Residential Valuer Review
at Savills
Internship (1 Month+)
Surveying, Property Management
London
Review Submitted: June 2022
Overall Rating
3.9 /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
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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
3.5/5
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Company Culture
4.5/5
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Overall Experience
3/5
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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.
I learnt how to gather evidence of comparable properties through software such as LonRes, Molior and Rightmove Plus and call local agents to find out more information on these comps and get an insight into the market and how much the properties I am valuing are worth, so I could gauge the values myself. I also helped with some valuation report writing and went on a few site/property inspections.
Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?
From the first day I was given responsibility to make calls and find evidence of comparable properties, rather than just passively learning.
Please rate how meaningful the work you were doing was
3/5
Skills Development
Have you learnt any new skills, or developed your existing skills?
I developed my collaboration, time management and communication skills.
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?
I had a first-day contact/mentor who was in my team and was always available to answer any questions and give me more work if needed and I was also given work and help from many other people within my team too. The grad HR team were also really supportive and we saw them regularly and were happy to answer emails.
How would you rate the support and guidance from your line manager?
4/5
How would you rate the support and guidance from the wider team?
4/5
Company Culture
What was the company culture and general atmosphere like?
Savills has a very social and friendly culture. It is clear that a big part of the job is about getting on with people, whether that's clients or the team you're working alongside. We went out for drinks/meals a few times.
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?
3/5
How would you rate the charity, sustainability and corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives?
3/5
Overall Experience
To what extent did you enjoy your placement / internship?
I really enjoyed the internship, especially once I started to understand what I was doing! I think it was a very valuable experience for me, whatever career path I end up in.
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
3/5
Recommendations & Advice
Would you recommend Savills to a friend?
Yes
What advice would you give to others applying to Savills
Be very friendly and sociable. Netorking and listening to other people's stories of how they got into property and why they love what they do is very important.
