Retail management industrial placement Review
at Aldi
Placement (10 Months+)
Retail Manager
Goldthorpe
Review Submitted: June 2022
Overall Rating
4.6 /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
4.8/5
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Skills Development
5/5
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Support and Guidance
4/5
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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.
Starting off in store you under take the role of store assistant working your way up to deputy manager and then finally assistant store manager. Throughout the year you also experience week of mentor shadowing in the role of area manager. After store time you spend approximately 6 months in HO working on project work.
Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?
So much responsibility from day one. You mange yourself, others and have to deliver on high expectations from day one.
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?
Many new skills. Resilience, determination, communication, leadership and teamwork.
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?
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?
In can feel like sometimes there is more support at times than other times but overall, there is support always available when and wherever you need it.
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?
Very demanding but also very rewarding. Can often be working on your own or with limited number of people but can feel very collaborative.
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?
3/5
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?
Very enjoyable, the amount of experience and exposure you get at such a relatively young and new career is next to none.
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
You need to take the bull by the horns and really guide and mould your own learning and development.
