Retail Placement Programme Review
by Lidl
Rating
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Skills
5.0
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Responsibilities
5.0
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Support & Guidance
5.0
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Culture
5.0
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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 Lidl
- 7. Would you recommend Lidl to a friend?
- 8. What advice would you give to others applying to Lidl
Overview
Supporting the departments you are put in, learning what they do. In sales you learn to be a shift manager, in HR may work in recruitment and personnel, in Logistics you spend time in the warehouse and in Supply chain you deal with stores and their stock levels as well as communicate with suppliers. Daily tasks include checking emails and communicating with colleagues, responsibilities include finishing tasks when due.
Skills
I have learned the importance of communication skills, time management skills, meeting deadlines, how to act and react quickly when something doesn't go to plan. As well as the importance of professionalism and creating strong working relationships.
Responsibilities
Yes, during recruitment I was responsible for the ongoing recruitment of a specific warehouse that wasn't our region. During this time I had to recruit 150 people which proved to be difficult as the job role was demanding and required commitment from employees to train away from home for 3 months. Furthermore, I was a shift manager in store so I was responsible for the main safe and the tills given out to employees every day.
Support & Guidance
Alot, my Regional Training Consultant was my main point of contact, she was always available for a chat. My RTC guided me and gave me a lot of feedback which I acted on to better my skills during my year. Additionally, in all my rotations there was always a manager who trained me and set me tasks, these were additional points of contact during my year.
Culture
The company culture and the general atmosphere were great, it was fun but also serious in the best way. I feel like everyone at Lidl had a certain type of personality which creates a great working environment. Everyone is so inclusive, happy and welcoming to new members.
Your Impressions
I enjoyed it so much. It was one of the best years of my life. It was full of learning and gaining new experiences which I will never forget in my professional career.
Yes
Be yourself, be confident and do some background research on the company!
Details
Placement (10 Months+)
Purchasing and Supply, Sales, Logistics and Operations, Human Resources
London
November 2022
