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Your job title (be specific): Commercial Real Estate Deeloper
!ob oerie"#What the$ do (%roide a para&raph descriptio' of the job( What "ould a t$pical da$ o' the job
look like)):
Commercial real estate deelopers bu$ commercial buildi'&s or properties a'd make improeme'ts to
them( *fter the improeme'ts+ buildi'&s are split i'to sectio's a'd either sold or leased to busi'esses(
Real estate deelopers must reco&'i,e the deelopme't pote'tial a'd secure ade-uate fu'di'& for the
project(
Worki'& co'ditio's (.ours $ou ca' e/pect to "ork) Risk of i'juries) 0ime of da$#time of $ear)
1'doors#outdoors) Clothi'& re-uired) Etc2):
3ei'& a real estate deeloper+ $ou are $our o"' boss so $ou ca' decide "hat hours $ou "ork(
0$picall$+ $ou "ould meet "ith co'structio' "orkers or te'a'ts to oersee "hat is &oi'& o' so $ou
"ould "ork "he'eer the$ "ork(
456+ 6 da$s a "eek(
Risk of i'jur$ "ould o'l$ be o' co'structio' sites(
0he job "ould be i'side a'd outside(
Eer$da$ clothi'& is re-uired(
7alar$ ("hat "a&e ca' $ou e/pect to ear')):
89: :::5 8;<: :::#$ear o' aera&e
7ome er$ successful real estate deelopers make millio's of dollars but it all depe'ds o' ho" the real
estate market is &oi'&(
=uture outlook ("ill this job be i' dema'd i' the future) Wh$#"h$ 'ot)):
Yes+ because as the populatio' &oes up+ more busi'esses are bei'& made a'd e/pa'di'& a'd the$ "ill
'eed buildi'&s to start their busi'esses(
Post-Secondary Institute!rainin" Pro"ram #$
3achelor of busi'ess admi'istratio'
%ocation and name of pro"ram& (Where the school is located( What is the 'ame of the pro&ram) *lso tell us "h$ this
school appeals to $ou)
S'U ()ancou*er+- ,ache-or of .usiness administration.
!his schoo- appea-s to me .ecause it is a *ery popu-ar schoo- and it is near home. /-so0 my dad went to
this schoo- and said that it is a *ery "ood schoo-.
1ost& (first $ear *ND total cost of pro&ram+ i'cludi'& tuitio'+ books+ a'd supplies)
0he total cost of atte'di'& school at 7=> for ? $ears "ould be arou'd 89:::#$ear i'cludi'& pro&ram cost+ books+ a'd
supplies(
Pre-re2uisites of pro"ram& E'&lish ;@+ %re5Calculus ;@+ %h$sics ;@
What are < related occupatio's $ou could take if this o'e did'At "ork out for $ou ("hat "ould $ou do if $ou
do'At e'd up doi'& this career a'd "h$)):
3usi'ess e'trepre'eur
Real Estate *&e't
Reside'tial Real Estate Deeloper
1f 1 did 'ot e'd of bei'& a commercial real estate deeloper+ 1 "ould &o i'to reside'tial real estate deelopme't because
itAs alo'& the same li'es as commercial but o'l$ "ith houses a'd 'ot buildi'&s( 0he job ma$ be ee' easier tha' a
commercial real estate deeloper(
*'d most importa'tl$2
Wh$ are $ou i'terested i' this career) (.o" lo'& hae $ou bee' i'terested i' it) What led $ou to "a'ti'& this
job) .o" does it suit#fit $our perso'alit$+ i'terests+ characteristics+ stre'&ths+ etc2)):
0he "a$ 1 fou'd out about this job is throu&h m$ dad( .e is a commercial real estate deeloper a'd a
busi'ess o"'er a'd 1 hae &o'e to ma'$ meeti'&s "ith him a'd 1 hae e/perie'ced the busi'ess first
ha'd( .e talks about his "ork at home so 1 hae a &ood k'o"led&e of "hat a commercial real estate
deeloper does eer$ da$( 0his job "ould suit m$ perso'alit$ because 1 do'At like bei'& told "hat to do
a'd this job re-uires $ou to be $our o"' boss( 1 am also er$ &ood "ith mo'e$ a'd that helps a lot i'
this busi'ess(