Insight Week Review

by Savills

Best Student Employer

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Rating

4.7/5
  • About You
    4.6
  • The Company
    4.7
  • Everything Else
    4.9

    About You

  • 1. To what extent did you enjoy the insight?

    • I had a great week felt included and got stuck into work from day one.

    5/5
  • 2. To what extent did you feel valued during your time at the company or firm?

    • Helped in producing reports and research from the first day which was really exciting as I didn't realise we would be given so much responsibility.

    4/5
  • 3. How much guidance/support did you receive during the insight?

    • I received a great deal of guidance from my mentor and director on the team.

    5/5
  • 4. To what extent did/will the skills you developed, and information you received, assist you in your degree studies and beyond?

    • This has really helped in my choice of a career in real estate and my understanding of what some graduate work is like for graduates.

    5/5

    The Company

  • 5. How well structured was the insight?

    • Very well structured with insightful talks, I enjoyed shadowing one department however, having had the talks would have liked to shadowed more than one!

    5/5
  • 6. How was the general atmosphere during your insight?

    • Great fun, lively workplace very enjoyable and valuable insight into future career options in real estate

    5/5
  • 7. In terms of personal training and development, to what extent did the company or firm invest in you?

    • Good quality talks, advice when asked for on technical aspects when doing reports.

    4/5
  • 8. To what extent did the insight help you to understand what it would be like to have a full time role with the company or firm?

    • Really helped me understand the variety of work available for graduate students in real estate which was really exciting.

    5/5
  • 9. How much did the insight help you in understanding the company culture?

    • Company culture was really strong and present everyday, very enjoyable to be part of the workplace environment at Savills.

    5/5
  • 10. How valuable was the content in helping you to decide on your future career path?

    • Loved my time here, would love to get on the graduate programme.

    5/5

    Everything Else

  • 11. Were you paid or reimbursed adequately for this experience?

  • 12. Were there opportunities for networking and meeting other employees of the company or firm?

    • Events were put on for insight students such as lunches and tours, you also had the potential to meet other people on the scheme and current grads.

    5/5
  • 13. How were the networking/ social event opportunities?

    • It was great fun, I would like to have met some more graduate students to get more of a flavour of graduate life at Savills.

    5/5
  • 14. Did you find out about activities that employees can get involved in outside of work?

    • Lots of opportunities for sports and charity work which is really exciting.

    5/5
  • 15. Would you recommend this insight to a friend?

    • Definitely for those who are interested or thinking about pursuing a career in real estate as it was a fantastic opportunity. It taught me so much about the culture of the company, the variety of work that goes on in Savills.

    5/5
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Insight / Vacation Scheme (< 4 Weeks)

Property Management

London

April 2016

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