Trainee assistant buyer Review
at Matalan
Placement (10 Months+)
Retail Manager
Liverpool
Review Submitted: September 2023
Overall Rating
4.7 /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
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Overview of Role
5/5
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Skills Development
5/5
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Support and Guidance
4/5
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Company Culture
5/5
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Overall Experience
5/5
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Future Career Prospects
Overview of Role
Please give an overview of your role and what this involves on a day-to-day basis.
Communicating with suppliers via email or video calls. Managing critical path ensuring everything is on time and correct to avoid delays. Ensuring all products are downloaded to the e-commerce website. Managing fits of garments. Managing samples and dealing with different stages of sealing.
Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?
I had a lot of responsibility during my placement at Matalan, however I was supported throughout. Everyone is friendly and willing to help.
Please rate how meaningful the work you were doing was
5/5
Skills Development
Have you learnt any new skills, or developed your existing skills?
Iv learnt many skills such as
Microsoft Excel
Microsoft Outlook
Costing formulas
Presentation skills
Developed organisational skills
Microsoft Excel
Microsoft Outlook
Costing formulas
Presentation skills
Developed organisational skills
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
Support and Guidance
How much support and guidance did you receive during your placement / internship?
During the start when I needed more support and guidance I received a lot. Even thought Matalan is really busy everyone made time to help me when I needed it. I’m glad I asked for the help when I did as I believe this helped me massively to use my own initiative and work independently
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
Company Culture
What was the company culture and general atmosphere like?
Really good. The people made my time at Matalan great. Tea breaks and break out rooms were great to have a 5 minute break from your desk and crazy atmosphere!
The culture at Matalan is that everyone is really hard working, however it is valued by senior members and heads off which is nice to feel appreciated.
The culture at Matalan is that everyone is really hard working, however it is valued by senior members and heads off which is nice to feel appreciated.
How would you rate the inclusiveness of the culture?
5/5
How would you rate the social opportunities?
3/5
How would you rate the diversity initiatives?
4/5
How would you rate the charity, sustainability and corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives?
4/5
Overall Experience
To what extent did you enjoy your placement / internship?
I enjoyed every aspect of my placement and was really sad when my time come to and end.
Please rate your level of enjoyment on your placement / internship
5/5
Please rate how your experience met your expectations
5/5
Future Career Prospects
Please rate the future employment prospects at Matalan
5/5
Recommendations & Advice
Would you recommend Matalan to a friend?
Yes
What advice would you give to others applying to Matalan
The experience is invaluable.
You learn so much at such a fast pace, you think at one point there is no more to learn however there is so much that happens you are constantly learning.
You learn so much at such a fast pace, you think at one point there is no more to learn however there is so much that happens you are constantly learning.
