Graduate Surveyor Review

I have greatly valued the client exposure I’ve had during rotations where such opportunities have been available, though I do wish there were more consistent avenues to engage in client-facing activities. I appreciate that, from a senior perspective, graduates may not always be included in client events such as lunches or drinks due to budget considerations or concerns around experience and knowledge. However, my understanding upon joining Savills was that we would be encouraged to begin building relationships with clients early on, as these connections may one day become valuable when we take on more senior roles. I believe it’s unfortunate that these opportunities are not offered to us more frequently. Personally, having such experiences would strongly reinforce my aspiration to pursue a future career at Savills, as it would demonstrate trust and encouragement. However, I feel that these opportunities have been somewhat limited

Property Management - Service Charge Reconciliation, Service Charge Budget, Chasing Arrears, Resolving tenant disputes.
Commercial Valuation - Due Diligence, Gathering Comparable Rental and Investment Evidence, Analysing Comparable Evidence, Making Weighted assumptions for Market Value, Analysing Market Research, Engaging with Argus Enterprise to Determine Market Value.

I have experienced fluctuations in levels of responsibility throughout my rotations. During my time in valuation, despite completing a double, about 80% of my time consisted of me conducting comparable calls. Whilst this is necessary for us to achieve precise and detailed valuations, it did prohibit me from doing as much of the analytical work on argus enterprise which was quite frustrating as this would have been really useful in perfecting my overall understanding. It was quite hard to develop skills in valuation because I was quite restricted in what I felt I was allowed to engage with/ in, however, the comparable calls have allowed me to gauge a better understanding of how to interact with competitors and the gain the information i need from them to help us.

I think these are all fair.

Overall, I feel things have gone relatively well, but I believe it would be more beneficial to receive a bit more support from each team throughout the rotations. I fully appreciate that, as graduates, it is our responsibility to seek clarification and proactively ask for help to deepen our understanding, and that teams are aware we are only with them for a limited period before moving on. However, at times, it has felt as though some teams are less invested in supporting our learning and development, focusing primarily on completing the work rather than helping us understand how it connects to the APC process.

Good

okay

good

I think Savills have met the demands of where the industry is fluctuating.

Yes

I think Savills is a very inclusive place.

Relatively well