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Fisher German

Placement Surveyor Review

at Fisher German

Placement (10 Months+)

Surveying

Ashby-de-la-Zouch

Review Submitted: May 2024

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
4.8/5 - Skills Development
5/5 - Support and Guidance
4.3/5 - 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.
Negotiate access onto land. Negotiate and draft licences. Negotiate and resolve compensation claims. Planning application monitoring services. Mapping as part of the Planning application monitoring service and for the LSBUD response department on ArcMaps and client specific software. Write letters to and communicate with Grantors. Review licences for specific terms. Review archived previous conversations for client. General client requests. Review landowner databases for curtilage information and contact details.
Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?
The planning application monitoring service was often left under my supervision. I have ran with minimum oversite a large access instruction for a National Grid Scheme and ran with no company oversite a drone assessment access instruction. At all times during these there were colleagues in the office who I could request advice from if needed, however my colleagues often requested no updates from me for weeks at a time following the first five months.
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 extensively
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?
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?
My line manager was very proactive with asking if I had enough work to do and if there was anything she could help with. Due to the scale of the office I was working at I often had a senior colleague working nearby who would be happy to answer questions if asked.
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?
As relaxed as a professional office environment can ever be.
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?
4/5

Overall Experience

To what extent did you enjoy your placement / internship?
I enjoyed myself well enough. Make sure to keep on top of your deadlines, absolutely nobody will be sympathetic if you have to rush to get something done because a date snuck up on you.
Please rate your level of enjoyment on your placement / internship
5/5
Please rate how your experience met your expectations
4/5

Future Career Prospects

Please rate the future employment prospects at Fisher German
5/5

Recommendations & Advice

Would you recommend Fisher German to a friend?
Yes
What advice would you give to others applying to Fisher German
Keep on top of your deadlines and try to stay upbeat. Take advantage of every networking opportunity they offer you.
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