Energy Summer Scheme Review

by Savills

Best Student Employer

Rating

4.4/5
  • Skills
    3.8
  • Responsibilities
    4.0
  • Support & Guidance
    5.0
  • Culture
    4.3
  • Your Impressions
    5.0

    Overview

  • 1. Please give an overview of your role and what this involves on a day-to-day basis.
  • As a Summer Scheme student, you will gain experience across a wider variety of different service lines and skills. One day you could be out helping on energy audits on managed sites, the next undertaking research to support a Director’s strategic advice on low carbon energy infrastructure of national importance. The breadth of experience that Savills Summer Scheme students obtain is vast as you are exposed to the technical, commercial and practical aspects of project delivery in the energy and real estate sectors.


    Skills

  • 2. Have you learnt any new skills, or developed your existing skills?
  • Networking


  • How would you rate the training provided during your experience?
  • 3/5

  • How would you rate your development of industry-specific skills during the experience?
  • 4/5

  • How would you rate your development of personal / soft skills during the experience?
  • 4/5

  • Please rate how these skills have helped you in your career development
  • 4/5

    Responsibilities

  • 3. Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?
  • Moderate workload. This is because the summer scheme has only 4 weeks and the projects will be ranging from 6 months to 5 years. Hence, it's more of understanding what the team are working.


  • Please rate how meaningful the work you were doing was
  • 4/5

    Support & Guidance

  • 4. How much support and guidance did you receive during your placement / internship?
  • The Energy Team are a close-knitted team and the Edinburgh office is friendly. Site visits are available, the Line Manager and the wider team are amazing and always provide mentoring and accessibility of support. 100% for guidance with problems, and the general attitude towards supporting you is really good.


  • 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?
  • There are weekly company-wide events/activities, ranging from a coffee morning, pub drinking, garden party and wider client social events.


  • How would you rate the inclusiveness of the culture?
  • 4/5

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

  • How would you rate the diversity initiatives?
  • 3/5

  • 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?
  • 7/10


  • 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
  • Read the annual report, and understanding the services provided across the business.


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Details

Internship (1 Month+)

Scotland

June 2022


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