Held in Indianapolis, SEEK Day pairs one to two students with a real estate professional who specializes in a career field of interest to the student, e.g., appraisal, lending, corporate, property management, brokerage and such. Corporate sponsors allow students to attend at no charge. Students have the opportunity to network with a wide variety of real estate professionals and can participate in other activities such as a career roundtable that provides a more formal format for students to meet with professionals in small groups to gain career advice. The Center hires six to eight graduate and undergraduate students each year. Students work on a wide variety of projects such as housing affordability issues, economic development issues, analysis of office and shopping center leases, analysis of U.S. office markets, and many other topics.
Most positions require a significant amount of training and extensive computer skills.
Students who need information on a specific real estate topic can use RealSourceTM, a database of abstracts from over 14,000 articles and 40 of the top real estate journals to supplement their library searches. Popular programs include PRO-JECT and Argus. The Center brings these programs to the university and ensures that students have access to the programs. In addition to classroom use of computers for case studies, training manuals are available at the Center for students who wish to further their knowledge of the newest real estate software. The Center works with professionals from a variety of real estate-related Companies.