Summer Scheme Review

Item: Summer Scheme at Savills
Rating: 4.6
Author: Anonymous

at Savills

Internship (1 Month+)

Surveying

Birmingham

Review Submitted: July 2023

Overall Rating

4.6 /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

4.5/5 - Support and Guidance

4/5 - Company Culture

4.5/5 - 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.

My role on a day to day basis involved working with my graduate mentor on their current projects and helping them with tasks such as gathering information completing the due diligence. I worked with different members of the team which makes it interesting as everyone is working on different projects.

Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?

Yes I was given responsibility to do some research and due diligence on projects which they will use. This is important as it is key information needed to develop in the project.

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?

I have learned new skills such as analysing reports and interpreting contracts which I have not done before.

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?

I received a lot of support and guidance on my internship which has helped me with understanding the different types of work they do in the company

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?

The company culture is very friendly and inviting as everyone around were very kind to explain and offer help when I was unsure about things. The general atmosphere is very calm and comfortable.

How would you rate the inclusiveness of the culture?

5/5

How would you rate the social opportunities?

4/5

How would you rate the diversity initiatives?

2/5

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 every part of my internship as I learned a lot of things that I would have never known if I did not get this opportunity especially coming form a non cognate degree.