Summer Scheme Student Review

by Savills

Best Student Employer

Rating

4.2/5
  • Skills
    4.3
  • Responsibilities
    4.0
  • Support & Guidance
    4.0
  • Culture
    4.0
  • Your Impressions
    4.7

    Overview

  • 1. Please give an overview of your role and what this involves on a day-to-day basis.
  • In planning I have been completing appraisals, research for development, gone to site visits and meetings. I have been adding to consultation trackers, uploading NMAs and doing cover letters for planning statements and removals of considerations after pre-application responses. Within research I have been looking into planning histories and also comparing new and old local plans for various Boroughs. I have sat in on team meetings as well and attended networking events.


    Skills

  • 2. Have you learnt any new skills, or developed your existing skills?
  • I have developed IT skills and professional letter writing. I have also learnt how to effectively research different planning applications.


  • How would you rate the training provided during your experience?
  • 4/5

  • How would you rate your development of industry-specific skills during the experience?
  • 5/5

  • How would you rate your development of personal / soft skills during the experience?
  • 3/5

  • Please rate how these skills have helped you in your career development
  • 5/5

    Responsibilities

  • 3. Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?
  • Yes, I was given various projects to work on throughout my time at Savills, primarily in research but also in writing applications and cover letters.


  • Please rate how meaningful the work you were doing was
  • 4/5

    Support & Guidance

  • 4. How much support and guidance did you receive during your placement / internship?
  • My team have been very good at informing me how to properly develop my work and what goes into planning proposals for development.


  • How would you rate the support and guidance from your line manager?
  • 3/5

  • How would you rate the support and guidance from the wider team?
  • 5/5

    Culture

  • 5. What was the company culture and general atmosphere like?
  • Everyone I have met within the business has been friendly and approachable and allowed me to settle in in the short period of time I have been here.


  • How would you rate the inclusiveness of the culture?
  • 4/5

  • How would you rate the social opportunities?
  • 5/5

  • How would you rate the diversity initiatives?
  • 3/5

  • How would you rate the charity, sustainability and corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives?
  • 4/5

    Your Impressions

  • 6. To what extent did you enjoy your placement / internship?
  • I have greatly enjoyed learning about a potential career path for myself from one of the best teams possible, and I am grateful for the opportunity. The departmental overviews for other relevant interests of mine have also been excellent, in particular the graduate networking session. There has been plenty of opportunity to chat to colleagues in different departments and learn about their pathways there too.


  • Please rate your level of enjoyment on your placement / internship
  • 4/5

  • Please rate how your experience met your expectations
  • 5/5

  • Please rate the future employment prospects at Savills
  • 5/5

  • 7. Would you recommend Savills to a friend?
  • Yes


  • 8. What advice would you give to others applying to Savills
  • Enter the company with an open mind and don't be hesitant to involve yourself with any and all social opportunities you can, as you are able to meet some really interesting people and learn from those who have worked in your chosen career path for a long time.


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Details

Internship (1 Month+)

Property Development

London

July 2024


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