Management Program

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Management Program


The Michelson Organization’s Management Program will train you to run your own business. Each business represents a residential apartment community with 200 to 600 apartment homes and a central management office valued between $15-$30 million. By working in all aspects of the business, you will learn how to manage a team of people, account for millions of dollars in income and expenses, contract for services, budget your capital and lease with the Engaging Leasing Method. Over time you will learn all of these skills. Initially you will utilize the Engaging Leasing Method to lease apartment homes that generate revenue of $6,000 to $15,000 annually among other responsibilities.

Each community employs a combination of a property manager, assistant managers, leasing agents, maintenance supervisors, maintenance technicians, porters, painters, and housekeepers. This team holds the responsibility for maintaining and servicing each business’ facilities and customers. The team also leases all of the business’ apartment homes. The Management Program will train you to become the Property Manager and then how to manage a portfolio of these properties.


Desired qualifications include a bachelor’s degree and a strong scholastic and extracurricular activity record. Candidates must demonstrate strong leadership skills, good analytical skills, interpersonal communication skills both written and verbal and good computer skills including knowledge of Microsoft Word and Excel. Candidates must be willing to relocate, often more than once. Geographically, the program is designed with a preference for candidates with strong ties to St. Louis, Missouri, the Company’s headquarters.


All management associates receive initial paid training in St. Louis. Once learning basic leasing and apartment management skills, associates earn a leasing consultant’s position at one of over thirty locations. After six to eighteen months experience in the program, management associates will be transferred and/or promoted to another location. Associates should reach the position of Assistant Manager within six months to two years and Property Manager within three to five years.

Top associates will attain the position of District Manager overseeing a portfolio of properties from the company headquarters in St. Louis, MO. Participants in the training program will also be eligible for positions in the property acquisitions and financing departments.


Management associates earn a competitive salary, which may include an apartment home. Additionally, discretionary bonus programs are available. Benefits include health/life insurance, accruable sick/medical and vacation time and a 401K-plan program.


The following are possible placement locations within the program: