Trading Assistant Review

by ASDA

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Rating

4.8/5
  • The Role
    5.0
  • The Company
    4.5
  • The Culture
    4.8

    The Role

  • 1. To what extent did you enjoy your work placement or internship?

    • Loved it. Lots of responsibility and coaching. Spot on.

    5/5
  • 2. To what extent did you feel valued by your colleagues?

    • LOTS! ASDAs culture promotes this and every colleague was supportive.

    5/5
  • 3. To what extent were you given support and guidance by management/your supervisor(s)?

    • Great. Brilliant ballence and being coached and thrown in at the deep end to learn.

    5/5
  • 4. How busy were you on a daily basis?

    • Perfect. There's always oppertunity to take on more work, and the teams support each other if its too busy to help each other out.

    5/5
  • 5. How much responsibility were you given during your placement?

    • enough. great learning experience

    5/5
  • 6. To what extent did/will the skills you developed, and training you received, assist you in your degree studies and beyond?

    • spot on. really know where i want to go with my career now.

    5/5

    The Company

  • 7. What was the general atmosphere in your office?

    • ASDA and the teams really did this well.

    5/5
  • 8. How well organised was the overall work placement or internship set up?

    • perfect.

    5/5
  • 9. In terms of personal training and development, to what extent did the company or firm invest in you?

    • lots of official training and external courses. $$$ spent on me and my development. perfect.

    5/5
  • 10. What were the perks on your work placement?

    • Subsidised Canteen

    National Travel

    Financial Bonus

    Company Parties/Events

    Staff Sales/Staff Shop

    Working from home

    Healthcare from home
    3/5
  • 11. How appealing are future employment prospects within the organisation?

    • Still there.

    5/5

    The Culture

  • 12. Was there a good social scene amongst any fellow placement students/colleagues?

    • always out.

    5/5
  • 13. What was the cost of living and socialising in the area you worked in?

    • City centre of Leeds, so generally good value.

    4/5
  • 14. What was the Nightlife like in the area you worked?

    • good mix of student nights, and work stuff going on.

    5/5
  • 15. Were there many opportunities to get involved in activities outside of work?

    • every week!

    5/5
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Details

Placement (10 Months+)

Accounting, Retail Banking, Banking, Business Management, Computer Systems Engineering, Information Technology, Market Research, Marketing, Retail

Yorkshire and Humberside

November 2011

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