Trainee Assistant Merchandiser Review
at Matalan
Placement (10 Months+)
Retail Manager
Liverpool
Review Submitted: June 2022
Overall Rating
4.3 /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
4.3/5
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Skills Development
4/5
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Support and Guidance
4/5
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Company Culture
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.
Daily analysis of the range, sales and stock, tracking order bookings, raising and amending purchase orders
Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?
Given lots of responsibility, able to make decisions that affect real life, seeing your decisions reflect in stock and sales figures
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?
Excel skills
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?
4/5
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?
Support available when needed, some areas are self driven learning / on the job when issues arise
How would you rate the support and guidance from your line manager?
4/5
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?
Helpful teams, people happy to step in and help when needed
How would you rate the inclusiveness of the culture?
4/5
How would you rate the social opportunities?
4/5
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?
Thoroughly enjoyed, would happily return to Matalan in the future
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
4/5
Recommendations & Advice
Would you recommend Matalan to a friend?
Yes
What advice would you give to others applying to Matalan
Understand the role you are applying for, make sure the skillset required matches your own
