The initial interview was with the hiring manager and an individual who was previously in the role and had been promoted.
I met with them on a weekday morning at their office and spoke with both of them for about an hour, discussing my qualifications, how the role fit into my long-term career plans, the commercial real estate industry, and some general background.
During this interview, the hiring manager explained how the CBRE office located in one city competes with the office in another nearby city for business. They explained that although it is competitive between the two offices, "we party with them, we get drunk with them", which I found to be extremely unprofessional.
After the interview was complete, the hiring manager told me they would be reviewing my application with senior management and they would be in contact with me.
Less than an hour later, I received a call from the hiring manager that a senior executive would like to meet with me the same afternoon to discuss my application and asked if I could come back in a few hours. I agreed.
I returned to the office later that afternoon, met with the senior executive and the hiring manager to further discuss my experience, my interest in the role, and my career ambitions, and they provided some more background information about the company and the opportunity for a career in commercial real estate.
After the interview, I was told they would be in touch about my application. I never received any form of communication from the hiring manager following that 2nd meeting.
I understand that companies cannot follow-up with every applicant for a job posting, but considering I made time in my schedule within 2 days of receiving an initial callback, and making time for 2 interview meetings in the same day, I believe some form of notification that I would not be receiving an offer for the job would have been justified. I will not be recommending anyone pursue a career with CBRE.