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Ify Nzewi is a graduate from University College Cork (UCC) who completed a Retail Management internship with ALDI and has recently completed the Graduate Area Manager programme with ALDI. He spoke to gradireland about his experience with the internship and the transition to the ALDI Graduate Area Manager programme. He also gave some valuable advice to students interested in the ALDI Retail Management internship.

"I was really impressed with the depth of training on offer through the programme and the time Aldi invests in the programme. I knew right away that this job was meant for me"

I was impressed with the programme’s detailed structure and how it included spending time at every level of the operational business, starting as a trainee store assistant.

There was a few elements that made me apply for Aldi over other graduate programmes. The structure of the training programme was a big part of it for me. I was able to see where I could go with Aldi at the end of year one and beyond. Then the responsibility the programme offered from the start, along with the investment Aldi put into training their employees were also huge attractions for me.

I joined the Aldi Graduate Area Manager Programme in September 2019, after completing a Bachelor of Science in Food Marketing and Entrepreneurship in University College Cork. My degree was quite varied and I completed modules in food science, nutrition, marketing, retail management and accounting. It brought my love for food and retail together.

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