Property Services Student Placement Review
at Cherwell
Placement (10 Months+)
Construction, Property Management, Property Planning, Surveying
Banbury
Review Submitted: November 2025
Overall Rating
4 /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
5/5
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Support and Guidance
3.3/5
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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.
• To support the teams to ensure office based administrative and computer systems, records, databases, and project files are maintained and kept regularly updated and monitored regarding the accuracy of such information.
• To support with regular inspections and audits on properties and projects undertaken by the Property Service.
• To support with regular inspections and audits on properties and projects undertaken by the Property Service.
Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?
Yes - with few tasks
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?
Yes I have developed new computer skills using new online systems
Developed social skills
Developed social 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?
4/5
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
4/5
Support and Guidance
How much support and guidance did you receive during your placement / internship?
A lot - I was able to ask for help whenever I felt confused.
I received constant support from managers and colleagues
I received constant support from managers and colleagues
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?
Company culture was a bit stagnant with a lack of change.
General atmosphere friendly
General atmosphere friendly
How would you rate the inclusiveness of the culture?
3/5
How would you rate the social opportunities?
3/5
How would you rate the diversity initiatives?
3/5
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?
A significant extent - I learnt a lot and had many experiences
Please rate your level of enjoyment on your placement / internship
5/5
Please rate how your experience met your expectations
4/5
Recommendations & Advice
Would you recommend Cherwell to a friend?
Yes
What advice would you give to others applying to Cherwell
Be mindful that you will be working for a local government in the private sector where they may have a different way of thinking.
Future Career Prospects
Please rate the future employment prospects at Cherwell
3/5
Did you receive an offer to return as a graduate?
Waiting to hear
