Retail Placement Programme Student Review

by Lidl

Rating

5/5
  • Skills
    5.0
  • Responsibilities
    5.0
  • Support & Guidance
    5.0
  • Culture
    5.0
  • Your Impressions
    5.0

    Overview

  • 1. Please give an overview of your role and what this involves on a day-to-day basis.
  • During my time at Lidl I was given a lot of responsibility in all the areas I was involved. In the stores, I was trusted with the opening and closing of the store with all that involves, key handling, staff management and ensuring due diligence reports were complete in a timely manner. In all the areas I participated, I was always given my own tasks and jobs to complete without supervision.


    Skills

  • 2. Have you learnt any new skills, or developed your existing skills?
  • Absolutely. Lidl is all about people, efficiency and making sure that all resources available are utilised in the most cost-effective manner is a management responsibility and so I learned to carry with such responsibilities and be able to convey this message to the staff. During my time in Warehouse Operations, I improved my planning skills, time management and gained the ability to think as a 'retailer' in areas I never had exposure before


  • 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

    Responsibilities

  • 3. Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?
  • I think I have covered this in previous questions. However, I have to say that responsibility is not something that is 'given'. Responsibility is something that needs to be earned and requested. As a future placement student, make sure that you show commitment to the opportunity given to you, and do not treat it as a Monday to Friday job. During my year with Lidl, I always showed that I wanted more responsibilities, learning something different every day and practising it until I mastered it. I think this helped massively to my development as managers of the other areas I worked in were keen to conduct more practical tasks.


  • Please rate how meaningful the work you were doing was
  • 5/5

    Support & Guidance

  • 4. How much support and guidance did you receive during your placement / internship?
  • From Day 1, you are given training in all aspects related to the company. The retail side of the placement comes accompanied by several workshops where extensive and up to date training is provided. Additionally, there is additional time to put into practice what you learned in those workshops, In all the areas you are going to be in, you will always have a mentor in charge to make sure that your training goes as it should be, smooth.


  • 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

    Culture

  • 5. What was the company culture and general atmosphere like?
  • If you are a challenger, passionate and try to bring out your competitive self, this is a good place for you. During my time in the stores, I found myself surrounded by real grafters, people that cared for their jobs and that push themselves to do better. This helped me massively to engage with the stores in the first place and progress my training into the next stage.


  • How would you rate the inclusiveness of the culture?
  • 5/5

  • How would you rate the social opportunities?
  • 5/5

  • How would you rate the diversity initiatives?
  • 5/5

  • How would you rate the charity, sustainability and corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives?
  • 5/5

    Your Impressions

  • 6. To what extent did you enjoy your placement / internship?
  • After my placement year, I join as a part-timer in a store close store to my university accommodation. As you can see, I did enjoy my placement year that much that I did consider it as an opportunity to carry on during my last year of university.


  • Please rate your level of enjoyment on your placement / internship
  • 5/5

  • Please rate how your experience met your expectations
  • 5/5

  • Please rate the future employment prospects at Lidl
  • 5/5

  • 7. Would you recommend Lidl to a friend?
  • Yes


  • 8. What advice would you give to others applying to Lidl
  • Just be yourself at the interview stages, and make sure that you come across as someone that can drive his own development. During your placement, you will have to be as much independent as possible and show other managers that you are going to work with that you can trust with critical daily jobs.


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Details

Placement (10 Months+)

Retail, Audit, Recruitment, Purchasing and Supply, Business Management

North West

November 2021


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