we provide below an overview of our application, assessments and interview processes.

we have created a video, to help support your application and to find out a bit more about the business.

We will do our best to update you as soon as possible on the progress of your application. See below for further information regarding each stage of your application process.

Please note that all stages will be required for all graduate pathways and Sandwich Placements. For the insight programme, we will require just an online application. For the Summer Scheme we will require an online application and either a virtual interview or half day assessment centre (dependent on pathway).

Savills is committed to eliminating discrimination and encouraging diversity amongst our workforce. We want everyone to perform at their best, so we would encourage you to please let us know if you require any adjustments to our recruitment process.

Graduate Scheme and Sandwich Placement Timeline

Please see below the full timeline. Exact dates will be displayed once applications are open.

• Applications open at 10am on 18th Spetember 2023 and will close at 5pm on 8th November 2023
• We will then ask you to complete a behavioural assessment
• Screening takes place once applications have closed
• Candidates are then invited to Assessment Centres, in late November or December dependent on pathway)
• Assessment Centres take place from late Novemeber to late January (dependent on pathway)
• Interviews then take place in the following weeks after the Assessment Centre
• Offers all go out by the end of February

Stage one: Online Application

Submit your application, including CV and either a cover letter or essay questions – this will be screened by Savills fee earners.

• Take note of deadlines and include all relevant achievements and work experience
• Read our programme descriptions carefully and explain how you would be a good candidate
• Make sure there are no spelling mistakes in your CV and cover letter/essay questions
• In your CV, include transferrable skills, a summary of your current situation, your degree and achievements
• Use a consistent and readable font, keep the CV to 2 pages maximum
• Try and make your application as specific to Savills and the role as possible
• Reserch the role and business before applying
• For the Graduate and Sandwich Placement Programmes, once applications close, we will send all candiates an Arctic Shores Behavioural Assessment, which on average takes around 1 hour. This is part of the application stage.

Stage two: Assessment Centre

If your online application is successful you will be invited to an assessment day (some assessment centres will include an interview and this will be the final stage - please refer to the job spec).

• Show us a realistic representation of you and your abilities
• Contribute to the group discussions without being too dominant
• Prepare – understand the business and your areas of interest
• Speak to as many Savills employees as possible
• We will look for potential, so will be expecting to teach gradautes relevant skills - it is not necessary to be polished at this stage
• We are looking for more than just knowledge, make sure you are reading the brief and showing good attention to detail, making note of timings and being includive with other candidates - these are all things we assess

Please note that we cover £75 worth of travel expenses to everyone who has to travel to the assessment centre. We will give you as much notice as possible to ensure the lowest possible fares.

Stage three: Interview

Some of our interviews are on the same day as the assessment centre and some of them will be afterwards (please check the job description). The interview to be conducted by a panel of Savills employees up to director level.

Prepare as much as you can by visiting our website and reading property publications

• Interviewers often ask for examples about yourself, so think of times when you have shown initiative, solved a problem or taken the lead
• Be yourself, the interviewer wants to get to know you
• Ask questions – it’s a two way conversation
• Know your CV
• Research the company
• Re-read the job descritpion

Please note that we cover £75 worth of travel expenses to everyone who has to travel to the interview. We will give you as much notice as possible to ensure the lowest possible fares.

Data Collection

We are striving to be an Equal Opportunity employer, and so ask for diversity information to assess the effectiveness of our procedures and identify where changes need to be made.

The information is used for monitoring purposes only and the more information you supply the more effective our monitoring will be.

All information will be treated in the strictest confidence.

Savills uses the Rare Contextual Recruitment System to give us context as to your achievements in light of your socio-economic, personal and academic circumstances.

Rare will highlight the broader context surrounding your academic grades or wider CV. This allows Savills to understand each applicant’s achievements in the context that they have been gained, so we can assess your achievements in light of your surrounding personal circumstances. We understand that not every candidate’s achievements look the same on paper and we want to recruit the best people, from every background.

Please see below an overview of our full application proces and an overview of the APC.

A full application run through, advice on applications, assessment centres, interviews and an insight into the business.