Summer Placement Student Review
by Savills
Rating
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Skills
5.0
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Responsibilities
5.0
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Support & Guidance
5.0
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Culture
5.0
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Your Impressions
5.0
- 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 Savills
- 7. Would you recommend Savills to a friend?
- 8. What advice would you give to others applying to Savills
Overview
The role involved shadowing different people within the team and gain insight into the various systems within the building. As part of the programme, there were a lot of site visits and inspections. Job includes learning about mechanical and electrical aspects within the built environment. Helping with various engineering calculations. Also included report writing.
Skills
Technical, organisational and time management skills. Use of new software including Power Bi and IES.
Responsibilities
Working as an intern didn't include serious responsibilities. It was more of a learning journey rather than doing.
Support & Guidance
Overall the team was highly supportive. Whenever support was needed someone was there to offer help. The level and guidance provided was outstanding.
Culture
Very friendly and supportive.
Your Impressions
I really enjoyed the internship and it was an incredible opportunity. I'm pretty sure the insights I have gained will be extremely helpful later in my career.
Yes
You should definitely apply if you have interest within the built environment. Tailor your CV and cover letter to the job description. It would be helpful if you do some research about the work being done by the team you're applying to.
Details
Internship (1 Month+)
Engineering
London
August 2024
