Student Review

by Savills

Best Student Employer

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Rating

3.1/5
  • About You
    3.5
  • The Company
    3.0
  • Everything Else
    2.8

    About You

  • 1. To what extent did you enjoy the insight?
  • it was a good experience to gain a basic knowledge of both the industry as a whole and Savills as a company. University is very much academic so it has been a good experience to actually know first hand what it is all about. I felt welcomed by many members of my team.

    4/5

  • 2. To what extent did you feel valued during your time at the company or firm?
  • Everyone in my specific team was very nice, I always got asked if I wanted drinks or food etc. They included me in meetings, site visits and other activities to make me feel like I was part of the team.

    3/5

  • 3. How much guidance/support did you receive during the insight?
  • I was given great guidance by a few of my team members. They gave me small tasks and kept me very busy doing spreadsheets etc during my time.

    4/5

  • 4. To what extent did/will the skills you developed, and information you received, assist you in your degree studies and beyond?
  • It is good to see what my modules relate to and what I am working towards in the future in my career, it allows me to relate academic studying to the industry itself.

    4/5

    The Company

  • 5. How well structured was the insight?
  • I only got to listen to a few talks available on the programme because I wasn't aware until after that they were on.

    2/5

  • 6. How was the general atmosphere during your insight?
  • Very good atmosphere, specific members are really easy to get on with.

    3/5

  • 7. In terms of personal training and development, to what extent did the company or firm invest in you?
  • The tasks weren't that challenging but they were valuable as I was doing comparables and finding the formulas.

    3/5

  • 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 now know exactly what it would be like to work at Savills as a company and know.

    5/5

  • 9. How much did the insight help you in understanding the company culture?
  • I have learnt a lot about the structure of savills and what it is like as a company.

    3/5

  • 10. How valuable was the content in helping you to decide on your future career path?
  • It has given me an insight into residential property which I have previously had little knowledge about.

    4/5

    Everything Else

  • 11. Were you paid or reimbursed adequately for this experience?
  • Was reimbursed but I came from Nottingham and travelled to Birmingham so the train almost took up all the expenses for the week. I had to pay for lunch and car parking on top of this.


  • 12. Were there opportunities for networking and meeting other employees of the company or firm?
  • yes there was a lunch and drinks at lunch on separate occasions.

    5/5

  • 13. How were the networking/ social event opportunities?
  • The lunch felt a little isolated as I had to go up to the separate groups talking on my own

    3/5

  • 14. Did you find out about activities that employees can get involved in outside of work?
  • Not aware of any of these that occur, was mentioned in a meeting about events but not much

    2/5

  • 15. Would you recommend this insight to a friend?
  • Yes as it gives an insight into a property agent.

    3/5

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Details

Insight / Vacation Scheme (< 4 Weeks)

Education/Teaching, Surveying

Yorkshire and Humberside

April 2018


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