College Internship or Apprenticeship

[Jacob Rowland]

I am a junior at UNC - Chapel Hill and with the onset of the summer season comes the race to find an internship. I recently went on a networking trip to Atlanta where we met with 6 commercial shops. I thought I wanted to go into commercial real estate for a few years after college in order to gain some broad experience and skills within the industry, as well as gaining capital for future investments which is my ultimate goal. I found the corporate approach that these commercial firms operate within to be largely unappealing. I have now tailored my job search to be much more residential-based and one that allows me to be a bigger player in the company. I desire a position that offers vast cross-team exposure where I have a more direct connection with tenants. I want to be a bigger player within the company and community while also learning key skills that will benefit me as a future investor. As a very young and inexperienced aspiring investor, any advice would be much appreciated!