How to Answer: Jones Lang Lasalle is seeking a Commercial Broker with education in business, finance, economics, or other related coursework. Please walk me through your schooling.
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4. Jones Lang Lasalle is seeking a Commercial Broker with education in business, finance, economics, or other related coursework. Please walk me through your schooling.
How to Answer
The interviewer would like further detail on your education. Be sure to provide information that is not available on your resume. You could talk about your best classes, your favorite coursework, any student councils you were on, awards or accolades, and scholarships earned.
While attending post-secondary studies, you likely learned some core skills that would be transferable to your role as a Commercial Broker. Think about what you learned at your highest levels of education and how that knowledge applies to your work.
Whichever direction you choose to go with your response, be sure to tie your answer in with the ways that this educational experience will benefit you as a Commercial Broker.
1st Answer Example
"I have a Bachelors Degree in Management with a major in Marketing. I went to University ABC on a full scholarship and graduated top of my class. My passion for economics, as well as quantitative analysis, really came to life while earning this degree. Since graduating, I have been able to utilize my education in a multitude of ways, not only in terms of my business knowledge but also by utilizing new soft skills such as time-management and project planning."
2nd Answer Example
"I recently completed my MBA, after taking online coursework in the evenings and weekends for the past two years. I am proud of this accomplishment since I worked in tandem with this coursework, and still graduated top of my class. I am eager to apply my new skills and knowledge to this Commercial Broker role. When it comes to consulting and strategy, I now a complete idea of how to elicit information from others and synthesize that information into a cohesive story. I have a better ability to see the big picture and gained more creative and conceptual ways of thinking."