General Management Placement Student Review
at Aldi
Placement (10 Months+)
Retail Manager
Neston
Review Submitted: July 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.
Spent 6 months in a store learning how to be a store assistant and then an assistant store manager. Then move to project work within the store operations, logistics, property and trading departments.
Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?
You are given the responsibility of the running of the store from week 15. You may be the only manager on the shift so all responsibility is on you.
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?
Leadership, team work, communication, presentation and excel skills.
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?
I felt supported the entire way though my placement. My mentor was there to answer any questions I had and to help guide Me.
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?
Everybody within the company was very friendly. It is a very formal company culture.
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?
I absolutely loved my placement. I gained such an insight into the business and felt challenged the whole way through. I would like to return upon the completion of my degree.
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
Drive your own training the whole way through. Constantly challenge yourself.
You have to be hard working and resilient and take every piece of feedback on board.
You have to be hard working and resilient and take every piece of feedback on board.
