Management Sandwich Student Review

by Lidl

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Rating

3.6/5
  • The Role
    4.4
  • The Company
    3.7
  • The Culture
    2.4

    The Role

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

    • I had an amazing 48 weeks! They were certainly challenging, but the knowledge and skills I acquired were priceless.

    5/5
  • 2. To what extent did you feel valued by your colleagues?

    • Some people were very helpful, interested and keen to help you develop. Some were not quite as enthusiastic to have you. Nonetheless those were good outweighed those who were not.

    4/5
  • 3. To what extent were you given support and guidance by management/your supervisor(s)?

    • A training plan was used and there were regular appraisals and a weekly report to complete. If there was a problem there was always someone to ask for help.

    4/5
  • 4. How busy were you on a daily basis?

    • On a normal day i would work 11 hours and take an hours lunch break. Although this sounds quite long the time would fly by because of the activities being completed and great team morale.

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

    • By the end of the placement I was shadowing a District Manager and sharing their responsibilities. These involved recruitment and training, cash audits, store refits, disciplinaries, assessing store operations for upto four stores.

    5/5
  • 6. To what extent did/will the skills you developed, and training you received, assist you in your degree studies and beyond?

    • I acquired genuine leadership/management skill, team work, communication, time management, problem solving and commercial accumen from being on Lidl's Placement.

    5/5

    The Company

  • 7. What was the general atmosphere in your office?

    • Due to the type of placement i never worked in an office, i was always in a store. However the atmosphere was excellent. The people i encountered in Head Office was very helpful and supportive throughout the placement

    4/5
  • 8. How well organised was the overall work placement or internship set up?

    • Very well set up, the real unique area of this placement was every 12 weeks you could choose to learn a different area of retail management. For example you could learn the role of stores, then work as a supervisor in the distribution centres and end by working on the site acquisitions team.

    4/5
  • 9. In terms of personal training and development, to what extent did the company or firm invest in you?

    • The company spent alot of money on training you. There regular training days and appraisals. Also Lidl paid for me to take an Alcohol Licensing Exam.

    4/5
  • 10. What were the perks on your work placement?

    • Flexi Time

    National Travel

    Working from home
    3/5
  • 11. How appealing are future employment prospects within the organisation?

    • 4/5

    The Culture

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

    • There were several other placement students and training days allowed us to meet up and talk about the placement and see what each other was doing.

    4/5
  • 13. What was the cost of living and socialising in the area you worked in?

    • 3/5
  • 14. What was the Nightlife like in the area you worked?

    • 3/5
  • 15. Were there many opportunities to get involved in activities outside of work?

    • 0/5
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Details

Placement (10 Months+)

Sales

West Midlands

August 2010

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