Trainee Assistant Garment Technologist IP Review
by Matalan
Rating
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Skills
4.0
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Responsibilities
4.0
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Support & Guidance
5.0
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Culture
3.0
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Your Impressions
4.0
- 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 Matalan
- 7. Would you recommend Matalan to a friend?
- 8. What advice would you give to others applying to Matalan
Overview
Attending Garment Tech fit meetings – taking notes/pictures/ offering solutions and uploading into the Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) system. Assisting with the development of samples from initial to gold seals including amending patterns, grading and checking of test reports and answering suppliers questions regarding samples.
Skills
After being rotated on different departments including, Ladieswear, Menswear, Childrenswear, Footwear & Homeware, I have learnt details I did not know before. This includes solutions to garments needing extra work to fit correctly and homeware to be altered to be more purposeful. I have also been trained on Digi eye, Faux Fur, PPE, Accessories, Colour Fastness to rubbing (Crockmaster) and Kids clothing testing.
Responsibilities
Yes I managed two departments with guidance during my time which allowed me to have a lot of independence and this grew not only my skills but my confidence in my abilities as well.
Support & Guidance
I was regular checked up on and could always ask questions if needed.
Culture
There has been a lot of internal changes so many people did feel stressed and unhappy, this was a shame to see.
Your Impressions
I thoroughly enjoyed my years placement and it was the best decision I have made by coming here.
Yes
Be as passionate as you can!
Details
Placement (10 Months+)
Fashion Design
North West
June 2024
