Summer Placement Review
by Savills
This review was submitted over 4 years ago, so some of the information it contains may no longer be relevant.
Rating
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The Role
4.3
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The Company
4.1
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The Culture
3.1
- 1. To what extent did you enjoy your work placement or internship?
- 2. To what extent did you feel valued by your colleagues?
- 3. To what extent were you given support and guidance by management/your supervisor(s)?
- 4. How busy were you on a daily basis?
- 5. How much responsibility were you given during your placement?
- 6. To what extent did/will the skills you developed, and training you received, assist you in your degree studies and beyond?
- 7. What was the general atmosphere in your office?
- 8. How well organised was the overall work placement or internship set up?
- 9. In terms of personal training and development, to what extent did the company or firm invest in you?
- 10. What were the perks on your work placement?
- 11. How appealing are future employment prospects within the organisation?
- 12. Was there a good social scene amongst any fellow placement students/colleagues?
- 13. What was the cost of living and socialising in the area you worked in?
- 14. What was the Nightlife like in the area you worked?
- 15. Were there many opportunities to get involved in activities outside of work?
The Role
I found the work placement a very enjoyable experience. I learnt a vast amount and skills which I will keep for the rest of my life. It gave me a great insight into real estate and what a future career in real estate would be like.
I felt very comfortable around my colleagues and I found that they were very helpful in guiding me and teaching me how to use certain websites etc.
The support from management/supervisors was great and I felt comfortable asking questions.
I was kept relatively busy, the team were conscious that I did have work to do and would take me out on site visits and meetings with architects as much as possible.
I was given quite a large amount of responsibility. The first week I was learning the ropes but after then I was given lots of tasks and more responsibility.
I feel that the skills I developed were very valuable and I that I have benefited greatly from the experience. The skills I gained I shall take with me and they will assist me in both the work place and as a whole.
The Company
The atmosphere in the office had a lively buzz.
I felt the placement was very well organised. We were given reminders as to what events we had coming up and on our first day we were given a timetable with all the events. I felt that there was not any more that could have been done to better organise the placement. It ran very smoothly and we were fortunate in being provided many talks which were organised for us.
The firm did not invest hugely in personal training and development, but it was only a 1 month placement so I do not feel that it would have been necessary.
The future employment prospects are hugely appealing, I have already applied to their graduate scheme. I would be hugely pleased to work for Savills.
The Culture
There was a good social scene amongst fellow placement students and colleagues. Fellow students would often organise to go out for drinks after work, and we also had a fun game of rounders to get to know other graduates. As for Colleagues they were also keen to get to know us and we were often taken out with them.
The price of living and socialising within the area was expensive, but this does not stop socialising.
The nightlife was good, but expensive.
There were a fair amount of opportunities to get involved in activities outside of work. Such as meeting up for drinks after work, and the rounders game with the graduates.
Details
Internship (1 Month+)
London
November 2011
