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Savills

Summer Scheme Student Review

at Savills

Internship (1 Month+)

Property Management

Cambridge

Review Submitted: July 2025

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!

3/5 - Overview of Role
4.8/5 - Skills Development
5/5 - Support and Guidance
5/5 - 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.
Firstly, reading your Emails as well as any Teams messages, and then depending on the day potential go out on a site visit or other out of office activities. If non are planning then getting on with the work to help out colleagues with their work load.
Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?
Yes - I was set my tasks and left at freewill to get on with them.
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?
- Excel Skills
- Aspects of property Valuation
- Marketing of sites/Brochure work
- Valuation report skills
- Email Professionalism
- Developed my independent working 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?
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?
There was always someone able to help me and everyone in the office was very happy to help with any queries I had, as well as being very responsive on emails.
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?
Absolutely great!!!
How would you rate the inclusiveness of the culture?
5/5
How would you rate the social opportunities?
5/5
How would you rate the diversity initiatives?
5/5
How would you rate the charity, sustainability and corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives?
5/5

Overall Experience

To what extent did you enjoy your placement / internship?
I very much enjoyed my time at Savills and would highly recommend it to others.
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 Savills
4/5

Recommendations & Advice

Would you recommend Savills to a friend?
Yes
What advice would you give to others applying to Savills
Get involved as much as you can and choose a good office, also try as many different sectors as you can.
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