Planning Intern Review

Item: Planning Intern at Savills
Rating: 4.6
Author: Anonymous

at Savills

Internship (1 Month+)

Property Development

Bristol

Review Submitted: August 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

5/5 - Support and Guidance

4/5 - Company Culture

4.5/5 - Overall Experience

4/5 - Future Career Prospects

Overview of Role

Please give an overview of your role and what this involves on a day-to-day basis.

Completing tasks set by members of the planning team to help them with their projects. Office-based, primarily involves researching planning applications and documents and sending professional emails.

Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?

Yes - given the responsibility to email external clients, and the work I've completed has been used directly by the planning team for their projects.

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 picked up a lot of practical-on-the job planning experience that I wasn't taught about at University. I've learned how to find sources of information, formal written skills, and have gained a good understanding about how the planning system operates.

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 line manager / mentor who got me set up and looked after me over the course of the four weeks. Any other employees who set me tasks gave me clear guidance on how to do them and were always happy to guide me further if I needed it.

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?

Very friendly - everyone was very welcoming and always happy to offer guidance and support. There was a busy atmosphere, but no one seemed overly stressed.

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?

4/5

How would you rate the charity, sustainability and corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives?

4/5

Overall Experience

To what extent did you enjoy your placement / internship?

Enjoyed it immensely - everyone went out of their way to make me feel comfortable and get the most out of my internship. I always had enough work to be getting on with, and the work ranged in difficulty with some of it being a good challenge.