Industrial Placement Review

Item: Industrial Placement at Aldi
Rating: 4.8
Author: Anonymous

at Aldi

Placement (10 Months+)

Business Management

Atherstone

Review Submitted: June 2024

Overall Rating

4.8 /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 Role

5/5 - Skills Development

5/5 - Support and Guidance

4.3/5 - Company Culture

5/5 - Overall Experience

5/5 - Future Career Prospects

Overview of Role

Please give an overview of your role and what this involves on a day-to-day basis.

Conducting analysis on day to day operations within National Supply Chain
Working with stakeholders from other countries to facilitate system improvements
Managing external stakeholders (suppliers) to maintain a cohesive relationship

Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?

At Aldi you are given a very significant amount of responsibility, coordinating a large number of external stakeholders, presenting webinars to audiences of 500+ and facilitating meeting with several members across a large number of teams

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?

People management
Analysis
Stakeholder engagement

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?

At Aldi you are given a significant amount of guidance from a large number of senior leaders. This makes you feel very supported and helps progress your career significantly

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?

Aldi is a very corporate environment but the structure and consistency makes it a great place to start your career

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?

5/5

Overall Experience

To what extent did you enjoy your placement / internship?

I have really enjoyed my time at Aldi, The placement is hard work but is equally rewarding as your are contributing to real projects with significant business impact