Placement Year Review at Savills

The Role

1. To what extent did you enjoy your work placement or internship?

★★★★★★★★☆☆

Rated 8/10

The job is very enjoyable overall.

2. To what extent did you feel valued by your colleagues?

★★★★★★★★★☆

Rated 9/10

The teams make you feel welcome from day one and get you involved as much as they can with projects that will interest you

3. To what extent were you given support and guidance by management/your supervisor(s)?

★★★★★★★★★★

Rated 10/10

Everyone was extremely helpful and made every effort to give valuable advice.

4. How busy were you on a daily basis?

★★★★★★★☆☆☆

Rated 7/10

The team keep me busy, but I never have 'too much' to do.

5. How much responsibility were you given during your placement?

★★★★★★★★☆☆

Rated 8/10

I feel I was given as much responsibilty as possible, considering I came from a non-property background.

6. To what extent did/will the skills you developed, and training you received, assist you in your degree studies and beyond?

★★★★★★★★★★

Rated 10/10

Seeing as I'm entering this industry next year, this placement has provided priceless experience and taught me a bit about what to expect when I start my permanent job.

The Organisation

7. What was the general atmosphere in your office?

★★★★★★★★☆☆

Rated 8/10

Generally a very fun and friendly office - more so than i've ever experienced before.

8. How well organised was the overall work placement or internship set up?

★★★★★★★★★☆

Rated 9/10

It was extremely well organised, with socials and useful talks from current employees built into the programme.

9. In terms of personal training and development, to what extent did the company or firm invest in you?

★★★★★★★★★★

Rated 10/10

The company have been extremely generous.

10. What were the perks on your work placement?

☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆

Rated 0/10

• There were no perks with this placement year

11. How appealing are future employment prospects within the organisation?

★★★★★★★☆☆☆

Rated 7/10

I hope too, if they'l have me! need to re apply

Other Information

12. Was there a good social scene amongst any fellow placement students/colleagues?

★★★★★★★★☆☆

Rated 8/10

The placement students got on very well together and independently organised socials in order to get to know each other better.

13. What was the cost of living and socialising in the area you worked in?

★★★★★☆☆☆☆☆

Rated 5/10

Being in the centre of London, it's expensive to both live and socialise. However, living at home makes things much easier!

14. What was the Nightlife like in the area you worked?

★★★★★★★★★★

Rated 10/10

The social life in London can't exactly be criticised!

15. Were there many opportunities to get involved in activities outside of work?

★★★★★★★☆☆☆

Rated 7/10

In addition to these questions, is there any extra information you would like to leave about your experiences on your work placement that other students may be interested in?

Savills provide a fun and friendly atmophere in which to work, where you are exposed to lots of new experiences. The people you work with are extremely helpful on a day to day basis and offer useful advice for the future.

Review 64/99 for Savills

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