Placement Year Review at Lidl

The Role

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

★★★★★★★★★★

Rated 10/10

Great opportunity to gain managerial experience from day 1 and gain an insight into the day-to-day runnings of the company from a sales perspective as well as having the opportunity to work in Head Office, property and in the warehouse.

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

★★★★★★★★★★

Rated 10/10

Everyone I met made me feel very welcome and helped me during my training to develop my skills to progress on to the next stage.

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

★★★★★★★★★★

Rated 10/10

All of the Store Managers were very helpful and worked towards developing my training and gave me as much exposure to improve my skills and give me real life experience.

4. How busy were you on a daily basis?

★★★★★★★★★★

Rated 10/10

Moving around the company I was able to see the different roles and responsibilities people have so I was never bored and everyday in store was always different with plenty of jobs to be getting on with.

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

★★★★★★★★★★

Rated 10/10

Going through each module I was given more and more responsibility, from delegating tasks to holding the safe and opening and closing the store. I was given the exposure to see and do the roles as a Store Manager and District Manager.

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

I do not think I would have received training like this anywhere else as with Lidl you have the opportunity to see and experience every aspect of the business which will help me in my final year of university.

The Organisation

7. What was the general atmosphere in your office?

★★★★★★★★★★

Rated 10/10

In store the atmosphere was always high with positive staff morale.

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

★★★★★★★★★☆

Rated 9/10

The placement was well organised in terms of seeing every aspect of the business and working in line with the programme however in some instances people weren't ready for your visit which was disappointing.

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

★★★★★★★★★★

Rated 10/10

I was given other opportunities away from the programme to develop interpersonal and management skills, to gain as much experience as possible.

10. What were the perks on your work placement?

★★★★★★★★★☆

Rated 9/10

• Company Parties/Events
• Above 25 days holiday

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

★★★★★★★★☆☆

Rated 8/10

Opportunity to work part-time with them whilst returning to univeristy and chance to apply for the Graduate Area Manager Scheme.

Other Information

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

★★★★★★★★★★

Rated 10/10

I got on well with the other placement students, regularly meeting up with them during the programme.

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

★★★★★★★★★★

Rated 10/10

I wasn't expected to move and the salary is good.

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

★★★★★★★★★★

Rated 10/10

Located where I lived already so I was use to the nightlife in the area.

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

★★★★★★★☆☆☆

Rated 7/10

In some stores you can get involved in playing sports and there is a Christmas party.

In addition to these questions, is there any extra information you would like to leave about your experiences on your work placement that other students may be interested in?

If you are looking for real life mangerial experience where you get stuck in and work from the bottom up with plenty of responsibility and the chance to work on numerous skills then I recommend the Lidl 48-Week Placement.

Review 21/25 for Lidl

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