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Careers

Results That Launch Careers – 2022 Employment Outcomes

86,000
Average starting salary
7,500
Average signing bonus
$55,000-$160,000
Salary range

Career Paths

Common areas of employment

  • Acquisitions
  • Affordable housing
  • Asset management
  • Brokerage
  • Community development
  • Corporate real estate
  • Development
  • Leasing and sales
  • Lending
  • Portfolio management
  • Public administration
  • Real estate finance
  • Research
  • Valuation

Common job titles

  • Acquisitions analyst/associate
  • Appraisal analyst/associate
  • Development analyst/associate
  • Financial analyst/associate
  • Real estate investment analyst/associate
  • Transaction real estate analyst/associate
  • Development/commercial lending officer
  • Housing/Real estate specialist
  • Project manager

Companies that hire real estate professionals

  • Dominium
  • First Industrial Realty Trust
  • Goldman Sachs
  • JLL (Jones Lang LaSalle)
  • JP Morgan Chase & Co.
  • Northwestern Mutual Real Estate
  • NorthMarq Capital
  • Wells Fargo

The Career Team: Focused on You

Career Management Team

You will work with a skilled team of career coaches to develop and accomplish your individual career goals. Our personalized approach and small class size mean you benefit from one-on-one support, from career coaching, personal branding, and resume support, to interview preparation, and job offer evaluation and negotiation.

Jean Sink
Jean Sink
Director of Career Management
Jean brings a wealth of knowledge and experience to executive and career coaching, leveraging a background in staffing and industry recruitment, higher education enrollment and career management, as well as over 15 years of experience in coaching teams, individual contributors, new managers, emerging leaders, and senior-level executives. She is passionate about the impact of professional life coaching, specifically in working with leaders and teams who are striving to break through plateaus and achieve the next level in their own development, achievement, and career trajectory.
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Laura Berkan
Laura Berkan
Assistant Director of Career Management, MBA and Master’s Programs
As a UW–Madison alumna and seasoned business professional, Laura is committed to helping other Badgers achieve their career goals by building job acquisition skills to last a lifetime. Her experience spans multiple industries, including banking, insurance, investments, non-profit fundraising, business coaching/consulting, recruiting, and as an entrepreneur owning a boutique career consulting firm.
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Employer Relations Team

The experienced employer relations team connects you with companies and industries where you want to work. We partner with leading companies from across the nation and around the globe that recruit and hire our students, year after year.

Leslie Taylor

Leslie Taylor

Director of Employer and Corporate Relations
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Connor Grey Perkins

Connor Perkins

Operations and Communications Coordinator
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Amanda Kost

Amanda Kost

Assistant Director of Employer Relations
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Karl Galko

Karl Galko

Assistant Director of Employer Relations
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