Intern Surveyor - (Residential and Development) Review

by Savills

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Rating

4.6/5
  • Skills
    4.5
  • Business Insight
    4.3
  • Culture
    5.0
  • Your Impressions
    4.7

    Overview

  • 1. Please give an overview of the insight and what was involved on a day-to-day basis.
  • Most of the work involved making residential comparables by finding similar local schemes to a proposed development and then inputting this data onto an Excel spreadsheet. I then used this data to later write reports about the development.


    Skills

  • 2. Have you learnt any new skills or developed existing skills?
  • My Excel proficiency greatly improved as I used the platform very frequently. It also improved my ability to construct professional reports on Word. The frequent interactions with other employees and clients also improved my social and communication skills within a professional setting.


  • How would you rate the training provided during your experience?
  • 4/5

  • How would you rate the knowledge learned around industry-specific skills during the experience?
  • 5/5

  • How would you rate the knowledge learned around personal or professional skills during the experience?
  • 5/5

  • Please rate how the knowledge learned has helped you with regards to your career development
  • 4/5

    Business Insight

  • 3. What was it like understanding all about the business and potential roles available?
  • My Summer Scheme helped increase my knowledge understanding of the business by interacting with other departments. I also spent some time working with other teams and there were scheduled departmental overviews to help us gain an understanding about potential roles available.


  • Please rate how insightful you found the insight
  • 4/5

  • How would you rate the structure of the insight
  • 4/5

  • How would you rate business leader involvement during the insight
  • 5/5

    Culture

  • 4. What was the company culture and general atmosphere like?
  • The culture at Savills is very impressive. Everybody is very welcoming and sociable which means there is a great social atmosphere at the office.


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

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

  • Please rate how valued you felt during your insight?
  • 5/5

    Your Impressions

  • 5. To what extent did you enjoy the insight?
  • I really enjoyed my experience and would recommend it to anybody interested in a career in Real Estate.


  • Please rate your level of enjoyment on the insight
  • 5/5

  • Please rate how your experience met your expectations
  • 4/5

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

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


  • 8. What tips or advice would you give to others applying to Savills
  • Really research each role and the requirements, such as which qualifications need to be completed when joining full-time.


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Details

Insight / Vacation Scheme (< 4 Weeks)

Property Development

London

November 2022


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