Town Planner Review
by Savills
This review was submitted over 4 years ago, so some of the information it contains may no longer be relevant.
Rating
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The Role
4.1
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The Company
3.3
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The Culture
3.1
- 1. To what extent did you enjoy your work placement or internship?
- 2. To what extent did you feel valued by your colleagues?
- 3. To what extent were you given support and guidance by management/your supervisor(s)?
- 4. How busy were you on a daily basis?
- 5. How much responsibility were you given during your placement?
- 6. To what extent did/will the skills you developed, and training you received, assist you in your degree studies and beyond?
- 7. What was the general atmosphere in your office?
- 8. How well organised was the overall work placement or internship set up?
- 9. In terms of personal training and development, to what extent did the company or firm invest in you?
- 10. What were the perks on your work placement?
- 11. How appealing are future employment prospects within the organisation?
- 12. Was there a good social scene amongst any fellow placement students/colleagues?
- 13. What was the cost of living and socialising in the area you worked in?
- 14. What was the Nightlife like in the area you worked?
- 15. Were there many opportunities to get involved in activities outside of work?
The Role
The Summer Scheme at Savills was throughly enjoyable. It was well structured, with a mix of insightful talks about the structure of Savills, the graduate recruitment process and the APC and sufficient time within a team to undertake real work for clients.
My team were friendly and helpful. I never felt in the way and felt like they valued my contributions.
I was given sufficient support, however for the most part I carried out work on m own with out too much guidance. I was given just a brief insight into the work for me to do and given a chance to have a crack at in on my own. I was expected to hit the ground running.
The workload did increase considerably throughout the duration of the placement, and on some occasions I felt unable to go to Summer Scheme talks/events in order to complete work. However, this is likely to be a fair reflection on how busy you would be working full time at Savills.
From the offset i was responsible for my own work. Althought I was supervised, any research or reports I undertook was my sole responsibility in terms of quality, accuracy and deadlines.
I do belive that this placement has helped me to develop important skills for a career in property. At Savills they expect Summer Scheme students to undertake real work for the clients, you're not just set training tasks. This helps not only in developing a skill-set specific to your job role, but also communication and time-managment skills that are important in all jobs.
The Company
The team I worked in and all the other people I met throuhgout seemed friendly, open and relaxed.
The internship was very well organised and structured.
There were a number of talks and networking opportunities
Company Parties/Events
There is no link between the placement and a full time job, everyone must apply through the full graduate recruitment process.
The Culture
Very friendly
Central London..
Central London!
There were a few opportunities.
Details
Internship (1 Month+)
Property Management, Surveying
London
July 2014
