Sandwich Placement Student Review

by Savills

Best Student Employer

Rating

5/5
  • Skills
    5.0
  • Responsibilities
    5.0
  • Support & Guidance
    5.0
  • Culture
    5.0
  • Your Impressions
    5.0

    Overview

  • 1. Please give an overview of your role and what this involves on a day-to-day basis.
  • To date my role has included activities such as drafting licences, leases and FBT's, preparing particulars for the letting and sale of land, preparing schedules of condition, producing CA16 Application Forms to prevent new public rights of way being formed as well as general property management and project management. I also undertake regular site visits and out-of-office work.


    Skills

  • 2. Have you learnt any new skills, or developed your existing skills?
  • During my placement year I have seen an improvement in the way I work professionally and in my confidence in myself and my abilities. Savills provides employees with lots of opportunities to learn new skills and further develop existing ones via regular webinars and online courses. These were especially useful during lockdown when I was not able to access the office.


  • How would you rate the training provided during your experience?
  • 5/5

  • How would you rate your development of industry-specific skills during the experience?
  • 5/5

  • How would you rate your development of personal / soft skills during the experience?
  • 5/5

  • Please rate how these skills have helped you in your career development
  • 5/5

    Responsibilities

  • 3. Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?
  • I was given lots of responsibility during my placement year, mostly in property management and in the letting and sale of small areas of land. I had a lot of support from my team and could ask my colleagues for advice and guidance if I needed it - this meant that I never felt overburdened or out of my depth and always felt like a valued member of my team.


  • Please rate how meaningful the work you were doing was
  • 5/5

    Support & Guidance

  • 4. How much support and guidance did you receive during your placement / internship?
  • I had a lot of support from my team and could always ask my colleagues for advice and guidance on any subject - they were always happy to help.


  • How would you rate the support and guidance from your line manager?
  • 5/5

  • How would you rate the support and guidance from the wider team?
  • 5/5

    Culture

  • 5. What was the company culture and general atmosphere like?
  • Savills has a great work ethic and culture. Whilst lockdown put a stop to the usual social events and activities (which I hear occur frequently in a normal year) regular team catch ups were arranged to ensure that all members of the team were coping with working from home. Now that we are coming out of lockdown social events, cricket matches and charity walks are being arranged for later in the year.


  • How would you rate the inclusiveness of the culture?
  • 5/5

  • How would you rate the social opportunities?
  • 5/5

  • How would you rate the diversity initiatives?
  • 5/5

  • How would you rate the charity, sustainability and corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives?
  • 5/5

    Your Impressions

  • 6. To what extent did you enjoy your placement / internship?
  • I really enjoyed my placement year with Savills - my colleagues were fantastic, I was supported throughout, I learnt a lot and always felt like a valued member of the team. It exceeded my expectations and if a graduate position became available I would apply without a second thought.


  • Please rate your level of enjoyment on your placement / internship
  • 5/5

  • Please rate how your experience met your expectations
  • 5/5

  • Please rate the future employment prospects at Savills
  • 5/5

  • 7. Would you recommend Savills to a friend?
  • Yes


  • 8. What advice would you give to others applying to Savills
  • Remember that Savills offers you so many opportunities both work related and social - take all of them.


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Details

Placement (10 Months+)

Property Management

South East

June 2021


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