We just received a call from a client that they are looking to hire a new analyst. Although this is a mid-level analyst position (1-3 years of experience) and the salary is low compared to prior years ($50's versus $70's plus bonus), it perhaps is a sign (albeit a minor one) that the recovery is near. Check out this job posting on our website.
Tuesday, January 19, 2010
Wednesday, October 21, 2009
Acquisition Analyst / Excel Guru Wanted!
Perhaps the market is starting to change! One of our clients is seeking to fill an Acquisitions Analyst position. The candidate must be exceptional in Excel and have 1-2 years of experience in total. Even if the candidate's Excel experience is in a non real-estate capacity, if they are highly literate in Excel then they are a candidate for this position. The position will pay $50,000 +/- with a bonus. We will be reviewing resumes this week and next and arranging for interviews within the next couple of weeks. Candidates must be in Atlanta for the interview and the company will not pay to relocate anybody.
If you want to learn more about this position, please look at the posting on our website at http://www.acgpro.com/services/career_ops. Please forward all resumes to jobs@acgpro.com.
Friday, September 4, 2009
Know For What Position You are Applying
I had an interesting response from a candidate who applied for an Associate position we currently are trying to fill. After rejecting this candidate, I received a reply asking me to detail for her to which position this rejection was related. That is a first...so many rejections that the candidate doesn't even realize if she applied to our company for a job! I recommend that you know as much about a company as you are able to find out before applying for a job with that company!
Monday, August 31, 2009
Posting Your Elementary School on your Resume?
Today we posted a new job opening for an Associate with our firm. We are seeking somebody with very strong Argus and Excel skills, ideally with a CPA as well. I received more than a dozen resumes during the first couple of hours this job was posted. One stood out, but not for the positive! The person noted what elementary school he attended! Now I understand that some candidates are very proud of the schools that they attended, but elementary school? Needless to say it took about 45 seconds after reading the resume to reject this candidate. Just a word of advice...if you want to get hired then eliminate things such as orchestra, student council, year-book staff, and prom committee!
Thursday, August 6, 2009
Excel 2010 Preview
The newest version of "new" Excel (i.e., Excel 2007 which introduced the Ribbon) is in previews now as Excel 2010. Since Microsoft won't be taking us back to "old" Excel, here's a look at the latest version in a great article by David Ringstrom (Accounting Advisors).
Tuesday, July 28, 2009
The Economy Is Really Bad
According to today's Wall Street Journal, the recession is the longest we have had since World War II. Additionally, the unemployment rate is approaching the peak seen in the 1982-83 recession and the scope of job losses is the worst since the 1948-49 recession. The decline in GDP is the deepest since the 1957-58 downturn, and Americans haven't seen so much of their wealth evaporate since the Great Depression. Wow...that's just what we needed to boost our confidence. On the bright side we have seen some real estate firms start bidding (and closing) on some transactions so perhaps by Q1 or Q2 2010 we will finally experience some type of recovery.
Friday, July 24, 2009
All the Retail news isn't bad...
Yesterday, Lance Armstrong announced the formation of Team RadioShack a new American pro-cycling team) for 2010 in cooperation with his Livestrong foundation. From the Press Release:
"Teaming up with RadioShack makes sense for a number of reasons. For one, it's very appealing to me that they have a huge base of stores throughout the U.S. and Mexico. We have an incredible opportunity to leverage RadioShack's connection to tens of millions of people to spread the LIVESTRONG message," said Armstrong. "Also, in cycling, the technology we use on our bikes matters - it allows us to compete at the highest level. It's important to me to partner with a brand that understands the role technology plays in people's lives."
Good news for Livestrong and US pro-cycling and also great to see a retailer stepping up in this economy.
Thursday, July 16, 2009
New Name for an Icon
Effective today, the Sears Tower is no longer the Sears Tower.
Public relations experts said it could take decades for the new name of the Chicago skyscraper to take its place in the public consciousness.
Will you remember the new name?
It's also interesting that the article points out that Sears has actually been gone since 1992 but the name stayed behind...
Monday, July 6, 2009
Atlanta Retail
AJC reports that Ben Carter Properties' Streets of Buckhead project is back on track.
(via Globest)
Wednesday, July 1, 2009
Excel help
Ever have a really obscure Excel puzzle? One great resource is Google Groups. Type in the key words for your question, include "Excel" and get connected to Excel power-users all over the world.
Monday, June 29, 2009
Both ACG Interns Land Jobs
We are happy to announce that even in this down market, both of the current ACG interns have landed jobs in Atlanta! Steve Rolls will be joining CB Richard Ellis working as a valuation associate in their appraisal group. Mark Lindenbaum is joining Healey Investment Properties as an associate working in asset management, leasing and analysis. Both Steve and Mark added great value to ACG during their internship. We are excited to welcome Porter and Zach as our Q3 interns and look forward to assisting both of them in landing great jobs after the completion of their internship.
If you are interested in applying to the ACG internship program commencing October 1, 2009 please contact Todd Zeldin at tzeldin@acgpro.com.
Friday, June 26, 2009
Argus Analyst Tip 10
You might be asked to audit, review and update an existing Argus model versus creating one from scratch. If the author of the model used Market Categories for Market Leasing Assumptions then you are in luck because you can quickly make changes by altering a single variable. For example, if you have three different MLAs that assume $20.00/SF rents, it is much easier to set up a variable called $20.00 Rent and apply that to all three MLAs than it is to enter "20" in each MLA base rent variable. The added advantage is that if you want to change your assumption to $21.00/SF you only have to make one change (to the base rent variable) and you never need to access the MLA tables at all.
Wednesday, June 24, 2009
Argus Analyst Tip 9
Use the Cap Rate Matrix to help sensitize your resale data. This expands the number of values that you can see on a report. Click the Matrix button when setting up the Cap value.
Tuesday, June 23, 2009
Are you on Skype?
We're big fans of Skype. It's free for computer to computer use, has a handy video chat version, a fine text chat version and is extremely cheap for computer to landline use, particularly for out-of-country calling.
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