Summer Scheme Intern Review

by Savills

Best Student Employer

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Rating

4.3/5
  • The Role
    4.7
  • The Company
    3.9
  • The Culture
    4.4

    The Role

  • 1. To what extent did you enjoy your work placement or internship?

    • Really good environment, everyone very friendly and welcoming

    5/5
  • 2. To what extent did you feel valued by your colleagues?

    • I felt I was given work that was useful for big projects the team were working on at the time

    5/5
  • 3. To what extent were you given support and guidance by management/your supervisor(s)?

    • Assigned a mentor who provided me with most of my work and also a graduate who helped me with things and I could ask questions - this was a good support and made asking questions feel much less intimidating

    5/5
  • 4. How busy were you on a daily basis?

    • Varied but generally quite busy

    4/5
  • 5. How much responsibility were you given during your placement?

    • Given a number of tasks which contributed towards main projects so I felt that I had a decent level of responsibility especially considering as an intern that is not often possible

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

    • Learnt how to use of a number of programmes which I had never used before

    5/5

    The Company

  • 7. What was the general atmosphere in your office?

    • Friendly / fun - people work hard but also have a laugh and there is very little sense of hierarchy which is a very good thing - sit next to Directors etc

    5/5
  • 8. How well organised was the overall work placement or internship set up?

    • Well organised - had some departmental talks which were useful and interesting. Could have done with more organised intern events / networking events as they were really good but not often enough.

    4/5
  • 9. In terms of personal training and development, to what extent did the company or firm invest in you?

    • 4/5
  • 10. What were the perks on your work placement?

    • 3/5
  • 11. How appealing are future employment prospects within the organisation?

    • 5/5

    The Culture

  • 12. Was there a good social scene amongst any fellow placement students/colleagues?

    • We went for drinks most evenings and organised a good amount of extra stuff

    5/5
  • 13. What was the cost of living and socialising in the area you worked in?

    • Central London quite expensive

    4/5
  • 14. What was the Nightlife like in the area you worked?

    • Fun good bars etc

    5/5
  • 15. Were there many opportunities to get involved in activities outside of work?

    • Some people joined in a rounder's tournament in a lunchtime / that sort of thing often went on

    4/5
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Internship (1 Month+)

London

July 2015

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