-term developments

Worst:

Though the nature of developments are long-term (good thing), an individual can be limited in growth opportunities in other industry innovations. But this is also dependent on an individuals ambitions.

Commercial Graduate, Commerical at Berkeley Group
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Best:

The people and the sites I work on. The workload is interesting and there's great progression opportunities. I get to say I work for Berkeley. Support offered. Training opportunities.

Worst:

Lack of flexibility

Land Graduate, Land at Berkeley Group
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Best:

We are one of the leaders in the industry. I want to learn from and work with the best.

Worst:

I believe improvements are needed in company benefits. I'd expect such a large to offer a better package to their staff and better working flexibility.

Technical Graduate, Technical at Berkeley Group
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Best:

The opportunities to progress and working for a market leader.

Construction graduate, Construction at Berkeley Group
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Best:

work environment
people are really nice

commercial graduate, commercial at Berkeley Group
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Best:

Lots of opportunities for further training, (3 months).

Commercial Graduate, Commercial at Berkeley Group
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Best:

Prestigious
Great Sites

Worst:

Expectations are very high at all times
Lack of work life balance

Commecial Graduate, Commercial at Berkeley Group
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Best:

Benefits package and training that is provided.

Location of projects.

Work-life balance

Drive to develop staff to the best they can offer

Worst:

N/A

Technical Graduate, Technical at Berkeley Group
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Best:

Multi- cultural and diverse workforce.

Worst:

Long working hours.

Construction Graduate, Construction at Berkeley Group
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Best:

We set the benchmark for quality homes

Worst:

The homes we sell are often smaller than competitors and do not offer a wider product range

Graduate Site Manager, Build at Berkeley Group
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Best:

Very large, therefore several opportunities available for internal promotion and recognition.

Worst:

N/A

Commercial Graduate, Commercial at Berkeley Group
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Best:

Site/office locations
Different roles available
Majority of people are friendly

Worst:

Some people are not friendly/unprofessional

Construction Graduate, Construction at Berkeley Group
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Best:

Opportunities to progress

Worst:

Long hours

Land Graduate, Land and Planning at Berkeley Group
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Best:

The culture

Worst:

N/A

Commercial Graduate, Commercial at Berkeley Group
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Best:

Attitude to sustainability
Career progression
Quality Brand
Good graduate scheme with networking opportunities
Support for training

Worst:

/

Land Graduate, Land & Planning at Berkeley Group
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Best:

Knowledge Sharing
Experience
Complicated sites
Training

Technical Graduate, Technical Department at Berkeley Group
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Best:

The people.

Worst:

Quite long hours and no international opportunities.

Commercial Graduate, Commercial at Berkeley Group
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Best:

Best house builder in London, highly reputable company with quality products, genuine support for employees, clear procedures and guidelines, big focus on health & safety

Construction Graduate, Construction at Berkeley Group
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Best:

It has a great reputation and the people who work here are all very driven and similar to myself.

Worst:

It is sometimes unclear who to go to for HR related issues.

Land Graduate, Land at Berkeley Group
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Best:

Offer support and funding when trying to achieve professional accreditation. Offer the chance to have a rotation experience with various departments within the company to enhance knowledge and understanding of the business and industry. Offers f itness and lifestyle subsisides as well as hosting social events.

Commercial Graduate, Commercial at Berkeley Group
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Best:

Are large company that is continuing to grow

Worst:

Work life balance

Graduate Site Manager, Construction at Berkeley Group
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Best:

Good quality products, good team, good reputation

Worst:

High staff turnover, lack of motivation from team, lack of incentives and rewards.

Graduate Site Manager, Construction at Berkeley Group
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Best:

Opportunities across the group.

Worst:

Staff turnover.

Land Graduate, Land at Berkeley Group
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Best:

Projects, people, training.

Worst:

Management, boys club mentality, expectation to work long hours with no recognition.

Development Graduate, Land and Planning at Berkeley Group
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Best:

Responsibility.

Reasonable employer.

Worst:

Due to the nature of the company at times it can take a while for decisions to be made due to the levels of management it passes through.

Technical Graduate, Technical at Berkeley Group
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Best:

Being part of creating great environments for people, improving places and building communities.

Worst:

A lot of teams within the company, especially on site, don't get enough support or enough of a voice and don't seem to feel part of the overall vision of the company it seems and this leads to high staff turnover.

Architectural Design co-ordinator, Design at Berkeley Group
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Best:

There is plenty of opportunity for career progression and the company will support you if you would like to undertake additional training or academic studies. Since being at the company, I have noticed a big shift in the company culture towards being more people focused and opening a dialogue with staff to find out what could be done to improve moral, mental and physical health, and overall performance.
The graduate scheme itself is great and enables you to build a support network, not only with the graduates within your operating company, but across the entire group. Pre-Covid, we had regular social events and training days.

Worst:

Working hours are long and it is easy to fall into the trap of working overtime on a regular basis.
No major staff benefits.
No HR Department.

Commercial Graduate, Commercial at Berkeley Group
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Best:

The projects,
The people,
The prestige,
The industry respect

Worst:

Internal procedures

Land Graduate, Land and Planning at Berkeley Group
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Best:

Great product and external reputation.
Commitment of all staff.

Worst:

No HR so lack of training and development.
Hierarchical structure prevents decision making at useful levels.

Technical Coordinator, Technical at Berkeley Group
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Best:

- Training opportunities and support
- Career progression opportunities

Commercial Graduate, Commercial at Berkeley Group
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Best:

People, good projects to learn from about the industry, get thrown into the deep end, challenging.

Worst:

Poor culture not suitable for the modern day, lack of flexibility, too procedure driven, sometimes poor management

Commercial Graduate, Commercial at Berkeley Group
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Best:

Prestige
Respect in the Industry
Security of work
High level detail / quality of product
Wide variety of jobs available

Worst:

Long working hours
Traditional company operations (not progressed/modern)

Technical Graduate, Technical Design at Berkeley Group
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Best:

Really interesting work and experienced co-workers

Worst:

Workload, office layout and salary at graduate level.

Technical Graduate, Technical at Berkeley Group
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Best:

The quality of product and the desire to reach that quality.

Worst:

Could be a more diverse workforce.

Build Graduate, Construction at Berkeley Group
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Best:

There are a wide range of different projects to work on.

Development Graduate, Land and Planning at Berkeley Group
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Best:

Very supportive of personal professional development, acknowledge all suggestions put forward by staff and all in all a very good working environment.

Technical Graduate, Technical at Berkeley Group
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Best:

Great on CV, a respectable FTSE 100 company
Job security during a pandemic

Worst:

Long hours, especially during the pandemic when resources have been tested to the max
Management may not have time to for development catch ups so you have to be proactive in setting these up
Staff morale could be improved as it seems everyone is always stressed

Technical Graduate, Technical at Berkeley Group
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Best:

The scale of projects we are involved in and the level of risk we take as a result. The are few other companies working on our scale.

Worst:

The company culture is rather old-fashioned and does not allow flexible working.

Land Graduate, Land and Planning at Berkeley Group
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Best:

Great reputation
Fast paced environment

Worst:

Difficult people to work with and there is no chance for complacency

Construction Graduate, Construction at Berkeley Group
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Best:

Well respected
Great end product
Innovative thinking

Worst:

Quick pace of work (I like this but some others may not)

Development Graduate, Land and Planning at Berkeley Group
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Best:

Good name to have on cv. Well respected company in the industry

Worst:

Blame game culture, long hours for no reward. No consistency in benefits across group. Very set in ways

Technical graduate, Technical at Berkeley Group
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Best:

Exposer within the business provides a greater desire to perform and the opportunities seem to be vast.

Graduate Quantity Surveyor, Commercial at Berkeley Group
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Best:

Reputation
High quality product
Good teams
Good site opportunities
The high mix of people from various expertise

Worst:

High turnover of staff

Graduate Quantity Surveyor, Commercial at Berkeley Group
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Best:

The graduate scheme especially the induction week, and the fact that graduate socials are organised quarterly. You also work with very senior members of the business from quite an early stage, and are assigned a mentor from another part of the business to provide advice and guidance if needed.

Worst:

The hours are very long, with very little flexible work opportunities

Commercial Graduate, Commercial at Berkeley Group
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Best:

Commitment to sustainability.
Company reputation.

Worst:

Long hours.

Graduate Planner, Land and Planning at Berkeley Group
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Best:

- Responsibility
- Career opportunities
- Job security due to pipeline of projects
- Working with senior management
- Challenging work

Worst:

- Trying to get time with senior management for personal development/training
- Long days

Graduate Development Manager, Development at Berkeley Group
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Best:

- Responsibility
- Working with senior members of staff
- Career opportunities

Worst:

- Long working hours

Graduate Development Manager, Development at Berkeley Group
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Best:

They support and fund you in training you wish to do
You are given responsibility early on

Worst:

There is almost too much work to do, you are expected to slot in very quickly and be able to manage your own workload

Land graduate, Land at Berkeley Group
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Best:

Prestigious, job security due to assets

Worst:

Long working hours company-wide, construction team expected to work weekends on a rota without lieu

Construction Graduate, Construction at Berkeley Group
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Best:

The passion
Quality of customer service
Commitments it makes towards sustainability; social and environmental, with the aim of making a place better than it was before
Quality of product - customer led
Works with local stakeholders to develop a scheme that suits everyone's needs
It heavily supports local charities through the Berkeley Foundation
It builds unique and bespoke developments, rather than using a catalogue of house types, which makes working for them interesting and ever changing

Design and Development Graduate, Land and Planning at Berkeley Group
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Best:

Good support network.

Worst:

People high up can often be very busy and can misjudge your lack of experience when setting and expecting tasks.

Graduate, Construction at Berkeley Group
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Best:

Prestigious & reputable to work for

Berkeley Group
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Best:

Levels of autonomy and responsibility in own work, colleagues, opportunities for additional projects, office culture

Technical at Berkeley Group
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Best:

Learn a lot. Work with best in the industry. Challenging work. Interesting work.

Worst:

Early starts

Land Graduate, at Search Companies
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Best:

There is an all encompassing ethos to be the best in our industry. This is achieved by maintaining high standards and driving innovation.
Many senior managers started out in the Berkeley group as graduates, demonstrating that the company is willing to nurture talent.
Investment in employee welfare, including funding for fitness sessions and health check-ups.

Worst:

Work/ life balance may be under pressure in certain departments.

Berkeley Group
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Best:

The company is a meritocracy and employs people based on their ability rather than other factors, such as length of service.
The company has a great reputation in the industry for creating a world class product and for caring about their customers.

Worst:

The company is quite "old school". This is not necessarily a criticism, however there are certain company practices which could be modernised.

Grduate Land Manager, Land and Planning at Berkeley Group
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Best:

good culture.
challenging work
good communication
a chance to rotate around the different departments

Worst:

early starts
high expectations from managers on first day
need time to understand admin process which is lengthy and difficult to understand

Commercial Graduate, Commercial at Berkeley Group
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Best:

Opportunity to work on the most prestigious projects in the capital

Worst:

Work life balance - A lot is expected with less given back

Construction at Berkeley Group
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Best:

Well established
promote within
good benefits

Worst:

high turnover rate

Construction Graduate, Construction at Berkeley Group
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Best:

The scope of your day to day work and how it will influence wider decisions. The company works with the best consultants in the industry and produces the best product in the most prominent areas of London

Worst:

As stated previously the staff retention should be looked at - maternity leave, salary increases, general staff consideration etc.

Land Graduate, Land & Planning (Development) at Berkeley Group
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Best:

They care about their staff - Health and well being is a priority
They create fantastic homes in amazing places - The product is of the highest quality
The work environment is inviting and inclusive

Worst:

We sometimes become too set in our ways and perhaps should be more open to change in certain areas

Land and Planning at Berkeley Group
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Best:

Good reputation, Exciting projects, good salary

Worst:

Time pressure, traditional way of thinking


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Best:

The support given to help achieve your professional goals

Worst:

The bureaucracy and processes that imply a lot of time to get things done


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Best:

Responsibility

Worst:

Work/Life Balance

Commercial Graduate, Commercial at Berkeley Group
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Best:

Prestigious company
working with senior members of staff

Worst:

working hours

Commercial Graduate, Commercial Graduate at Berkeley Group
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Best:

- Training provided
- Prestigious company brand
- Senior management is fantastic

Worst:

- Working hours are long

Construction Graduate, Construction at Berkeley Group
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Best:

The People

Worst:

The Hours

Technical Graduate, Technical at Berkeley Group
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Best:

Prestigious name, good colleagues who are all bought into the ethos snd the projects. Great support network, always someone to go to and ask questions. Good exposure to the industry

Worst:

Long hours and work life balance

Sustainability Graduate, Sustainability at Berkeley Group
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Best:

See previous page.

Worst:

See previous page.

Berkeley Group
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Best:

Clear career path with plenty of support and encouragement to develop

Worst:

Working hours

Graduate Technical, Technical at Berkeley Group
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Best:

Opportunity to move within the company
Working for a prestigious company

Worst:

Working hours

Graduate Quantity Surveyor, Commercial at Berkeley Group
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Best:

Leader in industry, good brand to have on CV. Operates as a meritocracy so progression is possible. Autonomy to get on with my job

Worst:

Work life balance and hours, and IT systems

Finance Analyst, Finance at Berkeley Group
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Best:

Leader in industry, good brand to have on CV. Operates as a meritocracy so progression is possible. Autonomy to get on with my job

Worst:

Work life balance and hours, and IT systems

Finance Analyst, Finance at Berkeley Group
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Best:

Working for a prestigious company
Opportunities to progress

Worst:

Not very flexible working hours and conditions

Technical Graduate, Technical at Berkeley Group
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Best:

Good colleagues.

Worst:

Lack of international opportunities.

Quantity Surveying, Commercial at Berkeley Group
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Best:

Prestigious brand.

Worst:

Early Starts.

Commercial Graduate, Commercial at Berkeley Group
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