General Management Industrial Placement Review
at Aldi
Placement (10 Months+)
Retail Manager
Glasgow
Review Submitted: June 2022
Overall Rating
4.9 /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
5/5
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Skills Development
5/5
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Support and Guidance
4.5/5
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Company Culture
5/5
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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.
The role is varied across the year. From stacking shelves on day 1, to managing a store team and ensuring high KPI performance & compliance, leading recruitment & holding interviews with your area manager, auditing stores, project work and meeting with various levels of management throughout the business. You get real responsibility and opportunities to put yourself in the position of an executive manager.
Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?
A huge amount. I was responsible for various crucial areas of the business including achieving KPI’s, cash handling, running shifts, leading teams, auditing stores, managing budgets and influencing real business decisions during project work.
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?
Self-confidence, leadership, communication, presenting, time management, prioritising, conflict resolution, resilience, mental toughness.
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?
From day 1 you’re given a mentor who is their to support you and aid with your development. You will shadow them at times and meet with them regularly to discuss your progress, you also have your director who you will meet every few months to discuss your progress and address any issues. You also have support from your store manager during your store time.
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?
Hardworking, innovative, efficient.
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?
5/5
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?
Thoroughly enjoyed it. The amount of responsibility I was given was incredibly empowering and motivating. I’m sad to be leaving to go back to university for my last year but plan on applying to the graduate area manager scheme.
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 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 for the challenge. You will be tested a lot over the course of the year but the most important thing is that you are prepared and react positively to these challenges.
