A COMPANY specialising in property services is offering graduates the chance to join the top echelon of professional surveyors thanks to its comprehensive in-house training programme.
Knight Frank Petty (KFP) was formed in June after Knight Frank merged its Hong Kong and China operations with Hong Kong-based Chesterton Petty. It works with property owners and occupiers, as well as investors, developers, governments and financiers, providing everything from capital market valuations to arbitration and legal support services.
The firm's ever-expanding mainland operations already extend to Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou, and employ more than 450 professionals.
According to John Chiu, Knight Frank Petty's managing director, the programme for graduate surveyors was set up in the late 1980s and is updated every year.
It initially developed from an in-house examination, set as part of the recruitment procedure, and now includes extensive training and a job rotation scheme within and across divisions. This is intended to give as broad a range of professional skills as possible.
This year's intake includes two graduates in surveying from the University of Hong Kong, two from Hong Kong Polytechnic University and one from Beijing.