South West real estate adviser JLL is calling on teenage students in Exeter, Plymouth and the wider region to apply for a virtual work experience programme.
The company, which has offices in Exeter and Bristol, is looking for young people aged between 14 and 19 who are keen to learn more about a career in the property industry.
The Access to Property with JLL four-day programme will give young people a chance to find out whether a role in the property sector - or within inter-related teams such as marketing, business admin or finance - might be for them.
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Running from April 11 to 14, in partnership with careers platform Springpod, Access to Property with JLL will include live and recorded webinars, hosted by current JLL graduates and apprentices, which students can join or dip into later as part of a flexible programme.
The sessions will give students the opportunity to learn about the JLL culture, its diversity and inclusion (D&I) strategy and approach to sustainability, as well as the technical skills and attributes required, whether for a job as a surveyor, agent, consultant, valuer or one of the many other roles the sector offers. The application deadline is April 6.
Participants will also learn about routes into apprenticeship, graduate and internship opportunities at JLL. Interested students can apply via the website here
Tim Western, head of the Exeter office of JLL, said: "This virtual work experience programme is open to anyone aged 14 to 19; however it forms part of our wider social mobility strategy focused on supporting young people into careers in property through non-traditional routes.
“This is an excellent opportunity for students who perhaps may not have considered a career in property or in inter-related sectors previously and would like to find out whether it could be for them."
In 2020, JLL took part in The Bridge Group's independent report on socio-economic diversity in the property sector, the first of its kind in the industry, in collaboration with 11 other property firms and funded by the JLL Foundation. It revealed that the property industry was deeply lacking in diversity and acutely by socio-economic background. Initiatives like Access to Property with JLL form part of JLL's strategy to address this issue..
JLL is a leading professional services firm that specialises in real estate and investment management. JLL uses the most advanced technology and is a Fortune 500 company with annual revenue of US$18bn in 2019, operations in more than 80 countries and a global workforce of nearly 93,000 as of 2020. JLL is the brand name, and a registered trademark, of Jones Lang LaSalle Incorporated.
