Building Surveyor Review

The Team I worked with were terrific! Everyone including all the Directors were very approachable and easy to talk to. I loved going on site and the team were more than happy to accommodate that. They were all willing to provide guidance and support throughout my placement! I couldn't have asked for more.

I felt very valued even though I was only there for 4 weeks. I obviously didn't have the same skillset as everyone else but I everyone I worked with was willing to listen and answer any questions I had. Any thoughts or ideas that I might had were paid attention and taken on board.

What I really valued about my team was that no one assumed I knew everything. They were all happy to see how inquisitive I was and responded to that very positively. They were very in depth with answering all of my questions and I got the sense that they all wanted me to do well within the team and learn quickly.

I loved the amount of work there was. The first day I was there, people tried to gauge how much I actually knew but when they saw I was eager to learn and work, they were more than happy to give me several tasks that were achievable but still challenged me.

I was given the amount of responsibility that I could handle. No one pushed me hard to take on more than what I was comfortable with but I was challenged with some of the work I did. I had the option to jump in the deep end but this was not without the supervision and guidance of someone who was senior.

This was probably the most valuable aspect of doing this placement. It not only gives you an insight into what your future career will be but leaves you far better informed for when you return to university. We were also required to do a presentation which helped my confidence in my presentation skills. I had the opportunity to get feedback from real professionals which are transferable for the work I would do at university.

The office was open plan which meant that I got to see all the different teams that worked on your floor and I managed to get to know people outside of my team as well.

This was superb. There were several departmental overviews that had been organised for us throughout the placement so that we got to understand what everyone at the company does. There were 2 city tours organised as well which got all the interns together and out of the office. On top of this, we had drinks organised for us so that we all had the chance to get to know each other and bond.

Even though I was based in London, the company was willing to pay for me to go onsite to places outside of London like Canterbury and Brighton. They also paid for my travel expenses within London as well. I also had one of the directors stay late to help me with a report I was writing and to sit and explain things that I didn't fully understand.

Very appealing. Its been great getting to know the people that you might potentially work with in the future. My team were all wonderful and I was left wanting to work with them again.

YES! The interns got to get together and have drinks which was organised by the company. This helped us break the ice and afterwards we were able to arrange meet ups ourselves.

I live in London which is expensive so I this didn't really change anything for me.

Fun!

Yes!