Planner 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.
  • I worked within a planning team supporting with admin and research tasks, attending meetings and joining in with the office charity day events


    Skills

  • 2. Have you learnt any new skills, or developed your existing skills?
  • I have gained a greater insight into the planning role, learnt how to compose my ideas in a more professional manner, improved my communication skills and developed a greater awareness of pressing planning issues in my local area.


  • 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?
  • There was a good level of responsibility given to me during my placement, and I was shown how the tasks and projects I was working on contributed to wider projects that the team were working on


  • 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 received a huge amount of support and guidance from the planning team in which I worked. I was assigned a graduate planner contact who really looked after me, and I always felt as though I could ask any member of the team for help if I was unsure of something.


  • 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 working environment was great, the team were very supportive and welcoming and the company culture reflected this.


  • 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 and feel as though I will leave having learnt a huge amount. The placement has introduced me to valuable contacts within the planning sector, has developed my professional skills and has provided me with valuable insights into planning.


  • 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
  • Ensure you do your research into the company and the team that you would like to join. Take part in a range of activities/develop interests at university to make you a more rounded person


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Details

Internship (1 Month+)

Property Development

South East

June 2023


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