Retail Management Industrial Placement Student 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
4.8
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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 involved shadowing the area manager throughout different stages of the placement, learning the day to day role and taking on elements of their responsibilities. Additionally, project work is a large segment of the placement. Enabling you to have complete autonomy over your allocated project. Opportunity to demonstrate initiative and creativity and have an impact within the region. Finally, store time, this consulates a large segment of the placement initially. Starting out as a store assistant and progressing to store manager level.
Skills
New skills learnt include: project management, leadership, networking. Skills developed: communication, time management, flexibility and empathy.
Responsibilities
Yes, one of the most significant takeaways from the year which I did not expect initially was the amount of responsibility I was given from the very beginning.
Support & Guidance
The support was great, mentor was super supportive. Additionally, contact with the direct leader and personnel leader was a lot more frequent than I expected.
Culture
Great people culture and all round a very friendly and inclusive work environment to be in.
Your Impressions
I have really enjoyed my placement year, it has been full of opportunities to grow and develop through our. I have been very grateful for the responsibilities I have been given as this has been incremental for my development.
Yes
To be really positive, determined, flexible and open minded!
Details
Placement (10 Months+)
Retail
International
June 2022
