Summer Scheme Student Review
at Savills
Internship (1 Month+)
Surveying
London
Review Submitted: June 2023
Overall Rating
4.9 /5
The Overall Rating is the average of all the ratings given in each category. We take those individual ratings and combine them into one final score!
5/5
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Overview of Role
5/5
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Skills Development
4.5/5
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Support and Guidance
5/5
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Company Culture
5/5
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Overall Experience
5/5
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Future Career Prospects
Overview of Role
Please give an overview of your role and what this involves on a day-to-day basis.
Assisting my team create valuation reports for clients, mostly for Loan Security Valuations. I was mainly tasked with compiling comparable evidence.
Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?
Comparable evidence collection is an important element underpinning a valuation. I was also brought to site visits and was able to interact with clients of Savills.
Please rate how meaningful the work you were doing was
5/5
Skills Development
Have you learnt any new skills, or developed your existing skills?
Skills I feel I have developed upon during my internship are; resourcefulness, initiative and communication. By not instantly opting for help and trying to find the answer myself I believe I have learnt a lot.
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
Support and Guidance
How much support and guidance did you receive during your placement / internship?
From the Early Careers team, I had lots of support throughout the process, including a mid placement review, which I found really useful. In the department I was working in, there were instances where I had to figure out how to do the task I was given, where I could have potentially been supported more.
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?
4/5
Company Culture
What was the company culture and general atmosphere like?
As I was based in an office which only had one department, valuations, it was slightly harder to gauge the culture of Savills as a whole. I was able to grow my network during the internship and better understand Savills' culture. I found the atmosphere in the office very pleasant.
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?
5/5
How would you rate the charity, sustainability and corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives?
5/5
Overall Experience
To what extent did you enjoy your placement / internship?
I greatly enjoyed this placement, which gave me a real sense of the life of a graduate working at Savills. It has given me greater drive to work towards a potential graduate role at Savills.
Please rate your level of enjoyment on your placement / internship
5/5
Please rate how your experience met your expectations
5/5
Future Career Prospects
Please rate the future employment prospects at Savills
5/5
Recommendations & Advice
Would you recommend Savills to a friend?
Yes
What advice would you give to others applying to Savills
Show genuine interest in the property industry. This has to be supported by knowledge on the current property market. Social skills are also important and how you interact in a group setting.
