Retail assistant Review

by Iceland

Best Apprenticeship Employer

Rating

9.4/10

1. Please give an overview of your role and what this involves on a day-to-day basis:

My role of retail assistant and the food warehouse involves, putting stock out that we get on our deliverys a long with keeping up with stock rotation, I engage with costumers and as I am a team leader my job also includes cashing up at the end of the working day

10/10

2. Have you learnt any new skills or developed existing skills?

I have learnt how to give customers the best customer experience, I have developed my communication skills

10/10

3. To what extent do you enjoy your programme?

So far I am enjoying my programme, I feel like I can really progress and learn new things on this course as my programme manager is very informative and helpful

10/10

4. How well organised/structured is your programme?

The programme is very well organised, dates and times have been organised well with no issues and the structure is very good with a lot of different types of modules to go through

10/10

5. How much support do you receive from your employer?

I receive good support from my employer, I got their full support and advice from them to go on this course as they really had the belief in me

9/10

6. How much support do you receive from your training provider when working towards your qualifications?

So far I have revived a lot of support from my training provider, always been in touch with nothing being too much trouble

10/10

7. How well do you feel that your qualification (through your training provider) helps you to perform better in your role?

I feel like I have more of an inspiration to learn new things in my role to help develop me more. I have also felt a lot more confident

10/10

8. Are there extra-curricular activities to get involved in at your work? (For example, any social activities, sports teams, or even professional networking events.)

We have had some social activities in the past but I look forward to more activities in the future

6/10

9a. Would you recommend Iceland to a friend?

Yes

9b. Why?

It’s a great company to work for, there’s a lot of engagement through the company and they really make you feel valued

10. What tips or advice would you give to others applying to Iceland?

Expect a lot of hard work but go for it as it really pays off in the end