RateMyPlacement and RateMyApprenticeship are now Higherin: Learn More

Higherin

Summer Placement Student Review

at Savills

Internship (1 Month+)

Management Consulting

Salisbury

Review Submitted: November 2022

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 - Overview of Role
5/5 - Skills Development
5/5 - Support and Guidance
5/5 - Company Culture
5/5 - Overall Experience
4/5 - Future Career Prospects

Overview of Role

Please give an overview of your role and what this involves on a day-to-day basis.
Apart of my role was to learn about farm consultancy and take part in different farm businesses. I was able to help fill forms required for basic farm management and be able to understand how a farms cashflow works.
Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?
During my time, i was given the responsibility to fill forms and work by myself to deadlines. This meant i was given the responsibility of working by myself a large amount of time.
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?
I have developed skills in farm management and farm cashflows. I have also been able to understand the important process of government schemes. On top of this, i learnt new skills in excel, word and pdf.
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?
I had the support of everyone in the office at all times and largely from the team I was working in.
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?
Everyone was really welcoming and friendly. The atmosphere made the office a nice place to work and meant I was comfortable from day one.
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?
5/5
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 my placement thoroughly and learnt a large amount that will benefit me in my future career and further studies at university.
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
4/5

Recommendations & Advice

Would you recommend Savills to a friend?
Yes
What advice would you give to others applying to Savills
Work hard but also be yourself and make sure if you're ever stuck on something ask a question.
In This Review
Join Now

Join the Higherin Community

Save Time

Easily add jobs from Higherin or external platforms to keep everything organised.

Personalised Alerts

Get tailored job recommendations and updates straight to your inbox.

Exclusive Features

Access tools like application tracking, deadline reminders, and saved searches.

Stay Ahead

Be the first to know about the latest opportunities and deadlines.

Completely Free

Create an account and unlock powerful features at no cost.