Summer Scheme Student Review
at Savills
Internship (1 Month+)
Finance, Investment Banking, Surveying
London
Review Submitted: July 2026
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
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Overview of Role
5/5
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Skills Development
5/5
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Support and Guidance
4.5/5
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Company Culture
5/5
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Overall Experience
5/5
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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.
Six weeks in the SCA - Corporate Finance Team in Operational Capital Markets Division, with an assigned mentor to guide me through process, assign me work, teach my technicals.
Roles included helping update IMs, teasers, decks using financial models and market research (including Savills Database) and assisting members of the team on specific documents for clients.
A group intern project (assigned to all 4 interns across OCM) spread across the whole 6 weeks and included preparing a presentation and pitch proposal for a real/live deal, to be presented to directors at the end of the internship.
Roles included helping update IMs, teasers, decks using financial models and market research (including Savills Database) and assisting members of the team on specific documents for clients.
A group intern project (assigned to all 4 interns across OCM) spread across the whole 6 weeks and included preparing a presentation and pitch proposal for a real/live deal, to be presented to directors at the end of the internship.
Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?
Yes - appropriate to my current skill/technical knowledge
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?
skills: financial modelling, finance technicals, operational living sector knowledge, MS ppt, networking, communication, team work, professsionalism.
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?
Lots.
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?
Inclusive, supportive, hard-wroking
How would you rate the inclusiveness of the culture?
4/5
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?
5/5
Overall Experience
To what extent did you enjoy your placement / internship?
I enjoyed the internship very much.
Please rate your level of enjoyment on your placement / internship
5/5
Please rate how your experience met your expectations
5/5
Recommendations & Advice
Would you recommend Savills to a friend?
Yes
What advice would you give to others applying to Savills
Be passionate, curious, and organised
Future Career Prospects
Please rate the future employment prospects at Savills
5/5
Did you receive an offer to return as a graduate?
Waiting to hear
