Summer Scheme Student Review

by Savills

Best Student Employer

Rating

4.9/5
  • Skills
    5.0
  • Responsibilities
    5.0
  • Support & Guidance
    5.0
  • 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.
  • I work with the property management team at Savills. I participated several site viewings as well as occupier meetings. I have also worked on multiple leases and service charge budget. This role involves lots of communication with tenants and clients, such as chasing for outstanding financial arrears.


    Skills

  • 2. Have you learnt any new skills, or developed your existing skills?
  • Yes. My skill on extracting important information from long documents and organize them has largely improved. Also, my communication skill and reading skill are further developed.


  • 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?
  • Yes. i have been given a fairly good amount of work which keeps me busy everyday. Meanwhile, i have also received equal amount of support from my team.


  • 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 have received lots of support from all the team members. they have all been very helpful which allows me to get use to the job and pick things up more easily.


  • 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 general atmosphere is really nice, everyone is very supportive, and there is a good work life balance.


  • 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 it!! To be honest, it is way above my expectation. it has built a strong foundation for my understanding of the industry, which opens doors to my career path in real estate in the future


  • 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
  • don't get nervous on the assessment day and pay attention to current affairs and important changes that are happening in the industry


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Details

Internship (1 Month+)

Property Management

London

July 2023


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