General Management Industrial Placement
by Aldi
Best Student Employer
Rating
4.6/5
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Skills
4.8
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Responsibilities
5.0
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Support & Guidance
5.0
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Culture
4.0
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Your Impressions
5.0
- 1. Please give an overview of your role and what this involves on a day-to-day basis.
- 2. Have you learnt any new skills, or developed your existing skills?
- How would you rate the training provided during your experience?
- How would you rate your development of industry-specific skills during the experience?
- How would you rate your development of personal / soft skills during the experience?
- Please rate how these skills have helped you in your career development
- 3. Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?
- Please rate how meaningful the work you were doing was
- 4. How much support and guidance did you receive during your placement / internship?
- How would you rate the support and guidance from your line manager?
- How would you rate the support and guidance from the wider team?
- 5. What was the company culture and general atmosphere like?
- How would you rate the inclusiveness of the culture?
- How would you rate the social opportunities?
- How would you rate the diversity initiatives?
- How would you rate the charity, sustainability and corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives?
- 6. To what extent did you enjoy your placement / internship?
- Please rate your level of enjoyment on your placement / internship
- Please rate how your experience met your expectations
- Please rate the future employment prospects at Aldi
- 7. Would you recommend Aldi to a friend?
- 8. What advice would you give to others applying to Aldi
Overview
Starts off in store for 6 months then you move to Regional Head Office to carry out project work as well as following your mentor around on their day to day activities
Skills
Having previously worked in supermarkets it was great that I had standard knowledge, however Aldi have helped me develop these skills as well as learn how to become a successful manager and communicator across the business
4/5
5/5
5/5
5/5
Responsibilities
There was more responsibility assigned to me than I could ever have imagined. From running a store on my own at the age of 20 to carrying out a project on an area of significant loss on my own to help save the business some loss, this was way more than I ever thought I’d get!
5/5
Support & Guidance
In each department or role you went into you’d have different mentors, all of which had different ways of doing their jobs and giving guidance which was great as you can see insight into others minds and take away what is good and what maybe isn’t. I was fortunate in store that I understood the basics from a previous job, therefore never needed ‘babying’ as you like
5/5
5/5
Culture
The culture was very different compared to my previous supermarket I worked in. The culture was very family like and everyone knows everyone. If you need anything from Head Office when you’re in store, you’ll know exactly who to ask for and if a director comes into store or you pass them in HO, they always have a chat, which is unheard of in many companies!
4/5
3/5
4/5
5/5
Your Impressions
I have absolutely loved my placement with Aldi and think that anyone who is hard working and wants to excel in being a successful manager in more than one area or to develop their skills across the board should seriously consider Aldi
5/5
5/5
5/5
Yes
Expect hard work and long hours. It is not easy at all and this is made clear by everyone you meet from Day 1. As long as you work hard, earn the respect of others then you will succeed.
Details
Placement Year (10 Months+)
Business Management
North East
July 2021
