building surveyor Review

by Savills

Best Student Employer

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Rating

4.8/5
  • About You
    5.0
  • The Company
    4.8
  • Everything Else
    4.5

    About You

  • 1. To what extent did you enjoy the insight?

    • The insight gave more confidence and a bigger desire to succeed.

    5/5
  • 2. To what extent did you feel valued during your time at the company or firm?

    • Even though I was there only a week I really felt involved in the team and enjoyed the experience.

    5/5
  • 3. How much guidance/support did you receive during the insight?

    • People on my team gave up there own time to explain things in detail to me which I really valued.

    5/5
  • 4. To what extent did/will the skills you developed, and information you received, assist you in your degree studies and beyond?

    • I had taster to what it would be like to be part of building consultancy team, by doing this it gave me a real drive to achieve my goals in my degree and hopefully work for savills one day.

    5/5

    The Company

  • 5. How well structured was the insight?

    • I was always kept busy with different tasks, even some challenging ones but this increased my confidence in being able to deal with pressure.

    5/5
  • 6. How was the general atmosphere during your insight?

    • The team atmosphere was always positive and I felt that I could have a joke and laugh with everyone.

    5/5
  • 7. In terms of personal training and development, to what extent did the company or firm invest in you?

    • My tutor for the week explained that savills are very keen on putting people up for all types of training they in order for people progress and better themselves

    5/5
  • 8. To what extent did the insight help you to understand what it would be like to have a full time role with the company or firm?

    • One of the directors took time out of his own schedule to explain what it takes be come successful in this profession and I really appreciated it.

    5/5
  • 9. How much did the insight help you in understanding the company culture?

    • made me want to work for savills and excited to apply for the summer placement next year.

    5/5
  • 10. How valuable was the content in helping you to decide on your future career path?

    • really valuable as it increased my desire to succeed in the profession.

    5/5

    Everything Else

  • 11. Were you paid or reimbursed adequately for this experience?

    • I was paid 100 pounds back for my expenses.

  • 12. Were there opportunities for networking and meeting other employees of the company or firm?

    • I had a dinner with my team and other departments in the Cambridge office which was really fun and got to find out what the other departments dealt with.

    5/5
  • 13. How were the networking/ social event opportunities?

    • really got on with everyone, they were really friendly and showed an interest in me.

    5/5
  • 14. Did you find out about activities that employees can get involved in outside of work?

    • explained that they get involved in a lot of sporting events as an office.

    5/5
  • 15. Would you recommend this insight to a friend?

    • definitely as i found it so useful and rewarding which is going to set me up for my second year at university

    5/5
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Details

Insight / Vacation Scheme (< 4 Weeks)

London

April 2015

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