Rural Surveying - Insight Student Review

by Savills

Best Student Employer

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Rating

3.6/5
  • About You
    3.8
  • The Company
    3.7
  • Everything Else
    3.5

    About You

  • 1. To what extent did you enjoy the insight?
  • Office was welcoming, especially the staff I were working with directly. I felt I was given a good general overview of the work carried out by the team, including time spend on site visits outside of the office. It was always relaxed and I didn't feel I was doing work I was uncomfortable with.

    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. Because I felt I was given an honest and good all-round view of the company i definitely feel it was worthwhile in terms of making an educated decision on my future career.

    5/5

    Everything Else

  • 11. Were you paid or reimbursed adequately for this experience?
  • Expenses for both travel and lunch costs were covered. Lunch was also provided on a couple of occasions for meet and greet sessions and when socialising within the office. The maximum expenses were limited to £100 so if travelling from a far and/or needing accommodation they might not have been sufficient.


  • 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. After work drinks were organised with people whom it was thought useful for me to speak to and the team also invited me casually for a meal out.

    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 who were also on a different insight scheme as I was the only one in my office.

    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 and it seems that over summer there are other events organised such as cricket matches. Unsure if anything more regular goes on throughout the year however.

    3/5

  • 15. Would you recommend this insight to a friend?
  • Yes, especially if it was an industry that they didn't know a great deal about like I did. If it was something that a friend was already seriously considering as a career then I would however doing a longer scheme such as a summer placement as there is only a limited amount that can be covered in a week.

    4/5

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Details

Insight / Vacation Scheme (< 4 Weeks)

Property Management

South West

May 2015


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