Jones Lang LaSalle Reviews

Former Employee – worked at Jones Lang LaSalle full-time for more than 3 years

Pros – the people - the most part they a professional, friendly, and good at what they do
lots of locations both in the US and internationally
strong focus on ethics and doing the right thing

Cons – questionable leadership within the HR function
some people take themselves, the company, and real estate industry too seriously

Advice to Senior Management – lighten up a bit. It's okay to strive to be the leader in your field but remember nobody is saving lives with a real estate transaction

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

Current Employee – been working at Jones Lang LaSalle full-time for more than a year

Pros – Learn excellent best practices and a variety of projects types within commercial real estate development/project managment

Cons – Some lack of cohesion due to the fact that much of the staff is project based and work either in field offices or spend lots of time outside of the main office.

Advice to Senior Management – Be more visible on a project basis and connect more with employees through in person contact as opposed to videos, frequent emails, and web meetings.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

Former Employee – worked at Jones Lang LaSalle full-time for more than 3 years

Pros – There were a lot of opportunities to move within the Marketing, Communications and Research function if you're identified as a top performer and you sit in Corporate. Senior leaders were easy to access and career development/performance management was a priority. The environment is highly competitive, which works well for some and is very difficult for others.

Cons – Without a strong manager advocating on your behalf, opportunities to advance would be minimal. Face time still matters, especially when it comes to stretch assignments or being identified as a top performer. The company is constantly adjusting/overhauling organizational and leadership structures which requires employees to be in a constant state of change. This is especially difficult for employees who need consistency.

Advice to Senior Management – Pour more time and effort into building personal relationships with team members. You'll get more engaged and committed employees who will be willing to give discretionary efforts on your behalf.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company

Former Employee – worked at Jones Lang LaSalle full-time for more than 10 years

Pros – Good opportunities for certain individuals

Cons – Stale senior management. Too much time spent managing up. Very broker centric with addition of Staubach.

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend – I'm not optimistic about the outlook for this company

Current Employee – been working at Jones Lang LaSalle full-time for more than a year

Pros – Company doesn't encourage over-time, but you'll be on overtime if you can't get work done, no pay for Overtime

"flexible" working time, which means you could arrange your own things in working hours on the condition that you have done your work

company offer much more company holiday, take year of 2013 for example, we could get 12 more holidays than employees in normal companies

Salary growth rate seems good, according to my classmates working here for about 7 years, 15% annual growth; according to one of the Management Trainee, 6000 yuan/per month is her base

Big Company name, and for fresh graduates, it's a good opportunity to learn more experience

Cons – the turnover could be high, colleagues could be your rival when you are on a client-based position, company fluctuates on the market condition

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company

Current Employee – been working at Jones Lang LaSalle full-time for more than 8 years

Pros – Collaborative environment, long-term focus, cares about employees, lots of opportunities, excellent service platform

Cons – Salaries can be lower than the competition, big company i.e. change is effected slowly, office politics can be cumbersome

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company

Current Employee – been working at Jones Lang LaSalle full-time for more than a year

Pros – Culture and people make this company great. Lots of paid time off for family time.

Cons – Unless you're commission, which can make 500k +, the salary can be disheartening.

Advice to Senior Management – Pay the support staff.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company

Current Employee – been working at Jones Lang LaSalle

Pros – Professional and superior employees at this company makes it the most competitive of the big 3 commercial real estate agencies.

Cons – Needs to expand globally to compete with the bigger companies in corporate real estate.

Advice to Senior Management – Keep up the good work.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company

Former Employee – worked at Jones Lang LaSalle full-time for more than a year

Pros – Big company with lots of opportunities if you are a shark.

Cons – This company is full or "VPs" that are are trying to rise to the top at any cost. Not only will they bash each other behind their backs, but the management are so clueless that they need the coordinators and analysts to do their work for them. The middle managers are filled with spineless mid 40 year olds who have no ambition to find a better job, so they actually execute the poorly baked ideas of the "VPs" There must have been 15 "VPs" in the T-Mobile account. These were the rejects that floated over from the failed Bacnk of America account.

Advice to Senior Management – Learn how to be a manager. Learn people skills and figure out how to convince your staff that you actually care.

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend – I'm not optimistic about the outlook for this company

Former Employee – worked at Jones Lang LaSalle full-time

Pros – Good benefits and decent time off coming in.

Cons – No work life balance. Encouraged to work weekends even if there is no need for the work to be done. The culture is very focused on how much you work and is often the topic of conversation among colleagues. Very poor pay for what is expected. Little direction from management and are then critical if you didn't do exactly what they had in mind. Little room for advancement given the people already in place. Some things that are done border on unethical and can make you feel uneasy if you are a "fair" person. You also feel like you'll get fired when you ask for time off since most people brag about working on their family vacation.

Advice to Senior Management – Pay more attention to the people who do the work and pay them accordingly. Be more transparent with the employees.

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company