In the days of our forefathers, excellent writing skills and strikingly beautiful penmanship were common, and second nature. Why is it that great leaders consider communication a core competence, yet today poor grammar and jargon-riddled writing is rampant, and alas, in today's world of text messaging and tweeting, writing skills are sinking to new depths? I find it appalling that freshly minted graduates from some of the finest universities in the US cannot put a proper sentence together, no less write a cohesive and grammatically correct report. Worse yet, their penmanship is illegible.

Our educational system has failed us, and businesses are to blame as well by accepting the mediocre writing skills that our educational system is producing. In my opinion, every business should elevate the evaluation of the writing skills of candidates who are in hiring processes, and for current staff, establish remedial writing classes and seminars to elevate their literary game. R U following me?

Job Listings

SELECTLEADERS/TKF REAL ESTATE
Senior Associate
(NEW YORK, NY)
Duties include: sourcing and closing commercial real estate investments in the Metro Centers of New York, Boston, DC, LA, San Francisco and Denver; coordinating underwriting and due diligence process including financial modeling, accounting reviews, tenant interviews; and managing due diligence process. (Sponsored Job)

N3 REAL ESTATE
VP, Real Estate
(SOUTHLAKE, TX)
VP will source new retail development business for company by identifying, contacting and building relationships with retailers, franchisees and tenant-rep brokers; and finding new development sites for potential and existing retail tenants.

OAKPOINT REAL ESTATE
Financial Analyst
(NASHVILLE, TN)
Responsibilities include: working directly with acquisition and asset management teams analyzing new investment opportunities and existing portfolios; underwriting income-producing assets of all property types; and analyzing historical property income and current market conditions to determine financial underwriting assumptions.

MTA
Executive Director – Subway Partnership
(NEW YORK, NY)
The Executive Director will act as the principal officer of the MTA's Subway Partnership (SP) and will be responsible for the overall administration, financial management, and day-to-day activities of the Subway Partnership Program as well as the Adopt-a-Station Program.

PIEDMONT OFFICE REALTY TRUST
Tenant Service Coordinator
(ATLANTA, GA)
Coordinator will administer tenant system, including dispatching work orders, training tenants and employees, monitoring reports and completion of work orders.

MJW INVESTMENTS INC.
VP of Operations/Asset Management
(SANTA MONICA, CA)
Position will oversee internal staff and third party property management for multifamily portfolio throughout the West and Mid-West and Los Angeles based apartment portfolio.

MOODY'S
Global Real Estate Project Manager
(NEW YORK, NY)
Manager will be responsible for managing interior fitout project teams in various countries and global time zones. Primary duties will be to manage multiple remotely-located project management consultants, each of which will in turn develop and manage a project team locally.

FIDELITY INVESTMENTS
Senior Director, Real Estate Operations
(MERRIMACK, NH)
Position will lead a real estate operations team focused on managing facilities operations, and overseeing the planning and execution of infrastructure and small projects. Additional duties include daily facilities operations, move management, capital infrastructure planning, support to cafeteria operations, event management, vendor management and contingency planning.

In the days of our forefathers, excellent writing skills and strikingly beautiful penmanship were common, and second nature. Why is it that great leaders consider communication a core competence, yet today poor grammar and jargon-riddled writing is rampant, and alas, in today's world of text messaging and tweeting, writing skills are sinking to new depths? I find it appalling that freshly minted graduates from some of the finest universities in the US cannot put a proper sentence together, no less write a cohesive and grammatically correct report. Worse yet, their penmanship is illegible.

Our educational system has failed us, and businesses are to blame as well by accepting the mediocre writing skills that our educational system is producing. In my opinion, every business should elevate the evaluation of the writing skills of candidates who are in hiring processes, and for current staff, establish remedial writing classes and seminars to elevate their literary game. R U following me?

Job Listings

SELECTLEADERS/TKF REAL ESTATE
Senior Associate
(NEW YORK, NY)
Duties include: sourcing and closing commercial real estate investments in the Metro Centers of New York, Boston, DC, LA, San Francisco and Denver; coordinating underwriting and due diligence process including financial modeling, accounting reviews, tenant interviews; and managing due diligence process. (Sponsored Job)

N3 REAL ESTATE
VP, Real Estate
(SOUTHLAKE, TX)
VP will source new retail development business for company by identifying, contacting and building relationships with retailers, franchisees and tenant-rep brokers; and finding new development sites for potential and existing retail tenants.

OAKPOINT REAL ESTATE
Financial Analyst
(NASHVILLE, TN)
Responsibilities include: working directly with acquisition and asset management teams analyzing new investment opportunities and existing portfolios; underwriting income-producing assets of all property types; and analyzing historical property income and current market conditions to determine financial underwriting assumptions.

MTA
Executive Director – Subway Partnership
(NEW YORK, NY)
The Executive Director will act as the principal officer of the MTA's Subway Partnership (SP) and will be responsible for the overall administration, financial management, and day-to-day activities of the Subway Partnership Program as well as the Adopt-a-Station Program.

PIEDMONT OFFICE REALTY TRUST
Tenant Service Coordinator
(ATLANTA, GA)
Coordinator will administer tenant system, including dispatching work orders, training tenants and employees, monitoring reports and completion of work orders.

MJW INVESTMENTS INC.
VP of Operations/Asset Management
(SANTA MONICA, CA)
Position will oversee internal staff and third party property management for multifamily portfolio throughout the West and Mid-West and Los Angeles based apartment portfolio.

MOODY'S
Global Real Estate Project Manager
(NEW YORK, NY)
Manager will be responsible for managing interior fitout project teams in various countries and global time zones. Primary duties will be to manage multiple remotely-located project management consultants, each of which will in turn develop and manage a project team locally.

FIDELITY INVESTMENTS
Senior Director, Real Estate Operations
(MERRIMACK, NH)
Position will lead a real estate operations team focused on managing facilities operations, and overseeing the planning and execution of infrastructure and small projects. Additional duties include daily facilities operations, move management, capital infrastructure planning, support to cafeteria operations, event management, vendor management and contingency planning.

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Anthony J. LoPinto

Tony LoPinto is the Global Sector Leader of Korn Ferry’s Real Estate Practice and founder of SelectLeaders. For the past 18 years LoPinto has been serving his clients with deep knowledge and perspective on talent needs and organizational challenges to public and private companies – knowledge gained from a 25-year career in real estate. Prior to his current position, he founded and served as chief executive officer of a boutique real estate executive search firm, where he oversaw offices in New York, Chicago, Washington, DC, San Francisco and Los Angeles. He has successfully led several high profile search engagements for chief executive officers, directors and a wide-range of executive level positions across all industries and sectors. He earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in European history from Loyola University in Chicago.

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