General Management Industrial Placement Review
by Aldi
Rating
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Skills
5.0
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Responsibilities
5.0
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Support & Guidance
5.0
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Culture
4.5
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Your Impressions
5.0
- 1. Please give an overview of your role and what this involves on a day-to-day basis.
- 2. Have you learnt any new skills, or developed your existing skills?
- How would you rate the training provided during your experience?
- How would you rate your development of industry-specific skills during the experience?
- How would you rate your development of personal / soft skills during the experience?
- Please rate how these skills have helped you in your career development
- 3. Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?
- Please rate how meaningful the work you were doing was
- 4. How much support and guidance did you receive during your placement / internship?
- How would you rate the support and guidance from your line manager?
- How would you rate the support and guidance from the wider team?
- 5. What was the company culture and general atmosphere like?
- How would you rate the inclusiveness of the culture?
- How would you rate the social opportunities?
- How would you rate the diversity initiatives?
- How would you rate the charity, sustainability and corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives?
- 6. To what extent did you enjoy your placement / internship?
- Please rate your level of enjoyment on your placement / internship
- Please rate how your experience met your expectations
- Please rate the future employment prospects at Aldi
- 7. Would you recommend Aldi to a friend?
- 8. What advice would you give to others applying to Aldi
Overview
The role is varied across the year. From stacking shelves on day 1, to managing a store team and ensuring high KPI performance & compliance, leading recruitment & holding interviews with your area manager, auditing stores, project work and meeting with various levels of management throughout the business. You get real responsibility and opportunities to put yourself in the position of an executive manager.
Skills
Self-confidence, leadership, communication, presenting, time management, prioritising, conflict resolution, resilience, mental toughness.
Responsibilities
A huge amount. I was responsible for various crucial areas of the business including achieving KPI’s, cash handling, running shifts, leading teams, auditing stores, managing budgets and influencing real business decisions during project work.
Support & Guidance
From day 1 you’re given a mentor who is their to support you and aid with your development. You will shadow them at times and meet with them regularly to discuss your progress, you also have your director who you will meet every few months to discuss your progress and address any issues. You also have support from your store manager during your store time.
Culture
Hardworking, innovative, efficient.
Your Impressions
Thoroughly enjoyed it. The amount of responsibility I was given was incredibly empowering and motivating. I’m sad to be leaving to go back to university for my last year but plan on applying to the graduate area manager scheme.
Yes
Be prepared for the challenge. You will be tested a lot over the course of the year but the most important thing is that you are prepared and react positively to these challenges.
Details
Placement (10 Months+)
Retail
International
June 2022
