Intern Review

by Savills

Best Student Employer

Rating

4.7/5
  • Skills
    5.0
  • Responsibilities
    4.0
  • Support & Guidance
    4.0
  • 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.
  • Intern in London Residential Development, I created Excel spreadsheets with comparable properties to properties that the team were working on with £sqft, amenities and specification. I also created presentations on the pipeline projects of the team for them to present to directors.


    Skills

  • 2. Have you learnt any new skills, or developed your existing skills?
  • I have developed my Excel skills and learnt how to do pricing.


  • 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?
  • I was given tasks that were needed as part of wider reports that were presented to clients which was a responsibility.


  • 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?
  • I recieved lots of guidance as I was given a mentor who I sat next too for the month giving me instructions and help as well as the HR team were very involved putting on a program of zooms and always replying too emails.


  • How would you rate the support and guidance from your line manager?
  • 4/5

  • How would you rate the support and guidance from the wider team?
  • 4/5

    Culture

  • 5. What was the company culture and general atmosphere like?
  • The atmosphere is very collaborative and friendly and the company culture is inviting to interns. It was a good place to be around and everyone felt approachable.


  • 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?
  • 4/5

  • 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, the other interns were very friendly as well as my team and mentor making it a enjoyable month and a good place to work. We had lunches and trips planned which were very enjoyable and it was good to do activities outside of the office. We also had great networking opportunities organised by the HR team ensuring that we had opportunities to maximise our time at the company.


  • 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
  • Take time to make sure your cover letter/CV aligns with the values of Savills and that Savills is the kind of company that you would want to work for in terms of a collaborative and social atmosphere.


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Details

Internship (1 Month+)

Property Development

London

July 2023


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