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Regional Development Summer Scheme Review

at Savills

Insight / Vacation Scheme (< 4 Weeks)

Surveying

Chelmsford

Review Submitted: August 2023

Overall Rating

4.2 /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!

3.5/5 - Overview of Experience
4.5/5 - Skills Development
3.8/5 - Company Culture
4.5/5 - Overall Experience
5/5 - Recommendations and Advice

Overview of Experience

Please give an overview of the insight and what was involved on a day-to-day basis.
Gained insight on a range of different services in the development department. Day-to-day work involved departmental overviews held by Savills, writing research reports for development projects, site visits, conducting appraisals, and creating valuation reports.
What was it like understanding all about the business and potential roles available?
Extremely insightful and useful. Provided a great overview and was engaging and easy to listen to the different presentations. Also enabled me to connect with people from across the business.
Please rate how insightful you found the insight
4/5
How would you rate the structure of the insight
3/5

Skills Development

Have you learnt any new skills or developed existing skills?
Developed my communication and networking skills, as well as my analytical skills. Gained a lot of industry-specific skills and knowledge such as appraisal work and valuation work.
How would you rate the training provided during your experience?
4/5
How would you rate the knowledge learned around industry-specific skills during the experience?
5/5
How would you rate the knowledge learned around personal or professional skills during the experience?
4/5
Please rate how the knowledge learned has helped you with regards to your career development
5/5

Company Culture

How would you rate business leader involvement during the insight
3/5
What was the company culture and general atmosphere like?
Atmosphere in the office was excellent and encouraging, was enjoyable to work in the office and allowed for continued development. This was furthered by the company culture which the team continually promoted and used to guide their work.
How would you rate the inclusiveness of the culture?
4/5
How would you rate the networking opportunities?
4/5
Please rate how valued you felt during your insight?
4/5

Overall Experience

To what extent did you enjoy the insight?
Very much enjoyed it and gave me clearer idea of career paths and graduate opportunities.
Please rate your level of enjoyment on the insight
4/5
Please rate how your experience met your expectations
5/5
Were you paid or reimbursed adequately for this experience?
I was paid

Recommendations and Advice

Please rate the future employment prospects at Savills
5/5
Would you recommend Savills to a friend?
Yes
What tips or advice would you give to others applying to Savills
Make sure to have a strong cover letter. Ensure it is tailored specifically to Savills and demonstrate you have conducted research.
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