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Savills

Commercial Agency Review

at Savills

Insight / Vacation Scheme (< 4 Weeks)

Surveying

Cambridge

Review Submitted: April 2023

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 Experience
5/5 - Skills Development
4.8/5 - Company Culture
5/5 - Overall Experience
5/5 - Recommendations and Advice

Overview of Experience

Please give an overview of the insight and what was involved on a day-to-day basis.
Was placed in the Commercial Agency sector, and undertook on-site valuation assessments, occupier tour of office property, and the calculation of new business rate data (RV). Consequently working out the new RP annalistic figures as it was the new financial year.
What was it like understanding all about the business and potential roles available?
Very informative and insightful.
Please rate how insightful you found the insight
5/5
How would you rate the structure of the insight
5/5

Skills Development

Have you learnt any new skills or developed existing skills?
Learnt how to find RV data on the GOV.UK website. Furthermore how to calculate the RP rate dependent on whether a commercial property is valued over or under £51,000.
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?
The Savills Cambridge office was very welcoming, enthusiastic and informative. I had a departmental talk with someone from each sector so I got a good understanding of the whole company. They were very open to questioning.
How would you rate the inclusiveness of the culture?
5/5
How would you rate the networking opportunities?
5/5
Please rate how valued you felt during your insight?
4/5

Overall Experience

To what extent did you enjoy the insight?
Loved it.
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 not paid or 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
The more experience the better, try applying to everything - insight, work experience, internship.
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