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Savills

Summer Intern Review

at Savills

Internship (1 Month+)

Property Management

Birmingham

Review Submitted: July 2022

Overall Rating

4.9 /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!

5/5 - Overview of Role
4.8/5 - Skills Development
4.5/5 - Support and Guidance
5/5 - Company Culture
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.
Working in multiple departments throughout the month, assisting with work and completing work independently. Online meetings with other interns involving departmental overviews, networking opportunities, and market updates. Opportunity to be involved in client meetings and site visits.
Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?
Responsibility was given whenever possible. Some tasks are impossible to place full responsibility on an intern however I was always included in some way if possible.
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?
professional standards, analytical capabilities, problem solving, research skills, teamwork, interpersonal capabilities.
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?
Continuous support provided by employees in office and HR online.
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?
5/5

Company Culture

What was the company culture and general atmosphere like?
Incredibly inclusive, strong emphasis on teamwork. Very professional whilst maintaining an enjoyable environment to work in.
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?
An incredibly enjoyable experience that has taught me infinite amounts that I would never have learnt in the classroom. Did not think I would genuinely be excited about work and am sad it is coming to an end!
Please rate your level of enjoyment on your placement / internship
5/5
Please rate how your experience met your expectations
5/5

Future Career Prospects

Please rate the future employment prospects at Savills
5/5

Recommendations & Advice

Would you recommend Savills to a friend?
Yes
What advice would you give to others applying to Savills
Fully immerse yourself into any opportunity presented to you at the firm. Even though the schedule provided is extremely full, explore any interests you have regarding certain departments/roles etc, everyone at the firm is more than happy to to take time out of their day to help out.
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