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Sustainability intern Review

at Savills

Internship (1 Month+)

Property Management

London

Review Submitted: July 2022

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 - Overview of Role
5/5 - Skills Development
5/5 - Support and Guidance
4.5/5 - 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 with different members of the team completing tasks which change on a daily basis. Shadowing meetings, audits and site visits with building managers. Helping with taking meeting minutes, reviewing spreadsheets and anything else that would be interesting/important to complete.
Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?
Yes, from the first day I was able to take part in team meetings, site visits and complete interesting and important work. This made me feel valued and helped me to feel more confident and able to ask for more as the weeks went on. During the weeks I gave presentations and always felt like I could input new ideas and takes on different pieces of work.
Please rate how meaningful the work you were doing was
4/5

Skills Development

Have you learnt any new skills, or developed your existing skills?
Learnt a number of new skills for example developing my knowledge of excel, working with new clients and developing communication skills through multiple networking opportunities. Has been an interesting opportunity where I feel as though my teamwork and people's skills have grown stronger as well as my numerical and analytical skills.
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?
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?
Had a great deal of support and guidance throughout my team with Savills. Had constant contact with my mentors and director which made me feel at ease and feel as though I could bring to light any issues if there were any/ ask for more work etc.
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?
Thoroughly enjoyed working with my team they were always so friendly and supportive whether that was having lunch together or friendly chats before meetings. I was also able to build connections with the other interns who were awesome. Overall lovely atmosphere and really feel like it is somewhere where I would be able to thrive in the future.
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?
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?
Really loved it, feel like it has gone too fast! Could do another 4 weeks. Am so grateful for the opportunity, all the people I have met and the great work I have been able to get involved with.
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
I would really recommend this internship for any other student who does not necessarily know what they want to do or how to go about finding this out. It is a really positive and entrepreneurial environment and feel like anybody would be lucky to have this opportunity.
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