Placement Year Review at ASDA

The Role

1. To what extent did you enjoy your work placement or internship?

★★★★★★★★★★

Rated 10/10

Loved it. Lots of responsibility and coaching. Spot on.

2. To what extent did you feel valued by your colleagues?

★★★★★★★★★★

Rated 10/10

LOTS! ASDAs culture promotes this and every colleague was supportive.

3. To what extent were you given support and guidance by management/your supervisor(s)?

★★★★★★★★★★

Rated 10/10

Great. Brilliant ballence and being coached and thrown in at the deep end to learn.

4. How busy were you on a daily basis?

★★★★★★★★★★

Rated 10/10

Perfect. There's always oppertunity to take on more work, and the teams support each other if its too busy to help each other out.

5. How much responsibility were you given during your placement?

★★★★★★★★★★

Rated 10/10

enough. great learning experience

6. To what extent did/will the skills you developed, and training you received, assist you in your degree studies and beyond?

★★★★★★★★★★

Rated 10/10

spot on. really know where i want to go with my career now.

The Organisation

7. What was the general atmosphere in your office?

★★★★★★★★★★

Rated 10/10

ASDA and the teams really did this well.

8. How well organised was the overall work placement or internship set up?

★★★★★★★★★★

Rated 10/10

perfect.

9. In terms of personal training and development, to what extent did the company or firm invest in you?

★★★★★★★★★★

Rated 10/10

lots of official training and external courses. $$$ spent on me and my development. perfect.

10. What were the perks on your work placement?

★★★★★☆☆☆☆☆

Rated 5/10

• Subsidised Canteen
• National Travel
• Financial Bonus
• Company Parties/Events
• Staff Sales/Staff Shop
• Working from home
• Healthcare/Dental

11. How appealing are future employment prospects within the organisation?

★★★★★★★★★★

Rated 10/10

Still there.

Other Information

12. Was there a good social scene amongst any fellow placement students/colleagues?

★★★★★★★★★★

Rated 10/10

always out.

13. What was the cost of living and socialising in the area you worked in?

★★★★★★★★☆☆

Rated 8/10

City centre of Leeds, so generally good value.

14. What was the Nightlife like in the area you worked?

★★★★★★★★★★

Rated 10/10

good mix of student nights, and work stuff going on.

15. Were there many opportunities to get involved in activities outside of work?

★★★★★★★★★★

Rated 10/10

every week!

Review 11/13 for ASDA

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