Planning Review

by Savills

Best Student Employer

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Rating

3.6/5
  • The Role
    4.0
  • The Company
    3.5
  • The Culture
    3.0

    The Role

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

    • The more I did the more I enjoyed the work

    4/5
  • 2. To what extent did you feel valued by your colleagues?

    • Very grateful for the work I did, and had good feedback from them and clients

    4/5
  • 3. To what extent were you given support and guidance by management/your supervisor(s)?

    • Even though they were busy they always were willing to offer advice if I asked

    5/5
  • 4. How busy were you on a daily basis?

    • It varied, at the start I wasn't overly busy but some nights I would need stay late in order to get work done

    4/5
  • 5. How much responsibility were you given during your placement?

    • Alot more than I expected (especially coming from a non-cog background) - I think once I demonstrated my competence they were more than happy to give me responsibility

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

    • I will take the focus into my final year of uni, and everything I've learnt in terms of the planning world will help me LOADS in my future career!

    4/5

    The Company

  • 7. What was the general atmosphere in your office?

    • Really friendly, went out for drinks, lunches etc

    4/5
  • 8. How well organised was the overall work placement or internship set up?

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

    • Reasonably... although kind of left to you to work stuff out for yourself and ask questions

    4/5
  • 10. What were the perks on your work placement?

    • 3/5
  • 11. How appealing are future employment prospects within the organisation?

    • They seem to take on quite a lot of their interns... but a little early to tell!!

    4/5

    The Culture

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

    • Everyone was friendly and we organised drinks and dinners that you could go to if you wanted. There weren't as many of us in the city so we went to lunch quite a bit... I assume it was the same in the west end...

    4/5
  • 13. What was the cost of living and socialising in the area you worked in?

    • It's London!!! But there are quite a lot of bars with happy hour deals which are good

    2/5
  • 14. What was the Nightlife like in the area you worked?

    • It's London: something for everyone!!

    4/5
  • 15. Were there many opportunities to get involved in activities outside of work?

    • We had a rounders match....!

    3/5
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Details

Internship (1 Month+)

Business Operations, Data Science, Property Management, Surveying

London

August 2011

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