Assistant Building Surveyor Review

by Michael Dyson Associates Ltd

Rating

3.7/5
  • Skills
    3.3
  • Responsibilities
    4.0
  • Support & Guidance
    5.0
  • Culture
    4.5
  • Your Impressions
    2.3

    Overview

  • 1. Please give an overview of your role and what this involves on a day-to-day basis.
  • carrying out validation surveys for various housing associations across the country to make sure that all the data that has been recorded is correct and to highlight any issue.


    Skills

  • 2. Have you learnt any new skills, or developed your existing skills?
  • i have learned ow to carry out a stock condition survey, measured survey, structural survey and impressionistic survey. further more working in a team environment has helped my communication skills.


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

  • How would you rate your development of industry-specific skills during the experience?
  • 3/5

  • How would you rate your development of personal / soft skills during the experience?
  • 3/5

  • Please rate how these skills have helped you in your career development
  • 3/5

    Responsibilities

  • 3. Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?
  • i had a couple of projects where i was running the filed work side of things, this meant meeting deadlines and ensuring that the work was carried out to a high standard.


  • 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?
  • throughout the placement i got plenty of support and guidance as there was always someone on hand to provide me with any help should i asked for 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 is very good everyone gets on and there is regular social events to boost morale and encourage bonding between teams that you wouldn't usually work with.


  • 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?
  • 3/5

    Your Impressions

  • 6. To what extent did you enjoy your placement / internship?
  • i enjoyed my placement as i felt it gave me the knowledge and confidence i needed to help progress in my career. i have always felt at home and welcome whilst on placement which made my time here much more enjoyable.


  • Please rate your level of enjoyment on your placement / internship
  • 3/5

  • Please rate how your experience met your expectations
  • 2/5

  • Please rate the future employment prospects at Michael Dyson Associates Ltd
  • 2/5

  • 7. Would you recommend Michael Dyson Associates Ltd to a friend?
  • Yes


  • 8. What advice would you give to others applying to Michael Dyson Associates Ltd
  • be prepared for long hours and working away from home as a lot of the work available is down the south east of England.


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Details

Placement (10 Months+)

Surveying

North West

July 2023


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