Apprentice Surveyor Review

by Savills

Best Apprenticeship Employer

Rating

6.6/10

1. Please give an overview of your role and what this involves on a day-to-day basis:

Office agency, advising on leasing, sale of offices. Disposal and acquisition work.

7/10

2. Have you learnt any new skills or developed existing skills?

Yes - communication and team work.

8/10

3. To what extent do you enjoy your programme?

University is hard to balance with work. Studying does not help your knowledge in the work place, lots not relevant.

4/10

4. How well organised/structured is your programme?

UCEM are pretty unorganized, they moved the final case study forward shortly before due date therefore clashing with 2 assignments.

4/10

5. How much support do you receive from your employer?

Lots of support good employer.

9/10

6. How much support do you receive from your training provider when working towards your qualifications?

Good amount of support lots of webinars.

7/10

7. How well do you feel that your qualification (through your training provider) helps you to perform better in your role?

The studying hasnt helped much. Some bits have been helpful but on the whole extremely different to how it is done day to day in the work place. Best practice is different to what we study at Uni.

4/10

8. Are there extra-curricular activities to get involved in at your work? (For example, any social activities, sports teams, or even professional networking events.)

Lots of networking, 5 a side football, cricket matches, cycling and golf days.

10/10

9a. Would you recommend Savills to a friend?

Yes

9b. Why?

Good company and good support.

10. What tips or advice would you give to others applying to Savills?

Be yourself and be honest about knowledge and be willing to learn and ask questions even if you think they are silly ones.