CBRE Summer Internship Review

by CBRE Group

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Rating

4.1/5
  • The Role
    4.6
  • The Company
    4.1
  • The Culture
    3.4

    The Role

  • 1. To what extent did you enjoy your work placement or internship?

    • I greatly enjoyed my internship. It was a very good experience; both professionally and personally.

    5/5
  • 2. To what extent did you feel valued by your colleagues?

    • I felt very included in the team. Lots of effort was made to make my work feel meaningful, and integrate me into the team both in the office and external activities.

    5/5
  • 3. To what extent were you given support and guidance by management/your supervisor(s)?

    • Great support was given, I felt that I was able to approach anyone in my team with a question if needed. Advice was given and I was guided by multiple members throughout the company (in my team and other teams)

    5/5
  • 4. How busy were you on a daily basis?

    • Completely depended on the tasks of the team in general. At times the team had projects which I was involved in, other times I had less to do due to the team being less busy.

    4/5
  • 5. How much responsibility were you given during your placement?

    • I felt my work was meaningful and benefited the team members. It was great seeing my work help members of my team, no matter how big or small.

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

    • Lots of lessons were learnt with training sessions, career guidance and also general life advice

    5/5

    The Company

  • 7. What was the general atmosphere in your office?

    • Really good atmosphere, but at times a little quiet compared to other floors

    4/5
  • 8. How well organised was the overall work placement or internship set up?

    • great structure, I knew what was happening and had lots in the diary to look forward to

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

    • Members of the team and the firm in general put great effort into developing interns; no matter if they planned to apply for grad schemes or not.

    5/5
  • 10. What were the perks on your work placement?

    • 3/5
  • 11. How appealing are future employment prospects within the organisation?

    • I look forward to applying for a grad-scheme with the company.

    4/5

    The Culture

  • 12. Was there a good social scene amongst any fellow placement students/colleagues?

    • Attended drinks, lunches and charity events. Felt very involved and it seemed like there was lots to get involved with.

    5/5
  • 13. What was the cost of living and socialising in the area you worked in?

    • very expensive working, travelling and socialising in London; travel was not covered and became expensive.

    1/5
  • 14. What was the Nightlife like in the area you worked?

    • relatively good, but I only went for a few drinks at pubs and did not go out at night.

    3/5
  • 15. Were there many opportunities to get involved in activities outside of work?

    • was invited to drinks and also cricket, lunches and charity events

    5/5
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Details

Internship (1 Month+)

Property Management

London

September 2019

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