Social Media Industrial Placement Review

by Aldi

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Rating

4.8/5
  • Skills
    5.0
  • Responsibilities
    5.0
  • Support & Guidance
    5.0
  • Culture
    4.8
  • Your Impressions
    4.3

    Overview

  • 1. Please give an overview of your role and what this involves on a day-to-day basis.
  • - Working with the social media agency to develop monthly content plans across primary platforms - Presenting social media plans to key stakeholders within the business - Capturing image and video content for TikTok and Instagram channels - Reviewing BAU content and feeding back to the social media agency


    Skills

  • 2. Have you learnt any new skills, or developed your existing skills?
  • - Time management - Creativity - Confidence - Teamwork - Communication - Marketing experience


  • How would you rate the training provided during your experience?
  • 5/5

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

  • 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?
  • High level of responsibility to manage BAU activity across social media channels


  • Please rate how meaningful the work you were doing was
  • 5/5

    Support & Guidance

  • 4. How much support and guidance did you receive during your placement / internship?
  • Weekly 1:1 meetings with you manager, assigned mentor and personnel reviews


  • 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?
  • - Rewarding company culture and friendly team - Organised marketing team socials outside of work - Training with a group of other placement students


  • 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?
  • 5/5

  • 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 really enjoyed the high level of responsibility and experience gained from my industrial placement. I've learnt a lot of skills that I will be able to use to obtain and succeed in a graduate position. I'd highly recommend a placement year at Aldi to future students.


  • Please rate your level of enjoyment on your placement / internship
  • 5/5

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

  • Please rate the future employment prospects at Aldi
  • 3/5

  • 7. Would you recommend Aldi to a friend?
  • Yes


  • 8. What advice would you give to others applying to Aldi
  • - Be prepared to work hard - Be yourself - Use examples of previous experiences in the interview process


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Details

Placement (10 Months+)

Social Media Marketing

West Midlands

June 2024


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