Retail Management IP 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
In store: working stock, ensuring stores are clean and tidy. Daily management tasks including stock counts, inventory controls and due diligence are completed daily. During your Assistant Store Manager cover you improve your ability to manage entire store teams and delegation abilities.
Skills
The high demands of the role have improved my work ethic, as well as my ability to prioritise tasks. My versatility and adaptability has improved to the the ever-changing nature of the industry in which Aldi operates. Most importantly my leadership qualities and my ability to manage people has significantly improved as IPs take on the role of ASM within months.
Responsibilities
Yes. After Store Assistant Training and Store Management Training, IPs go to a third store to complete their Assistant Store Manager Cover. During this team you are not only responsible for entire store teams but you are graded on your ability to complete tasks and manage people. Throughout the placement IPs also shadow an Area Manager mentor and sometimes cover for them for a week whilst they are on annual leave
Support & Guidance
Plenty. From day one you are assigned an area manager mentor who you can contact for help. Additionally store management teams who train you in store are very supportive and you will build relationships with them that can help you throughout the rest of your placement.
Culture
There is no denying that you have to work incredibly hard at Aldi. Working in store is highly physical however store teams are very supportive and there was a positive and friendly culture in all the stores I worked in.
Your Impressions
I thoroughly enjoyed my placement. Firstly, it was extremely rewarding to see improvement in the store i completed my ASM cover. I also felt very proud upon completion my project presentation to the store operations directors as it was a piece of work which I put a lot of time and effort into
Yes
Include as many leadership abilities/qualities you possess (and examples). Particularly if you have ever had to train people, set clear goals or targets, had to supervise teams or approapriate feedback. These are some of the basic leadership abilities Aldi require from their managers
Details
Placement (10 Months+)
Retail
West Midlands
June 2022
