Retail placement programme Review

by Lidl

Rating

4.4/5
  • Skills
    4.5
  • Responsibilities
    3.0
  • Support & Guidance
    5.0
  • Culture
    4.5
  • Your Impressions
    4.0

    Overview

  • 1. Please give an overview of your role and what this involves on a day-to-day basis.

    • As it is constantly changing every day I’m interesting. You will help out in all fields mentioned and be given responsibility in each sector after a few weeks of experience. You learn so much and even get head office experience which was my highlight of the placement.

    Skills

  • 2. Have you learnt any new skills, or developed your existing skills?

    • Communication is massive in the role and you will definitely improve this tremendously. My leadership skills have also improved due to the responsibility. I have also learned so much about business and how international businesses run.

  • How would you rate the training provided during your experience?

    • 4/5
  • How would you rate your development of industry-specific skills during the experience?

    • 4/5
  • How would you rate your development of personal / soft skills during the experience?

    • 5/5
  • Please rate how these skills have helped you in your career development

    • 5/5

    Responsibilities

  • 3. Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?

    • After some work within a sector, you will be given responsibility where you will take responsibility for teams within the warehouse or offices. Also, you will be given projects to develop the business where you are responsible for the creation of the reports and have a major impact on how the business moves forward.

  • Please rate how meaningful the work you were doing was

    • 3/5

    Support & Guidance

  • 4. How much support and guidance did you receive during your placement / internship?

    • At any point I needed help there was always someone to come and assist me. Everyone is very nice and willing to guide you to success.

  • How would you rate the support and guidance from your line manager?

    • 5/5
  • How would you rate the support and guidance from the wider team?

    • 5/5

    Culture

  • 5. What was the company culture and general atmosphere like?

    • Each sector of the business has different cultures and you will see it but it will also help your understanding. Everyone has a nature to help you out in any sector and it’s a positive atmosphere throughout.

  • How would you rate the inclusiveness of the culture?

    • 5/5
  • How would you rate the social opportunities?

    • 4/5
  • How would you rate the diversity initiatives?

    • 4/5
  • How would you rate the charity, sustainability and corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives?

    • 5/5

    Your Impressions

  • 6. To what extent did you enjoy your placement / internship?

    • I met some great people and was taught in many areas. As this was my intention I had a great time and I really have valued my experience with Lidl.

  • Please rate your level of enjoyment on your placement / internship

    • 4/5
  • Please rate how your experience met your expectations

    • 4/5
  • Please rate the future employment prospects at Lidl

    • 4/5
  • 7. Would you recommend Lidl to a friend?

    • Yes

  • 8. What advice would you give to others applying to Lidl

    • Be averse to change as it’s always busy. You will be on your feet a lot and the first few weeks can be a shock. But after you have had some experience and found your footing, the experience is extremely valuable and I’m very grateful.

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Details

Placement (10 Months+)

Business Management

North East

July 2023

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