Rating
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Skills
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Responsibilities
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Support & Guidance
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Culture
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Your Impressions
- 1. Please give an overview of your role and what this involves on a day-to-day basis.
- 2. Have you learnt any new skills, or developed your existing skills?
- How would you rate the training provided during your experience?
- How would you rate your development of industry-specific skills during the experience?
- How would you rate your development of personal / soft skills during the experience?
- Please rate how these skills have helped you in your career development
- 3. Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?
- Please rate how meaningful the work you were doing was
- 4. How much support and guidance did you receive during your placement / internship?
- How would you rate the support and guidance from your line manager?
- How would you rate the support and guidance from the wider team?
- 5. What was the company culture and general atmosphere like?
- How would you rate the inclusiveness of the culture?
- How would you rate the social opportunities?
- How would you rate the diversity initiatives?
- How would you rate the charity, sustainability and corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives?
- 6. To what extent did you enjoy your placement / internship?
- Please rate your level of enjoyment on your placement / internship
- Please rate how your experience met your expectations
- Please rate the future employment prospects at Victorstone
- 7. Would you recommend Victorstone to a friend?
- 8. What advice would you give to others applying to Victorstone
Overview
Starting with a morning meeting ritual everyday of the week except Saturdays. Straight after we get on with our new assigned leads and get calling. We start filling the diary for the viewing coordinators for the day and the following days. We follow up on previous day’s viewings for feedback. If we have an offer, we begin the negotiation process with both parties, the applicant and the landlord. Once agreed, we move on to the right to rent checks before processing the deal to the management department. All relevant documents must be signed before sending off the deal for progressions. During the afternoons, we normally work on the business development side, where we would rigorously cold call for stock canvassing for an hour or two. Then, we get back on taking any enquiries or answering the phones for enquiries is going on continuously on the sidelines all day. Before the day ends we follow up for feedback on the viewings already conducted to pick on the interest. We also tend to give the feedbacks to the landlords regarding the viewings the following day to keep them posted with everything.
Skills
Negotiations, Effective Communication, Problem solving, Time management, Sales, Marketing, Market Analysis, Teamwork and Leadership
Responsibilities
Absolutely!! I got a chance to oversee the department for a week in my manager’s absence, when I was reporting directly to the directors. On many occasions, I was giving the lead to train the viewing coordinators and sometimes the new comers alongside my manager. Furthermore, I got opportunities to go on property valuations and even did sales pitches to get portfolio clients. Ensuring the diaries for the viewings are done properly for the viewing coordinators to avoid any problems on the go.
Support & Guidance
I received a lot of support and guidance through out the process. Not just work related but sometimes to cope up with the stress and burnout, encouraging mental health support for the employees. A lot of training and coaching was giving on a weekly basis to boost the morale!!
Culture
The company has an amazing work culture, we used to go out for a lot of fun activities like watching Arsenal’s game, Go karting, Bowling, Escape Room, Football match and never ending dinner parties. We would get treated with coffees and energy drinks almost everyday. Vouchers were on the prize for outstanding performances, making work more exciting and competitive.
Your Impressions
I absolutely enjoyed my experience at Victorstone. I had great mentors from whom I learned a lot everyday. My skill set enhanced massively! Great market exposure with continuous learning with a push everyday to become better and to do better. Everything I learned at Victorstone, made me a better person and I will always cherish this experience!
Yes
Give in your best, there are a lot of opportunities to progress, with so much support and help always! The company is growing really quickly so it is a great time to join. Put on your seatbelts and get ready, you are about to experience an interesting rollercoaster ride! Good luck!
Details
Placement (10 Months+)
Property Management
London
March 2022