What it does: Knight Frank is a leading independent real estate consultancy in Malaysia.
Mission: To be the place for best property professionals.
Size and presence: With over 500 employees, the company's headquarter is located in Kuala Lumpur as well as branches in Penang, Johor and Kota Kinabalu.
Best known for: We are renowned for marketing the best property around the world.
The good bits: The environment is fast paced and fully performance based.
The not so good bits: Knight Frank employees rate the overall compensation and benefits package only 3.2/5 stars.
Knight Frank Malaysia was established in 2002 and has since grown to have a strong presence locally and globally. With over 500 employees, the company’s headquarter is located in Kuala Lumpur as well as branches in Penang, Johor and Kota Kinabalu. The company is registered with the Board of Valuers, Appraisers and Estate Agents and is licensed to undertake property valuations/consultancy, estate agency and property management. The company is also on the panel of all leading banks and financial institutions.
As part of the company corporate mission to be the place for best property professionals, Knight Frank Malaysia has built its strategy around to provide quality services and solutions to clients, understand clients’ needs and go beyond the mere premise of basic professional service. With carefully selected and dedicated teams, as well as utilising Knight Frank’s vast global network and Knight Frank Malaysia’s expertise in local market, the company offers high-quality professional advice and solutions across a comprehensive portfolio of property services.
Knight Frank’s future depends on recruiting exceptional people globally. People who share the brand values that are integrated into everything we do across the business. Our brand values exist so that our employees know the standards they need to hold, and equally our clients understand the type of person they will encounter when working with us.
Our ambition is that every member of Knight Frank feels that they can be themselves and be respected for being so. Our commitment to ‘Respect, Diversity and Inclusion’ is supported by a framework of initiatives across the business.
We are an inclusive employer committed to recruiting and supporting balanced teams in every part of our business.
The Knight Frank application process is relatively straightforward: you just upload a copy of your CV and complete a short application form. The form is completed in just one page; there is no ‘next’ button or a chance to review your answers so check your details carefully before submitting.
In the application form you will need to include commonly asked-for information such as:
You are also asked the following two questions:
Your CV is your main chance to convince Knight Frank’s recruiters that they should interview you, as you are not required to upload a covering letter and there are only two application questions. You should not send off your standard CV – you need to make sure that it is especially appealing to Knight Frank.
Knight Frank strives to connect people and property, perfectly, through creating an environment that continuously inspires our people to be exceptional within their chosen profession.
Recruiting and retaining exceptional people is a key focus of Knight Frank’s strategy. Our teams are crucial to the firm’s long-term success and, as such, we offer a wide range of opportunities to develop our people’s skills and knowledge at every stage of their career.
We also support our employees with a comprehensive range of learning and development opportunities, which should help them grow and maximise their contribution to the firm. Such contributions will be recognised by the business, with both individual and collective contributions rewarded.
Knight Frank also provides early careers opportunities for school and higher education leavers, giving a route into real estate for the future leaders of tomorrow.
The highest paid Knight Frank employees are Senior Managers at $70,000 annually. The lowest paid Knight Frank employees are Managers at $68,000.
We aspire to be a positive force in the property sector and the wider communities and environments in which we operate. We aim to be influencers in improving the property sector through our BF initiatives which are realised through our three pillars: People, Community and Planet.
At Knight Frank, we promise to promote a safe and secure environment that values diversity, promotes equal opportunities and encourages teamwork at every level. We are dedicated to ensuring that our employees’ health and welfare are looked after and that they're involved in the issues affecting the direction of the business.
We strive to be a responsible business and one that supports the local communities it sits within all over the world. We support a selection of charities by giving to them every year, in relationships that last for at least five years. Currently, in the UK, Knight Frank supports Rainbow Trust and the property industry's charity, LandAid.
All our employees are given two volunteering days a year and we support them and our clients through financial donations for voluntary activities, such as internal fundraising and sporting events held between departments and other businesses.
Every two years, Knight Frank holds a 'Day of Giving', an organisation-wide fundraising drive where all departments and offices raise money for our two partner charities and three nominated charities. In the UK, in addition to Rainbow Trust and LandAid, we raised money for Young Minds, Alzheimer's Society and Contact the Elderly.
As a responsible business, Knight Frank is committed to conserving energy, paper and other resources, while reducing waste, and controlling our impact on the environment through more sustainable office operations.
Conscious of the global impact from discarded plastics; the firm is committed to removing single-use plastics, reducing our reliance on plastic products, and positively influencing the personal choices of our employees.
We also keep up-to-date with all the relevant environmental legislation and regulations, and monitor our progress so that we can produce a regular status report for internal review by the management. This way we can build towards our commitment to becoming a greener, more holistic business.