Summer Placement Student Review
at Savills
Internship (1 Month+)
Surveying
Southampton
Review Submitted: August 2023
Overall Rating
4.4 /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
4.5/5
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Skills Development
4/5
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Support and Guidance
4.5/5
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Company Culture
4.5/5
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Overall Experience
4/5
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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.
As a building surveyor everyday looks a bit different as some site visits/inspections mean that you are out the whole day and some only half the day. Site visits are interactive and insightful. During office days, I helped with writing various reports, AutoCAD tasks and reading through tenancy agreements. Overviews of all the different departments in the company were scheduled into our month here too.
Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?
Yes, especially in terms of interacting with clients and contractors face to face. I wrote a few reports after getting a briefing on how to do it and wrote these by myself before sending a draft to a member of the team who would let me know if anything was missing or could be taken out.
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?
Yes, I have learned a lot about the world of building surveying, what it involves and its importance. Since I do a non-cog degree, a lot of the information was new to me and the team took out some time to explain the basics to me. I was able to practice my AutoCAD skills too. I learned how to interact with clients and contractors in various settings and how to take minutes of a meeting.
How would you rate the training provided during your experience?
4/5
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?
4/5
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?
A member of the team was always happy to take me to site with them and explaining what we were looking for on each site. Most of the team got me involved in different projects they were working on but since I was a non-cog student, some were hesitant to involve me on more complex projects, especially if they were under a time crunch and felt it would be too long to explain.
How would you rate the support and guidance from your line manager?
3/5
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?
The whole office had a very friendly atmosphere, and I met great people in both my BPC and the other teams in the office. There were drinks after work every Friday to get to know others better and outside of a work environment. Everyone has lunch at different times and no one mentions when they are going, so lunchtimes could be a bit quiet.
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?
I enjoyed getting to know the team and learned a lot about BPC and the world of property during this month. It was a very insightful placement.
Please rate your level of enjoyment on your placement / internship
4/5
Please rate how your experience met your expectations
5/5
Future Career Prospects
Please rate the future employment prospects at Savills
4/5
Recommendations & Advice
Would you recommend Savills to a friend?
Yes
What advice would you give to others applying to Savills
Don't be put off if you are a non-cognate student as everyone is very supportive and can explain things to you - if you ask! Be honest about your skill level and be open to develop these skills, don't act like you know everything to impress Savills as they know you are a student and are here to learn.
