General Management Industrial Placement Review
at Aldi
Placement (10 Months+)
Business Management
Cardiff
Review Submitted: July 2021
Overall Rating
3.9 /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
4.5/5
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Skills Development
4.5/5
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Support and Guidance
2.5/5
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Company Culture
4/5
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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.
Area manager shadowing.
Store time - training from store assistant up to assistant store manager. Grading during store time alongside training.
Area cover - cover an area manager and their four stores.
Project work - Christmas trading project, recruitment, warehouse capacity and MUP audit.
SOD updates/days out - regular formal meetings where feedback and SMART goals are created for the next rotation.
Store time - training from store assistant up to assistant store manager. Grading during store time alongside training.
Area cover - cover an area manager and their four stores.
Project work - Christmas trading project, recruitment, warehouse capacity and MUP audit.
SOD updates/days out - regular formal meetings where feedback and SMART goals are created for the next rotation.
Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?
Lots of responsibility from very early on.
High expectations and extremely rewarding.
Treated at area managers in training (as if the year is a trial of the area manager graduate scheme itself).
High expectations and extremely rewarding.
Treated at area managers in training (as if the year is a trial of the area manager graduate scheme itself).
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?
Confident communication
Leadership
Excel
Store management
Use of Aldi systems
Area management
Recruitment strategies and interview techniques
Trading role and requirements
Professionalism
Leadership
Excel
Store management
Use of Aldi systems
Area management
Recruitment strategies and interview techniques
Trading role and requirements
Professionalism
How would you rate the training provided during your experience?
4/5
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?
4/5
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?
Assigned a mentor where frequent updates were held and was a vey useful means of asking questions.
Direct and personnel leaders offer clarity as to who should be providing which training and when.
Much training is guided by the placement student as Aldi encourage you to 'drive your own training'. Very independent and requires drive and passion to succeed.
Direct and personnel leaders offer clarity as to who should be providing which training and when.
Much training is guided by the placement student as Aldi encourage you to 'drive your own training'. Very independent and requires drive and passion to succeed.
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?
4/5
Company Culture
What was the company culture and general atmosphere like?
Conservative and flat organisational business structure.
General atmosphere of support but and extremely fast-paced and reactive sector with a tight focus on results.
General atmosphere of support but and extremely fast-paced and reactive sector with a tight focus on results.
How would you rate the inclusiveness of the culture?
4/5
How would you rate the social opportunities?
1/5
How would you rate the diversity initiatives?
2/5
How would you rate the charity, sustainability and corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives?
3/5
Overall Experience
To what extent did you enjoy your placement / internship?
My placement has been very rewarding and equipped me with the skills to approach any new business environment.
Please rate your level of enjoyment on your placement / internship
4/5
Please rate how your experience met your expectations
4/5
Future Career Prospects
Please rate the future employment prospects at Aldi
5/5
Recommendations & Advice
Would you recommend Aldi to a friend?
Yes
What advice would you give to others applying to Aldi
Be prepared to work hard and be resilient. Take each opportunity provided and continue to drive training to be successful.
