Estate agent : Employers and vacancy sources

The majority of estate agents work in independent, private estate agency practices. These companies can range in size from small one-branch agencies to larger companies with multiple offices. The majority of estate agency businesses are classed as SMEs. Larger companies often have specialist divisions in commercial, rural, corporate or residential property, planning, surveying and property investment.

There has been an increase in the number of graduate recruitment schemes within estate agency, although these are mainly within larger firms with many branches.

Vacancies in this area depend largely on the state of the property market. When the economy is buoyant there are usually vacancies within sales and commercial property, and during times of recession the majority of vacancies in estate agency are within the residential lettings business.

Sources of vacancies

• Search graduate jobs on this site.
• Property Jobs Direct   
• Estate Agency Professionals  
• Estates Gazette   
• The Negotiator   
• Property Jobs   
• Property Week   
• RICS Business    
• RICS Recruit    
• Association of Residential Letting Agents (ARLA)  
• The Estate Agent 

Recruitment agencies commonly handle vacancies and there are a number of specialised agencies that deal with estate agency.

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