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Savills

Retail Lease Consultant Review

at Savills

Placement (10 Months+)

Property Management

London

Review Submitted: June 2021

Overall Rating

4.8 /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
4.5/5 - 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.
Gather and analysis comparable evidence. Using this to report back to our clients on what our opinion of the open market value is. Once the client (normally a landlord) is happy, we then negotiate with the tenants agent in order to achieve the best lease terms possible for our client. No day is the same as I have a range of different transactions at different stated of the process, keeping my days interesting and unpredictable.
Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?
A significant amount of responsibility. I had countless conversations and meeting with our clients. Once I had settled into the role and knew the process, I was able to call tenants agents and negotiate with them without them knowing my status.
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?
New skills I have learnt include; client relations, negotiating over the phone, the legal process and making this work in my clients favour.
Existing skills I have developed; valuing and devaluing a retail premises (including the various adjustments that have influence), communication skills, excel spreadsheets and attention to detail.
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 and guidance. I would always run through cases and arguments with my superior before I picked up the phone to negotiate. Coupled with forensic run throughs of schedules so we knew our clients properties in and out. I received constant assistance if I was unsure of my position.
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 and atmosphere was very welcoming. There is a buzz and feel good factor when the office has a significant amount of people in. Unfortunately working throughout the pandemic I have not been able to experience the day to day office life as I would have liked to. But any days where there is more people in, it definitely improves the working day.
How would you rate the inclusiveness of the culture?
4/5
How would you rate the social opportunities?
4/5
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 it thoroughly. I have worked very hard and will use all the experience I have gained to propel myself forward heading back to university for final year. This year has put me in a great position when looking for a graduate job.
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
Work as hard as you can to get a placement/graduate job at Savills. The opportunities and experience that you will gain at the company is unmatched. Hearing from my other associates' placement years, I am confident in saying that I have gained the most experience and had the most responsibility.
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