Perspective

It is amazing to me how professionals who are sharply focused on their careers and work incredibly hard to succeed make a poor impression when it comes to their resumes.  I’ve seen everything from typographical and grammatical errors and terrible formatting to an overall poor structure, resulting in a document that is difficult if not impossible to understand. When a hiring manager or I see a resume with these flaws (and we do so with shocking regularity), it immediately raises a question about the quality of the candidate; obviously this person is careless, and that’s a bad sign.  It is never too soon to have your resume updated and ready to present.  Regardless of how happy you are in your job, the call for a new opportunity can come at any time, and it is critical that your resume be up-to-date and professional in every respect, or it may end up in the reject pile.

Anthony J. LoPinto is CEO of Equinox Partners, an executive search firm specializing in the real estate industry, and parent company of SelectLeaders.

The views expressed in this article are the author’s own.

Job Opportunities

EQUITY OFFICE PROPERTIES
(CALIFORNIA) Property Manager The selected candidate will maintain day-to-day relationships with customer contacts, develop an understanding of unique customer needs; anticipate and respond to customer needs/requests; and may participate in regular and periodic Customer Advisory Board meetings.

EATON VANCE
(MASSACHUSETTS) Real Estate Asset Manager The primary responsibilities of this position is monitoring operations of properties under management to assist in identifying and implementing strategies to add to or preserve the value of real estate investments within the context of fund investment objectives.

JPMORGAN ASSET MANAGEMENT
(CALIFORNIA) Real Estate Acquisitions Analyst/Associate JPMAM Real Estate is seeking to hire an analyst or associate to expand its acquisitions capacity. The analyst/associate plays is involved in all aspects of the investment process including sourcing new transactions, underwriting, due diligence and closing.

LOWE ENTERPRISES INC.
(CALIFORNIA) Vice President, Corporate Director of Real Estate Sales The VP will provide strategic direction and oversight for sales force organization, staffing and compensation plans, sales distribution and solicitation plans and will develop and maintain appropriate management information systems for all company projects and all real estate related residual businesses.

 

KSI SERVICES
(VIRGINIA) Project Executive This is a key leadership position stressing business and budget responsibility, financial management and executive autonomy. This position is responsible for overseeing the development process of community planning and development projects from feasibility through pre-construction, construction, sellout, stabilization and bond release.

WACHOVIA
(CALIFORNIA) Development Manager The selected candidate will be responsible for the coordination of site search and acquisition activities for new financial center locations within the California geographic region and work closely with General Bank Groups Branch and Network Management Team Retail on identifying trade areas for new financial centers.

TIAA-CREF
(NORTH CAROLINA) Senior Analyst, Investment Rep and Analysis The analyst is responsible for supporting TIAA-CREF investment management, client services, product management, and external clients in a variety of capacities that better enable them to make informed decisions.

Promotions

CB RICHARD ELLIS INVESTORS LLC
(LOS ANGELES) Mark S. Karlan, with 22 years in the industry, is named executive managing director to advance investment strategies in Asia and develop strategic corporate real estate transactions. He previously was president, CEO and a board member for Imperial Credit Commercial Mortgage Investment Corp., a publicly traded REIT that he founded.

WINSTON & STRAWN
(SAN FRANCISCO) Twenty-year attorney William L. Harvey joins as partner in the financial services practice. He most recently was a member of the San Francisco office of White & Straw LLP.

PAGE MILL PROPERTIES
(EAST PALO ALTO, CA) Terry Y. Lee becomes CFO and will serve on the investment committee along with James E. Thompson, who was hired as development director. Also new to the ranks is development officer Jennifer Moore. Lee, a 17-year professional of the corporate finance industry, was vice president of finance for Oracle Corp. Thompson, with 22 years' experience, previously was vice president of HMH Engineers in charge of the urban design division. Moore, with 10 years' experience, most recently was project engineer at HMH Engineers and TS/Civil Engineering Inc.

PACIFIC REAL ESTATE PARTNERS INC.
(PORTLAND, OR) Mark Friel, with 13 years in the industry, joins as vice president, ending a nine-year stint at NAI Norris Beggs & Simpson.

BUCCINI/POLLIN GROUP
(WILMINGTON, DE) Doreen Trongone-Ciezki is made vice president of residential operations, bringing 20 years of real estate management experience to the company. She will be overseeing a 2,500-unit portfolio of apartment homes and condos.

New Hires

PIRCHER, NICHOLS & MEEKS
(LOS ANGELES) Rick A. Werner becomes an associate in the corporate department and private real estate funds practice. He previously was corporate associate for Olshan Grundman Frome Rosenzweig & Wolosky LLP in New York City. 

MONDAY PROPERTIES CORP.
(NEW YORK CITY) Robert Barriero joins as senior vice president and director of operations, ending a run as Goldman Sachs & Co.'s CFO for building operations in the Americas and vice president with facility and property oversight for a 5.5-million-sf portfolio in New York and New Jersey.

MESIROW FINANCIAL
(CHICAGO) Timothy D. Stevens comes on board as managing director in the sale-leaseback capital markets group. He recently was managing director at GE Capital. He will work with Doug Barker, who recently was promoted to the group's senior managing director.

GRUBB & ELLIS
(BETHESDA, MD) Michael A. McGugan, senior vice president and investment specialist, joins the firm's private capital investment group.

JER INVESTORS TRUST J.E. ROBERT CO. INC.
(McLEAN, VA) Mark S. Weiss steps into the president's slot for JER Investors Trust Inc. and managing director's post for J.E. Robert Co. Inc. Weiss also will be the trust manager and a member of its investment committee plus takes over as president of JER Commercial Debt Advisors LLC. He spent the past 16 at Goldman Sachs Group Inc.

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