rural Review

by Savills

Best Student Employer

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Rating

3.4/5
  • About You
    4.3
  • The Company
    3.3
  • Everything Else
    2.8

    About You

  • 1. To what extent did you enjoy the insight?
  • I greatly enjoyed the insight and the ability to see what they did day in day out. They gave me a wide variety of tasks so that I could really see exactly what it would be like to work there.

    4/5

  • 2. To what extent did you feel valued during your time at the company or firm?
  • I felt incredibly valued, members of other teams invited me out on site visits so that I could get to see what other departments did and help to broaden my horizons. Everyone was incredibly welcoming.

    4/5

  • 3. How much guidance/support did you receive during the insight?
  • I received allot of guidance from my mentor and felt like I could go to talk to her if I got stuck on anything. Alice was also very helpful and gave me allot of things to do whenever I asked.

    5/5

  • 4. To what extent did/will the skills you developed, and information you received, assist you in your degree studies and beyond?
  • They will help me for when I come to apply for jobs I will have a better understanding of the sector that I am going in to and will definitely help me to feel more confident in future work.

    5/5

    The Company

  • 5. How well structured was the insight?
  • It was a good mix on hands on work, site visits and online training to give us information into other areas of the company.

    4/5

  • 6. How was the general atmosphere during your insight?
  • incredibly welcoming with a very hard working and motivated atmosphere. They all seem to be very sociable with each other outside of work but very focused in work.

    5/5

  • 7. In terms of personal training and development, to what extent did the company or firm invest in you?
  • they gave us lots of online training and guidance into how to become part of the company in the future

    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?
  • it greatly helped me to understand what it would be like to have a full time role in the company.

    4/5

  • 9. How much did the insight help you in understanding the company culture?
  • It helped me to see the structure of their day and how much they go out onto site visits.

    3/5

  • 10. How valuable was the content in helping you to decide on your future career path?
  • it helped me to confirm my opinion that I would like a career in this field

    3/5

    Everything Else

  • 11. Were you paid or reimbursed adequately for this experience?
  • they kindly reimbursed me all of my travel expenses up to £100


  • 12. Were there opportunities for networking and meeting other employees of the company or firm?
  • yes we had a networking drinks and a meeting with directors so we could ask them questions about the business

    4/5

  • 13. How were the networking/ social event opportunities?
  • they were very informative and welcoming, everyone was very forthcoming with information.

    3/5

  • 14. Did you find out about activities that employees can get involved in outside of work?
  • yes, there is ample opportunity to get involved in charity fund raising and planning office parties

    3/5

  • 15. Would you recommend this insight to a friend?
  • I would definitely recommend this insight to anyone interested in a career in property

    3/5

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Details

Insight / Vacation Scheme (< 4 Weeks)

Surveying

South West

April 2018


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