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Excellent property management company to work for.
Leasing Consultant (Former Employee), Hermosa Beach, CA – December 28, 2012
Pros: i worked 190 steps from the beach, high turnover due to short term leases.
Cons: had to move from california.
I really enjoyed working with this company there were nice employees and manager great experience!
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Productive work place
Leasing Consultant/ Leasing Manager (Former Employee), Chicago, IL – December 22, 2012
Pros: bounses
Sale and lease high-end condo communities in person and on the phone.
Prepare leases, renewals; move-ins, move outs and handled resident(s) work orders.
Process applications, credit reports, and employment and rental verifications.
Assist with marketing competitive analysis and perform light accounting.
Answer heavy incoming calls and follow-up with – more... clients and residents daily.
Schedule meetings and organize client tours.
Taking prospects on tour
Constant follow-up phone calls to prospects – less
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equity was a great place to work
Maintenance Supervisor (Former Employee), Phoenix, AZ – December 17, 2012
Equity cared about us, we had the training needed to provide our residents with superior maintenance and customer service. The most enjoyable part of the job for me was customer service, I loved keeping our residents happy and because of that they would stay with us longer
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Great Company w/ Options to Grow
Leasing Consultant (Current Employee), Washington – December 14, 2012
EQR is great place to work! If your at some of the smaller buildings your pay can be limited, but find yourself at a large property and your in the money. Colleagues are great to work with, except the occasional head ache. The company offers you the tools and overview to learn and grow. I started with the company a little over a year ago at a small – more... property with no real estate experience. With the training and help from a few leaders of the company I am now working at one of the top buildings in the northwest. I would highly recommend this company to anyone who is looking to get into real estate or has prior experience. – less
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Good Company and trains well!
Property Manager (Former Employee), Tipton, IN – November 21, 2012
This company is who started my career. :-) If they didn't sell out I would still be working for them today. This was the biggest Real Estate deal ever.
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13 yrs with a great company.
Area Manager / Multisite Property Manager (Former Employee), Seattle Wa – November 21, 2012
Pros: great management, sr. staff, training, wages
Cons: no growth
I loved my time with Equity. The economy changed and my portfolio was sold. I still feel that EQR is a top notch company.
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Great company to work for!
Senior Leasing Consultant (Current Employee), New York, NY – October 22, 2012
Worked for Equity for about 5 years and I am only leaving because I am relocating for my husband's job in the U.S. Army.
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I love the team work attitude there
Maintenance Technician (Former Employee), Ontario, CA – October 1, 2012
Completing work orders , preping units to be rented , cleaning grounds
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Great Company
Leasing Consultant (Former Employee), Atlanta, GA – September 20, 2012
Great Company, awesome working enviorment. Great place fpr advancement. Provides excellent training and education on leasing.
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Productive and fun work place that provided not just an apartment but a home!
Leasing Consultant (Former Employee), Kent, WA – September 12, 2012
Pros: great benefits, standard lunches, in-house training, hire within company, promotions and bonuses, overtime allowed
Cons: some places could be under staffed
Scheduled tours, scheduled and maintained maintenance board, move-in/move-outs, helped maintain property including light maintenance duties, as well as all legal paperwork for new residents and renewal paperwork of existing residents. I also would hold community meetings, cross=trained for assistant managerial duties with basic knowledge of manager's – more... financial reports for property, quarterly shop scores, and full knowledge of eviction process and Washington State Fair-Housing Laws. All of the above were all things I learned throughout my stint here at Equity Residential. My management team was amazing and we all worked well with each other as we knew what the other expected of each other. Our team worked efficiently together and allowed all of us as co-workers to mesh well. The hardest part of my job would have to be keeping up to date with all legal paperwork, and if people were denied helping them rebuild their credit so we could further assist them. I enjoyed every aspect of this job but what I enjoyed most was making residents apartments their home and taking care of all their need and keeping watch over our property and staff. – less
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productive Days
Property Manager (Current Employee), Miramar, FL – September 11, 2012
Pros: meeting great new people. helping people find their new homes
Cons: long day
I really enjoy working for Equity Residental. I love coming to work everyday to the great staff that I have.
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overall a good co to work for
Service Manager Garden Style community (Former Employee), Highlands Ranch, CO – September 4, 2012
Pros: education
Cons: distance
enjoyed the 5 years with Equity wish I could have stayed just could not a get a position closer to my home
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A great workplace with an awesome community outreach program
Leasing Coordinator (Former Employee), McChord AFB, WA – August 22, 2012
It was a friendly and fun atmosphere and I enjoyed going to work each day. The leadership team was the most valuable in assisting me with future goals and work related goals.
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An excellent learning environment
Administrative Assistant (Former Employee), Plano, TX – August 22, 2012
Pros: all the aspects of the mail
Cons: long drive from home to office
I would distribute interoffice mail and send out mail to 108 apartment complexes; order office supplies and food; relieved receptionist (multi-phone lines); maintenance and repair of office machines; prepared monthly reports for 6 executives.
The office manager and co-workers were fun to work with.
The hardest part of my job was typing up a manual on – more... the duties of an Administrative Assistant
I enjoyed all aspects of my job – less
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Goal oriented company that provide employes with tools needed to gain personal and professional advancement.
Community Manager (Former Employee), Dunwoody, GA – August 15, 2012
Enjoyed my time at Equity! Great goals achieved, challenges managed and decent work atmosphere.
I was able to enhance my customer service skills, as well as my leadership skills.
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Bad Company
f u (Former Employee), hello – August 13, 2012
Pros: losers
Cons: bad company
Must be a bad company to work for. I have applied for these losers numerous times. I have a very good resume and exellent referenences but never a word from them. I suspect they have very bad management like most of these big companies do that dont give a damm for the hourly employees.
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Darren – October 9, 2012

i used to work for them until i was let go i work my butt off for equity and i got caned had a bad and lazy maintenance manger and a blind property manger then in the end i lost my job the hard worker and was unemployed for two years so i agree with you stop trying its not worth it trust me

GrimJones – November 6, 2012

I applied here as well and I have over 12 years exp. I was waiting for my interview with another lady. I was 15 mins early, my interview didnt start until 20 mins later. Needless to say the other lady had no prior experience, from what she told me. But she told me she had her first interview 30 mins ago and she is moving on to the second the second interview to see when training starts. I am thinking to myself, why am I here if they just hired this lady and its only one position open. I get interviewed with 10 questions she is reading from a list and a hand shake thank you we will call you in a few days. Days turned in weeks and then I get an aweful email. Thank you for applying to our job., unforntually you dont meet the quailfications. Best wishs on your job search.

Quantum – November 20, 2012

I Too applied and had an interview. I have 17 yrs experience in residential property maintenance but apparently they didn't think that was enough. I have seen this ad several times since my interview last year so I'm guessing they don't know how to screen for suitable candidates or are horrible to work for.

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Excellent company!
CALL CENTER COLLECTIONS REPRESENTATIVE (Former Employee), Plano, TX – August 8, 2012
Pros: example: free lunches, etc.
Cons: example: short breaks, healthcare, etc.
best job I had ever had. Company closed down, but I would still be working there otherwise!
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excellent place to work
Field Executive Assistant (Former Employee), New York, NY – July 25, 2012
Pros: free lunches
Cons: i was laid off, bad economy
interacting with clients, answering phones, mulitple lines,
i wore many hats in this role as a field administrative assistant but it was very fun
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productive fun work place, friendly environment
Maintenance Technician (Former Employee), Largo, MD – July 25, 2012
Pros: on site living, helpful and friendly co-workers, excellent work benefits
Cons: some long days
atypical day at work is fast paced, trying 2 complete service repair orders and or turnovers of the residental units in a timely matter.
what i learn is how to work proficiently with new people, minds and ideas constantly.
the management of the property was professional and friendly.
the hardest part of the job was leaving.
the most enjoyable part was – more... living on site – less
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Wonderful Management they take good care of their employees
Sr. Leasing Consultant (Former Employee), Burbank, CA – July 19, 2012
Pros: felxible lunchs and good benefits
Cons: process for advancement
A typical day at work included opening up the office and walking the property to ensure that it was up to company and compliance standards. I would then see to anything that needed attention. Once that was done I was ready to start my work day which consisted of administrative work, touring and resident relations. I’ve been in the property management/ – more... leasing field for about 5 years so the objective is pretty much same all over however, I've learned how to navigate and operate MRI and RentSentinel (Equity’s leasing software). I also learned how to run and operate a 141 unit building with little to no supervision. Management as a whole was great, it was very structured; they offered a lot of training and support in for your title. I worked in a very small office with just the property manager and myself however, with her ever changing schedule that left me to work alone quite often to run the building in her absence. The hardest part for me was negotiating renewal rates for a few residents that experienced higher than normal rent increases because the company had tough restrictions on what numbers were negotiable. The most enjoyable part of my job was touring the community with the prospective resident(s); I enjoy meeting new people and assisting them with their search for their new apartment home. – less
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About Equity Residential

Equity Residential (EQR) is a real estate investment trust (REIT). EQR is focused on the acquisition, development and management – Read more