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Superdrug

Sales assistant Review

at Superdrug

Level 2 Apprenticeship

Derby

Review Submitted: February 2025

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!

4/5 - Overview of Role
4/5 - Skills Development
4/5 - Structure and Support

Overview of Role

Please give an overview of your role and what this involves on a day-to-day basis:
4/5
I am a sales assistant who works on the till, provides customer service and completing tasks to do with counting stock, putting out advertisements, tidying the store, doing social media posts.
To what extent do you enjoy your programme?
4/5
Other than struggling with the hours at first, I enjoy it because there are so many things to do and a good team to work with.

Skills Development

Have you learnt any new skills or developed existing skills?
4/5
Yes definitely customer service skills and developed my own confidence within this.

Structure and Support

How well organised/structured is your programme?
4/5
Very organised, I have a list of all training i must complete and all the modules i must go through to get to the end.
How much support do you receive from your employer?
3/5
A lot of support, with general questions about my tasks and also bigger questions about things I don't actually have to worry about but things that i am interested in aswell to do with other harder roles.
How much support do you receive from your training provider when working towards your qualifications?
5/5
A lot of support, always helping me with understanding what i need to do and always helping with the workbooks i fill in aswell, prompting and giving me ideas and expanding my general knowledge of Superdrug.
How well do you feel that your qualification (through your training provider) helps you to perform better in your role?
3/5
I feel more confident and motivated to perform better and keep trying to always push myself to do tasks and reach targets to the best of my ability.
Are there extra-curricular activities to get involved in at your work? (For example, any social activities, sports teams, or even professional networking events.)
5/5
I was involved in the Marie Curie Fundraising event gathering donations.

Recommendations & Advice

Would you recommend Superdrug to a friend?
Yes
Why?
It's something different to other companies, involves a lot of creativity which is fun and all roles and tasks are quite fun to have when working with good teams which all Superdrug's have from what I see and know.
What tips or advice would you give to others applying to Superdrug?
Be as confident as you can and show and put in all your efforts and creative side.
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