Sandwich Placement Student Review

My role working in the Retail Lease Advisory team at Savills was to assist my line manager with all active job instructions. On a day-to-day basis this included finding and analysing comparable valuation evidence which often involved phoning other agents for information. It also included liaising with clients, negotiation against opposing agents, attending client meetings and lots more.

Over the course of my year working at Savills I developed a variety of skills including my presentation skills, negotiation and communication. This was a result of regular exposure to a variety of clients and opposing agents in a commercial environment, which allowed me to develop these skills in particular.

During my year in Retail Lease Advisory I worked very closely with my line manager and was therefore provided with a high level of responsibility. I was given the platform with the right support if necessary to carry out tasks and negotiate deals on my own.

I received support and guidance from not only my line manager, but from the wider division and wider company. Over the course of the year I received placement/graduate training days, HR guidance, APC counsellor/supervisor sessions and felt comfortable seeking advice/guidance off the majority of people within the business where appropriate.

People from all backgrounds and stages in their career within the business are always friendly, whether that is simply having a chat in the kitchen whilst making a coffee or being willing to sit down and take time out of their day to perhaps explain more about what they do. As one of many young people within the business, this really helps connect everyone and creates a positive friendly environment for everyone to work within.

I have thoroughly enjoyed my placement year at Savills. I have worked very hard and learnt as much as possible, but at the same time I’ve also had lots of fun working for the company, which I think is important in any working environment.

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Take every opportunity you can. You are only here for a year as a placement student and it goes extremely quickly, so make the most of all the amazing opportunities on offer and meet as many new and interesting people as possible.