Rural Surveying - Insight Scheme Review

by Savills

Best Student Employer

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Rating

3.7/5
  • About You
    3.8
  • The Company
    3.7
  • Everything Else
    3.6

    About You

  • 1. To what extent did you enjoy the insight?

    • Office was welcoming, especially the staff I were working with directly.

    4/5
  • 2. To what extent did you feel valued during your time at the company or firm?

    • I felt accepted as part of the small team I was working with and got on with them well. I was pleased to be trusted with work that was genuine, current and of importance to the company. Obviously its hard to built a relationship with the office outside of me team but everyone I met was always happy to help.

    4/5
  • 3. How much guidance/support did you receive during the insight?

    • My mentor and the other members of the team who I worked with were very happy to give me genuine work to do and made sure this was varied to give a spread over different responsibilities. Support was always there when I needed it but I was also trusted to get on with completing tasks my myself.

    5/5
  • 4. To what extent did/will the skills you developed, and information you received, assist you in your degree studies and beyond?

    • Not related to my degree so little of the skills will assist that directly. However transferable skills and the knowledge gained about the industry were very useful and will definitely help me going forward.

    3/5

    The Company

  • 5. How well structured was the insight?

    • The structure generally followed the work load of my mentor. The plan for the week was vague initially but my day was always structured in the morning so I knew what to expect.

    3/5
  • 6. How was the general atmosphere during your insight?

    • Everyone was busy all the time and there was lots going on. However everyone was relaxed happy to help and advise throughout.

    4/5
  • 7. In terms of personal training and development, to what extent did the company or firm invest in you?

    • My mentor was always happy to spend time talking through processes that I wasn't knowledgeable about and took time out of his schedule to do so, no doubt adding to his own pressures.

    4/5
  • 8. To what extent did the insight help you to understand what it would be like to have a full time role with the company or firm?

    • I felt I gained an honest view of what it would be like to have a role in the office I was in. Especially valuable seeing as I was coming from a non-cognate degree with very little knowledge of the property/rural surveying profession.

    5/5
  • 9. How much did the insight help you in understanding the company culture?

    • Hard to tell how this varied office to office however I did get a good feeling of the overall company culture and that of the office i was in.

    3/5
  • 10. How valuable was the content in helping you to decide on your future career path?

    • Will definitely be useful to use in my decision making.

    5/5

    Everything Else

  • 11. Were you paid or reimbursed adequately for this experience?

    • Transport costs covered.

  • 12. Were there opportunities for networking and meeting other employees of the company or firm?

    • Yes, both on a formal organised as part of the insight basis and on a casual out of work basis.

    3/5
  • 13. How were the networking/ social event opportunities?

    • Good opportunity to meet people from different backgrounds working in different departments. Was also shown another office and met some of the people there.

    4/5
  • 14. Did you find out about activities that employees can get involved in outside of work?

    • Yes, a cycle event was being organised whilst I was there.

    4/5
  • 15. Would you recommend this insight to a friend?

    • Yes

    4/5
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Details

Insight / Vacation Scheme (< 4 Weeks)

South West

May 2015

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