Retail Placement Programme Review
by Lidl
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
4.7
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The Company
4.3
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The Culture
3.6
- 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
- Rotational aspect means that you are able to experience so many different areas in the business. - Massive emphasis on my training and development.
- All colleagues were very supportive of me being a placement student. - My ideas were valued the same as other ideas that came from my colleagues.
- High levels of support and help from managers. - Very open to answering all questions. - Managers were open to changing my training plan in accordance to areas that I wanted to experience.
- All departments were busy and very fast - paced.
- I was given quite a lot of responsibility, from running shifts to helping run departments. - I was given projects to run as well - these projects were my responsibility.
- Training days were given for specific competencies that I wanted to work on. - Confidence massively increased due to the amount of responsibility I was given. - Lidl's 'High 5' for leadership competencies were continuously worked on.
The Company
- Everyone is very friendly and willing to help others in their office.
- I was given my training plan at the start of the year which told me which department I would be in and from what dates. - My training plan was only changed due to me wanting to experience different departments.
Company Parties/Events
Staff Sales/Staff Shop
Above 25 days holiday
The Culture
- I met up with colleagues quite often out of work.
- London is not very cheap for living or socialising, but Lidl offer a 10% London weighting, which is added to your salary every month.
Details
Placement (10 Months+)
Human Resources, Logistics and Operations, Recruitment, Retail, Sales
London
August 2020
