Anna Budd:​ I love the projects and the people. I have worked on some incredible projects and met so many people from all walks of life who, as well as being extremely talented, are all genuine, down-to-earth, and great to work with.

Ruth Jackson: I love the variety. Working in real estate comes with a promise that no two days will be the same.

Jasmine Dillon:​ It’s real! I have spent a lot of my career working in some amazing and well regarded professional services firms working on some high profile and rewarding work, but nothing beats working on something that you will actually see built and that will actually impact people's quality of life, whether that’s the office they work in or home they live in. I’m working on a ground-breaking project in the centre of London that in a few years’ time I’ll be incredibly proud to bring my son and my friends and family to see. For me, a big marker of whether we have been successful in our work on 18 Blackfriars, will be whether it’s a place that people enjoy being.

Amy Soar: I love the fact that despite real estate being about physical buildings, in my part of the business it is all about people and providing the best experience to our clients and occupiers. I am proud to emulate this in my role at Helix, a Hines Company, and encourage a culture of connectivity for our occupiers. You meet so many different people throughout your career and develop a great network, it’s a really sociable industry.

Francesca Orlandini:​ Real estate, besides being an investment sector with financial and private equity mechanics, is concrete and leaves a permanent mark on the land and cities and it is rewarding to have a role in this.

Lucia Martinez-Noriega:​ I love to see how, with our work, we can leave a footprint in cities and improve the surrounding community.

Vanessa Gelado:​ The mandate I have at Hines is truly amazing. I get to work with all asset classes - offices, living, logistics and retail – across the risk spectrum from core to core plus to value-add funds. It means I have scope to take on the right opportunities across the entire industry, which is exciting, empowering and rewarding. Furthermore, our industry is very much people-led which means the opportunities for networking, collaboration and socialising are incredible. At Hines this is ingrained in our ethos with a strong family-like culture with real depth whereby everyone supports each other. So, if you are a people person with a passion for the built environment and an entrepreneurial spirit, a real estate career could well be the place for you.