Retail Management Placement Review
at Aldi
Placement (10 Months+)
Retail Manager, Business Management
Neston
Review Submitted: June 2024
Overall Rating
3.8 /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!
3/5
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Overview of Role
4.5/5
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Skills Development
5/5
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Support and Guidance
3.3/5
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Company Culture
2.5/5
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Overall Experience
4/5
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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.
No 2 days are the same at Aldi but an overview of what to expect is…
- Running a store shift
- Shadowing an Area Manager
- Completing Audits in Store
- Warehouse operations training
- Running a store shift
- Shadowing an Area Manager
- Completing Audits in Store
- Warehouse operations training
Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?
Yes, at Aldi from early days you are expected to take personal responsibility to drive your own training and manage your own workload. However, you have an experienced area manager as a mentor who is there for support and guidance across the course of the training program.
Please rate how meaningful the work you were doing was
3/5
Skills Development
Have you learnt any new skills, or developed your existing skills?
- confidence
- personal development
- critical thinking
- excel skills
- teamwork
- applying knowledge
- time management
- organisation
- personal development
- critical thinking
- excel skills
- teamwork
- applying knowledge
- time management
- organisation
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?
5/5
Please rate how these skills have helped you in your career development
4/5
Support and Guidance
How much support and guidance did you receive during your placement / internship?
Great support from your mentor and colleagues at Aldi are very friendly and happy to help!
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 has a very niche culture with a set management culture, and is very target driven so can be challenging - but hence the generous pay/benefits. However colleagues are friendly and you are made to feel welcome from the get go.
How would you rate the inclusiveness of the culture?
4/5
How would you rate the social opportunities?
2/5
How would you rate the diversity initiatives?
2/5
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 enjoyed having an insight into working life and it has been nice to earn money. I have also gained invaluable skills such as resilience and organisation that I believe will differentiate be from my peers at university. However be prepared to work hard.
Please rate your level of enjoyment on your placement / internship
3/5
Please rate how your experience met your expectations
2/5
Future Career Prospects
Please rate the future employment prospects at Aldi
4/5
Recommendations & Advice
Would you recommend Aldi to a friend?
No
What advice would you give to others applying to Aldi
Ensure you have the desirable skills for the role and experiences to demonstrate these skills. Be willing to push yourself and invest some of your time into the role in return for great salary and to be in with a good chance to be invited back after your placement.
