Summer Intern (Retail and Leisure Management) Review

Item: Summer Intern (Retail and Leisure Management) at Savills
Rating: 4.8
Author: Anonymous

at Savills

Insight / Vacation Scheme (< 4 Weeks)

Property Management

London

Review Submitted: July 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!

4.5/5 - Overview of Experience

5/5 - Skills Development

4.8/5 - Company Culture

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.

The day-to-day tasks were highly varied as a result of the role itself. Much of my week would be spent doing site inspections of retail parks/shopping centres- then creating summary's which would be used later in reports/budgets. The rest of my time would be spent looking at leases, tenancy schedules and tenant proposals. Its hard to say everything as my internship was extremely varied.

What was it like understanding all about the business and potential roles available?

Savills held daily 'department overviews' so despite only working in one team my overall understanding of the business is strong. They also highly encourage speaking to other teams outside your own to gain an understanding of teams/roles.

Please rate how insightful you found the insight

5/5

How would you rate the structure of the insight

4/5

Skills Development

Have you learnt any new skills or developed existing skills?

As a non-cognate student, I learned a huge amount in the period I was an intern at Savills. Although this was not my first property work experience, it was my first property management experience- In the short period of time I have greatly developed existing skills, mostly because as you are required to adapt them to the requirements of the role. It furthermore has encouraged me to continue developing my IT and organisation skills.

How would you rate the training provided during your experience?

5/5

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?

5/5

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

5/5

What was the company culture and general atmosphere like?

The general atmosphere was very sociable and friendly. Everyone I personally spoke to could be summed up as 'approachable'. Despite being an intern, all levels of management were more than happy to answer questions or just have a chat.