Work Experience Review

Item: Work Experience at Matalan
Rating: 5
Author: Anonymous

at Matalan

Insight / Vacation Scheme (< 4 Weeks)

Accounting, Business Operations, Digital Marketing, Finance, Marketing, Human Resources, Sales, Retail Manager

Liverpool

Review Submitted: August 2023

Overall Rating

5 /5

The Overall Rating is the average of all the ratings given in each category. We take those individual ratings and combine them into one final score!

5/5 - Overview of Experience

5/5 - Skills Development

5/5 - Company Culture

5/5 - Overall Experience

5/5 - Recommendations and Advice

Overview of Experience

Please give an overview of the insight and what was involved on a day-to-day basis.

I spent four days on a work experience placement during which I had shadowed and had conversations with various employees from a variety of departments including Finance, HR, Marketing, Retail, Store Development, Store Operations and Property.

What was it like understanding all about the business and potential roles available?

Despite there being a large amount of information to take in during a short amount of time, each employee took their time to ensure I had a good understating of what their work included, making the experience very interesting and helpful.

Please rate how insightful you found the insight

5/5

How would you rate the structure of the insight

5/5

Skills Development

Have you learnt any new skills or developed existing skills?

I developed a better understanding of the processes and work which take place within each department in order to sustain and grow the business. I also learnt about the different career paths the employees I talked to had taken in order to progress to their current roles.

How would you rate the training provided during your experience?

5/5

How would you rate the knowledge learned around industry-specific skills during the experience?

5/5

How would you rate the knowledge learned around personal or professional skills during the experience?

5/5

Please rate how the knowledge learned has helped you with regards to your career development

5/5

Company Culture

How would you rate business leader involvement during the insight

5/5

What was the company culture and general atmosphere like?

Throughout my entire placement the atmosphere was consistently friendly and collaborative across all of the departments.

How would you rate the inclusiveness of the culture?

5/5

How would you rate the networking opportunities?

5/5

Please rate how valued you felt during your insight?

5/5

Overall Experience

To what extent did you enjoy the insight?

The placement was an excellent opportunity to talk to a variety of very welcoming and friendly people who made the experience interesting and enjoyable.