Placement Student Review

I really enjoyed this placement and the variety of roles I participated in. In every role I was given I received a task which would be completed on a day-to-day basis which gave the task a sense of importance.

I worked the 48 weeks in store and everyone in store enjoyed me being there and appreciated the help I was able to provide due to my extensive training.

All my colleagues wanted to help me and make sure I understood exactly what needed to be done. In the 3 stores I worked in my store manager's were more than happy to help me whenever I needed it as well as show me there roles and how to complete the tasks they had. My District Managers were also very supportive and would ensure I am receiving the correct training. I also had very good support from head office and my training manager who were happy for me to phone them if I had any issues.

Throughout the placement you become busier because you end up learning more which results in more responsibility. There is always something to do and if you are ever short of things to do a manager will show you something which needs to be done.

You get a lot of responsibility on this placement whatever direction you choose to take the placement. I have stayed in store and I am now running shifts and I run the store when the store manager had a holiday. I now have people in store asking me what they should be doing and I now have a lot of control and responsibility over my store.

There are many occasions where I have learnt presentation skills which I can transfer to uni. I feel though the biggest skill has been the development of my communication skills which will stay with me for the rest of my career.

In store there is a good atmosphere there are times for having a laugh and then others which everyone is working hard to get the job done

I haven't heard of a placement which gave so much variety and has organised it as they said. Whenever there is a date for a trip information is provided and any changes are communicated well.

The company invested so much time in me. They paid for hotels and travel for training sessions or visits to improve our performance and knowledge.

There are always different roles opening up within the company.

There were 15 placement student and we met up with work 5 times throughout the year which was really nice as it gave us a chance to experience our roles and then share it with our colleagues. There is also another placement student in my region so we would catch up as well more regularly and talk about our experiences.

I lived at home so knew the prices anyway.

Again I knew the area and the nightlife available which is good

Yes there is a variety of places to go and things to do outside of work.