COMPANY PREPARATION GUIDEPreparing for a job at Rightmove
Buyers, sellers and agents meet on the UK's most visited property platform, and candidates at Rightmove should show how data and AI can make moving home easier.
What Rightmove is known for
The UK's most visited property platform, used by agents and home movers.
A marketplace linking sellers and buyers with agents.
New services in mortgages, rentals and AI-based property valuation.
What tends to matter at Rightmove
The capabilities that shape most roles here, and how to get ready for each.
Two-sided marketplace thinking
The platform must serve both home seekers and the agents who list properties.
How to prepare: Prepare how you would balance a change that helps consumers against its impact on agents.
UK housing market awareness
Moving, buying and renting follow patterns that shape what users need.
How to prepare: Learn the basic steps of buying, selling and renting in the UK and where users get stuck.
Adjacent services
Mortgage and rental tools extend the platform beyond search.
How to prepare: Show how you would introduce a new service without cluttering the core experience.
Data and valuation
AI valuation depends on good data and clear explanation.
How to prepare: Be ready to discuss how a model is tested for fairness and how you would explain an estimate to a homeowner.
The MinTraq readiness lens for Rightmove
MinTraq measures readiness in four areas. Here is how each one applies at Rightmove.
Strong skills in engineering, data, product, design or commercial work, applied to a consumer marketplace, are the base.
Expect scenarios where agent needs, consumer experience and product priorities pull in different directions.
For lead roles, the focus is on guiding product teams across several services and keeping partners confident.
AI readiness is important given valuation and search ambitions, so understand model limits, data quality and responsible use.
Same company, different preparation
Preparing for Rightmove is not one thing. What you need to show depends on the role you want.
Engineering and data
Preparation centres on scalable search, reliable platforms and models that estimate property value.
Prepare for this role →Product and design
The emphasis is on journeys for home movers, mortgage and rental products, and testing ideas with real users.
Prepare for this role →Agent and commercial
Expect to show how you build relationships with estate agents, explain the value of listings and handle account needs.
Prepare for this role →How MinTraq builds your Rightmove preparation
- 1Choose your target roleTell us the role you want at Rightmove, and your current experience.
- 2Take a calibrated assessmentFunctional knowledge, situational judgement, leadership where relevant, and AI readiness, weighted for Rightmove and that role.
- 3See your gap analysisA clear view of your strongest areas and the gaps that matter most, not a generic score.
- 4Close the gapsLearning pathways built from your own gaps, not a one-size-fits-all course list.
- 5Rehearse with MiraPractise interviews with Mira, our interview practice partner, prepared for Rightmove and your role.
Rightmove at a glance
Common questions about preparing for Rightmove
How should I prepare for a role at Rightmove?
Learn how the UK housing market works and how the platform serves both consumers and agents, then link your skills to a real product problem.
Do I need property experience to join Rightmove?
Not usually. Strong skills in your field come first, though understanding what home movers go through strengthens your examples.
How can MinTraq help me prepare for Rightmove?
MinTraq builds a preparation journey around Rightmove and the role you want. It measures your readiness, shows the gaps that matter most for that role, recommends learning for those gaps and lets you rehearse interviews with Mira, MinTraq's interview practice partner.
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