management degree apprentice Review

Working in store doing daily activities that vary depending on position, also sometimes juggling university assignments. Some days are study days where usually I complete university work.

Yes, instore I have learnt about self-motivation and leading a team however I feel that a lot of my knowledge and skills set are from my learnings at my previous jib but I'm sure my development will accelerate once im promoted

I do, sometimes day to day work is slightly boring as i feel sometimes you get shoved into a role and not encouraged to grow. However if you take it into your own hands and communicate openly then you can get a lot out of it. University is good, we have had some lecturers better than others in terms of being clear and supportive. Sometimes uni work is a lot but i get a lot of support from ,my store coach to ensure it is completed

On the university side it is well structured, i always know when my assignments are and have the slides and information before each session. However Dunelm has been hit and miss with organization, from giving the wrong salary to not knowing my start date or manager, then not having a training programme. however there has always been support trying to fix these things and they have been good at listening to feedback which i have always given openly

A lot of support from my line-manager and from the wider company, however more support is needed in terms of helping us find the content we need in our assignments. This is because we are in store and not in head office where all the information is based so it is hard for us to gather it. There could be a better system in place for this

A lot interms of time but not a lot interms of information and sources for assignment. However they have been helpful in terms of gathering information for our portfolios

Slightly, a lot of the stuff we have covered at university is somewhat relevant however for a lot of it we haven't been able to apply it yet, however i think that as we progress it will be come more useful

There are in head office, however as we work in stores there is little to get involved in as budgets are very tight

Yes

i would but i would give them some warning as some of the stores have slightly negative and toxic leadership teams but that is the same with most workplaces. It is not so extreme that i wouldn't recommend it. I think it is a company where you get out what you put in

Ask a lot of questions to verify salary staring date, role and expectations. Be ready to work hard and treat all of your colleagues fairly. Be ready to motivate yourself and you will get a lot out of this role