“Career services was very supportive during my time at Georgetown, providing me with guidance on resume building, interview preparation, and negotiation strategies that helped me secure a role at a real estate firm specializing in green, affordable and mixed income housing.”
– Macklin Fitzpatrick (MS-GRA’24), Asset Management Analyst, Jonathan Rose Companies
Real Estate Careers
Transform your career while transforming the industry.
The M.S. in Global Real Assets career team within the McDonough Career Center partners with each student on their career ambitions and helps them navigate the many paths within the real estate field. We support students in the process of self-discovery, career strategy, leadership development, and network-building to empower graduates to become principled, global leaders.
Career Support from Three Real Estate Experts
McDonough Careers Team Support
To ensure all Global Real Assets students have a personalized experience preparing for their post-graduate career, the McDonough Career Center offers an experienced career coach dedicated to working only with the small cohort of students in this program. Our offerings include a range of resources and tools to help our students prepare for their chosen career path, including our signature summer job search course, ongoing workshops, interview preparation and 1-on-1 coaching, and networking opportunities with industry leaders. The Master of Science in Global Real Assets career team is committed to ensuring our students are fully prepared and confident to take on the career of their dreams.
Specialized Real Estate Search Firm
We also partner with Jackson Lucas (JL) – a specialized real estate search firm – to expand career opportunities for our MS-GRA students. With a focus on career opportunities and hands-on support, JL works with the McDonough Career Center to deliver the following services and programming:
1. Access to employer networks tailored to student interests and career pathways
2. Real estate career fairs hosted by the McDonough Career Center to establish connections in the industry
3. Career workshops focused on technical interviewing skills, industry insights, compensation reviews, and networking strategies
Steers Center Advantage
The McDonough School of Business and Steers Center for Global Real Assets have long standing relationships with real assets firms in the Washington, D.C., area and globally and an impressive track record of successful hires in the real estate industry. This affords our MS-GRA students the unique opportunity to network and cultivate relationships with numerous real estate leaders from among the global Georgetown University alumni base.
Careers in Real Estate
- Investment Analyst
- Portfolio Manager
- Asset Management Analyst
- Senior Asset Manager
- Real Assets Manager
- Underwriter
- Acquisition Associate
- Business Development Analyst
Real Estate Companies Hire McDonough Graduates
- Blackstone
- Clark Construction
- Four Corners Property Trust
- Host Hotels & Resorts
- JLL Inc
- Jonathan Rose Companies
- Prudential Financial
- Rialto Capital
*Internships are not part of the curriculum and are therefore optional and non-credit bearing. Please note that international students on F1 status cannot participate in paid off-campus internships.
Assistant Dean, Graduate and Executive Degree Programs: Denise Durgin
Denise Durgin serves the McDonough School of Business as Assistant Dean for Graduate and Executive Degree Programs within the McDonough Career Center. Most recently Durgin was a patient experience performance advisor for the women’s and children’s clinical staff and senior executive clinical triad at Inova Health System. Before her role in patient experience, Durgin worked for more than 25 years at Marriott International and The Ritz-Carlton in sales, marketing, and revenue management leadership roles. She also served as senior director in asset management at Host Hotels & Resorts, the world’s largest REIT. For more than 20 years, Durgin has given back to the D.C.-area community through her volunteer work. She is a resident of Northern Virginia so be sure to ask her about local cuisine and things to do in the area.
Contact the McDonough Career Center
Georgetown University McDonough School of Business
Rafik B. Hariri Building, Suite 285
Email: McDonoughCareer@georgetown.edu
Phone: 202-687-3741
Contact the Global Real Assets Admissions Team
RealAssets@georgetown.edu
(202) 908-6882
Questions about career curricula?