Commercial Agency Review

by Savills

Best Student Employer

Rating

4.9/5
  • Skills
    5.0
  • Business Insight
    5.0
  • Culture
    4.7
  • Your Impressions
    5.0

    Overview

  • 1. Please give an overview of the insight and what was involved on a day-to-day basis.

    • Was placed in the Commercial Agency sector, and undertook on-site valuation assessments, occupier tour of office property, and the calculation of new business rate data (RV). Consequently working out the new RP annalistic figures as it was the new financial year.

    Skills

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

    • Learnt how to find RV data on the GOV.UK website. Furthermore how to calculate the RP rate dependent on whether a commercial property is valued over or under £51,000.

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

    • 5/5
  • 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

    • 5/5

    Business Insight

  • 3. What was it like understanding all about the business and potential roles available?

    • Very informative and insightful.

  • Please rate how insightful you found the insight

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

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

    • 5/5

    Culture

  • 4. What was the company culture and general atmosphere like?

    • The Savills Cambridge office was very welcoming, enthusiastic and informative. I had a departmental talk with someone from each sector so I got a good understanding of the whole company. They were very open to questioning.

  • 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?

    • 4/5

    Your Impressions

  • 5. To what extent did you enjoy the insight?

    • Loved it.

  • Please rate your level of enjoyment on the insight

    • 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 tips or advice would you give to others applying to Savills

    • The more experience the better, try applying to everything - insight, work experience, internship.

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Details

Insight / Vacation Scheme (< 4 Weeks)

Surveying

East of England

April 2023

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