Summer Scheme Student Review

Item: Summer Scheme Student at Savills
Rating: 4.9
Author: Anonymous

at Savills

Internship (1 Month+)

Property Management, Property Development

London, Margaret Street

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!

4/5 - Overview of Role

5/5 - Skills Development

5/5 - Support and Guidance

5/5 - Company Culture

5/5 - Overall Experience

5/5 - Future Career Prospects

Overview of Role

Please give an overview of your role and what this involves on a day-to-day basis.

Working alongside team member to help out with their current portfolios; updating reports (market updates and service charge budgets), attending site visits and inspections, attending team meetings, creating excel spreadsheets used for internal budget reporting, proof reading service charges.

Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?

Yes, responsibility to create reports used to inform clients about their service charge budget. However, felt very supported to ask lots of questions to ensure the work I was delivering was accurate

Please rate how meaningful the work you were doing was

4/5

Skills Development

Have you learnt any new skills, or developed your existing skills?

Learnt a lot of industry specific knowledge, better ways of dealing with client issues, insight into the workings of the company, enhanced networking skills and time management skills.

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?

Lots of support from both the graduate team and the team I was working with; ability to be in contact with any query and receive a quick response. Ability to move between teams permitted by, and aided by, the graduate recruitment team

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

Company Culture

What was the company culture and general atmosphere like?

Very friendly and welcoming, able to ask questions, felt very supported. Lovely atmosphere and working environment

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 enjoyed the internship to a great extent; the teams I worked with, as well as the wider office environment, were very welcoming and supportive. The work I got involved with was interesting, and I thoroughly enjoyed the site visits I went on with my manager. Several people offered to go for a coffee with me to give me advice which was very useful.