Summer Scheme Student Review

by Savills

Best Student Employer

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Rating

3.5/5
  • The Role
    3.1
  • The Company
    3.9
  • The Culture
    3.6

    The Role

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

    • Very nice team, friendly and good to be around. Motivated and energetic.

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

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

    • Instructions on tasks which I had never done before were sometimes very limited. I appreciate the importance of independent work but a little more guidance at times would have been helpful.

    3/5
  • 4. How busy were you on a daily basis?

    • Attended many interesting site visits and had an on going research project throughout the 4 weeks.

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

    • Felt I could have been given quite a lot more responsibility.

    2/5
  • 6. To what extent did/will the skills you developed, and training you received, assist you in your degree studies and beyond?

    • Learnt to use a number of programmes and improved my excel skills, but felt they could have been pushed a bit more. Varied site visits were very beneficial and a unique opportunity to enhance my understanding of the market in a practical and direct way.

    3/5

    The Company

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

    • Lively, enthusiastic, hard working, motivated - very good.

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

    • Good and departmental talks / city tour were a great way to meet other interns. Organisation within teams varies more.

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

    • Very unique opportunity to gain a first hand insight into the property world and Savills as a company. Very useful and beneficial.

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

    • Sports and Social Club

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

    • The internship certainly confirmed that Savills would be an excellent company to work for. The ethos, atmosphere and work ethic are very strong and I can certainly imagine myself here.

    5/5

    The Culture

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

    • Organised rounders and departmental talks / city tour were good opportunities to meet fellow placement students.

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

    • London is inevitably expensive but a great place to be

    3/5
  • 14. What was the Nightlife like in the area you worked?

    • Really fun, loads of places to go. Very central.

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

    • Rounders, charity runs, softball

    4/5
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Details

Internship (1 Month+)

Property Management, Surveying

London

July 2016

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