Applying for graduate Building Surveying roles? This guide covers what firms are actually looking for — the technical questions specific to building surveying, how to answer them and what separates candidates who get to assessment day.
What is inside
The five questions every BS first interview asks — and how to structure your answers
Building Surveying technical questions — defects, inspection, CDM, dilapidations and what firms expect you to know
2026 legislation every BS candidate must know — BSR independence, Building Safety Levy, Two Staircase Rule
What a day in BS actually looks like — set the right expectations before your interview
STAR method and commercial awareness — the framework that works across every question
What strong candidates do that most BS applicants do not
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