National IT Industrial Placement Student Review
by Aldi
Rating
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Skills
3.0
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Responsibilities
3.0
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Support & Guidance
3.0
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Culture
3.3
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Your Impressions
2.7
- 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
My role as the industrial placement student involves providing first and second line support for reporting issues for the wider wider business. Day to day I liaise with my team and build knowledge of specific report to solve queries. I have also helped with planning and prioritising incoming demands as well as working on the development of some reports that needed to be prepared.
Skills
I learnt how to query databases using SQL and i developed my existing excel skills by using VBA which i used to automate certain functions within excel. I also gave presentations during my time with ALDI which helped my public speaking skills. I also developed my time management skills whilst working toward deadlines and managing expectations.
Responsibilities
I don't believe I was given as much as I needed to feel fulfilled with the role. I believe if I had a slightly more structured training plan, I believe I would have been in a better position to ask for more responsibility. Most of my training was through youtube videos and online resources.
Support & Guidance
I cultivated good relationships with members of my team and utilised their expertise on topics. I dont feel like I was supported enough in my placement. I would have liked more support and guidance in my training and development especially with some of the technical programming skills.
Culture
The culture was very corporate. However I did enjoy meeting people from different teams in the social football sessions. The general atmosphere in my team was OK. I don'y have another experience that I can compare it with so it is difficult to comment on this.
Your Impressions
I enjoyed delving into the world of work and gaining an insight into what exactly it entails. I enjoyed building relationships with new people and learning about their route to ALDI.
Yes
I would say you have to be really self motivated and a self started. You drive your own learning which has its perks but also feels directionless at times. I would set goals early on and make them known to my direct line manager and then work towards them.
Details
Placement (10 Months+)
Information Technology
East Midlands
June 2024
