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Cushman & Wakefield

Summer Intern Review

at Cushman & Wakefield

Internship (1 Month+)

Property Development

City of London

Review Submitted: July 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 - Overview of Role
5/5 - Skills Development
5/5 - Support and Guidance
4.5/5 - 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 within a team specialising in Central London Office Valuations, undertaking portfolio and secured lending instructions. I helped to provide comprehensive valuation, appraisal and due dilligence advice to a number of institutional clients and private investors.
Also attend online and in person events to assist with my knowledge growth. These focuses on other areas of the company, building a personal brand and pitching to name a few.
Frequent networking and social opportunities.
Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?
Yes. I helped on real tasks throughout. Including helping to produce extensive valuation reports, completing research, attending site inspections, attending building viewings, launches, and talks.
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?
Improved skills - attention to detail, networking, communicating, patience, research and development, presentation skills, effectively prioritising and time management, social skills, adaptability. And many more.
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?
Great support from my line manager. I was directly under a more junior member of staff which meant that whilst they still had a lot of experience and could assist my learning effectively, they also had more free time to be able to help me.
At the beginning of my internship, my line manager and I set out what I wanted to achieve and gain through this experience. We focused on these throughout.
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?
Amazing culture.
Despite being a global firm, within each time there is a much smaller feel.
Great diversity across teams.
Corporate atmosphere, but still very personable.
How would you rate the inclusiveness of the culture?
4/5
How would you rate the social opportunities?
5/5
How would you rate the diversity initiatives?
4/5
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?
Absolutely loved it.
I learnt so much, and met so many new people who were so willing to offer advice and chat about their time in the industry.
I got involved in real projects alongside my team which gave me a real flavour of what the real estate industry would be like to work in.
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 Cushman & Wakefield
5/5

Recommendations & Advice

Would you recommend Cushman & Wakefield to a friend?
Yes
What advice would you give to others applying to Cushman & Wakefield
Be yourself.
For the internship programme, there is less focus on what you already know about the industry, and more about your enthusiasm and your own uniqueness.
Cushman and Wakefield invest in their people.
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