Trainee Surveyor Review

I thoroughly enjoyed my placement year at JLL, where I spent 12 months. JLL are a great company to work for and made for a very worthwhile year.

JLL has a very friendly culture which is apparent from the very start. I was always valued and respected by my colleagues, despite being the least experienced within the team.

During my time at JLL, whenever I required support and guidance, it was always forthcoming. No question is never a stupid one and management / supervisors appreciate you are trying to learn and gain as much from the year as possible.

I was very busy most days during my year long placement at JLL, of which I am pleased about as it is the best way to be. It was always a manageable level of 'busy' which was important but it enabled me to gain as much out of the year as I could.

JLL is very supporting of graduates and placement students and is keen to ensure you are exposed to as much as possible. JLL wanted us to feel valued and gain as much as we could from the year and provided a very good level of responsibility to me to ensure this was the case.

I have gained a lot of new skills from working at JLL, which I believe will assist greatly when returning to University to continue my degree. In particular, I expect my writing and analytical skills to have improved when I return to University, as well as work ethic and overall professionalism.

The general atmosphere is always upbeat and positive within the JLL office. There was often events / activities organised within the building which improves the atmosphere on a day to day basis, whether it is a cake sale or a presentation / show case of some sort. Collaboration is highly encouraged within JLL and the office is designed with this in mind with collaboration spaces. Overall, the environment within the office is great and a pleasant place to be.

The placement was very well organised throughout the whole process. We were always kept up to date with the information we needed. Whether this was approaching the assessment Centre, through to day to day work.

JLL invested a lot into our personal training and development. We were often enrolled on training courses to assist with our personal development, as well as arranging many internal, as well as external, presentations and CPD to ensure we learnt as much as possible during our time.

JLL are keen for recruiting placement students and interns following their stint within the company. I would like to think the opportunity exists to come back as a graduate but it not yet known whether this is the case.

There is a very good social scene amongst the fellow placement students as well as colleagues. In terms of placement students, we were involved in the graduate induction week, enabling us to interact and get to know the large graduate constituency which joined a couple of months into our time at JLL. Social events with colleagues as well as other graduates within the industry was a regular occurrence.

I was based in the West End office, which naturally brings both high living and socializing costs. However, the placement wage is typically higher than average to reflect this. It is a great area to work and live and therefore well worth with additional cost.

Being in the West End, the nighliffe is endless, with hundreds of bars, restaurants, theatres... something for everyone.

There are many opportunities to get involved in activities outside of work, whether it is within London in general or with colleagues. JLL has many sports teams and clubs to get involved with out of work ours.