Residential Development Sales Review
at Savills
Insight / Vacation Scheme (< 4 Weeks)
Sales
Bristol
Review Submitted: August 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!
4.5/5
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Overview of Experience
5/5
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Skills Development
4.8/5
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Company Culture
5/5
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Overall Experience
5/5
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Recommendations and Advice
Overview of Experience
Please give an overview of the insight and what was involved on a day-to-day basis.
Attending departmental meetings, site visits most days a week to check progress, using Rightmove plus to find comparables for valuing developments, learning how to use Reapit, spending days at different developments Savills are currently selling doing viewings and learning about the scheme. Attending zooms put on by the graduate team about various topics such as grad scheme or development insight and writing and researching sales reports on current and future developments.
What was it like understanding all about the business and potential roles available?
I realized that Savills have a lot more roles to offer than I thought. Kindly some people from other departments offered to talk with me and show me what their jobs entailed which was super helpful!
Please rate how insightful you found the insight
5/5
How would you rate the structure of the insight
4/5
Skills Development
Have you learnt any new skills or developed existing skills?
I have improved my report writing technique and interpersonal skills through talking and meeting many new people throughout my time at Savills.
How would you rate the training provided during your experience?
5/5
How would you rate the knowledge learned around industry-specific skills during the experience?
5/5
How would you rate the knowledge learned around personal or professional skills during the experience?
5/5
Please rate how the knowledge learned has helped you with regards to your career development
5/5
Company Culture
How would you rate business leader involvement during the insight
5/5
What was the company culture and general atmosphere like?
Extremely friendly, very welcoming and caring. I was invited to many events which I was not expected to be invited to even on the first week. The girls I worked with always involved me in everything from conversation to offering me drinks and taking me to their meetings.
How would you rate the inclusiveness of the culture?
5/5
How would you rate the networking opportunities?
4/5
Please rate how valued you felt during your insight?
5/5
Overall Experience
To what extent did you enjoy the insight?
I thoroughly enjoyed the insight surprisingly more than I thought I would. It has really helped me understand what a career with Savills would be like and how lovely and friendly everyone in the company is. I would definitely come back.
Please rate your level of enjoyment on the insight
5/5
Please rate how your experience met your expectations
5/5
Were you paid or reimbursed adequately for this experience?
I was paid and reimbursed expenses
Recommendations and Advice
Please rate the future employment prospects at Savills
5/5
Would you recommend Savills to a friend?
Yes
What tips or advice would you give to others applying to Savills
I would advise to make your cover letter personal and not generic and be yourself during your interview! I think from experience the most important thing is to be positive, friendly and willing to learn.
