Sandwich Placement Student Review

by Savills

Best Student Employer

Rating

4.9/5
  • Skills
    5.0
  • Responsibilities
    5.0
  • Support & Guidance
    5.0
  • Culture
    4.8
  • Your Impressions
    5.0

    Overview

  • 1. Please give an overview of your role and what this involves on a day-to-day basis.
  • Assisting in the leasing, letting and advisory work that the London In-Town retail team were doing. This involved working across numerous directors to get a great with of understanding acting for both landlord and occupier clients.


    Skills

  • 2. Have you learnt any new skills, or developed your existing skills?
  • Throughout my placement i have had to develop all aspects of my skills. I have gained great confidence communicating both with clients and with my team. They also gave me a great balance of structure and independence so i have had to learn to be self disciplined.


  • 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?
  • Yes, i was treated as an equal in my team and those around me trusted me negotiating deals, talking to clients, and providing advice (all under the appropriate supervision)


  • 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?
  • There are many different places to access support or guidance at Savills. This could be from my team, HR, other placement students, or almost anyone in the company would be more than happy to help should you need it


  • 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?
  • The company culture was, fun, energetic and very encouraging


  • 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?
  • 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 absolutely loved it


  • 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
  • Be yourself, no one expects you to be at a chartered surveyor level when you apply, just show plenty of interest in the industry and willingness to learn.


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Details

Placement (10 Months+)

Property Management

London

July 2022


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