I applied online. I interviewed at Lidl (Dudley, England) in Aug 2014
Interview
Saw a new store was opening locally so applied online, nothing out of the ordinary just your standard online forms to fill out.
After more than a month I received a phone call from someone in the HR department of the regional offices. Had a 20 minute chat with general customer focused questions. Told to check my emails to see if I was successful.
Next part of the process court me by surprise, I received a phone call from the area manager asking where I was, strangely he was expecting me for an interview despite no notification from Lidl themselves. Thankfully he agreed to see me the following day at one of his local stores.
The interview consisted of 10 - 20 questions focused on customer service and task management. I answered confidently and I left happy with my effort. Later that day he contacted me to say he'd like to see me again, this time at a different store location.
I met him at a second store and was given a tour, and asked to complete a couple of small tasks, merchandise a couple of items and then display simple stock taking skills ie counting units. The whole process took 20 minutes at the end of which I was offered a position With Lidl UK.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Given an example of how Lidl UK complete a stock take, I had to count a bay of stock correctly.
Sent in a cv with application form downloaded from lidl website. Within a couple of days i received a phone call for an interview and work trial. Interview and trial went great, i was told i would hear of the company within a week. After 25 minutes of me leaving the store and getting home, i received a call from the district manager offering me the job. 4 days later i went back to the store for my induction and to collect my uniform, and 2 days later i had my first official shift in the store.
I applied online. The process took 1+ week. I interviewed at Lidl in Jun 2014
Interview
I applied online via their website. For less than a week, I received an email for interview in the store I was applying in. The interview was with the Area Manager - John Ray, and the Store Manager.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Really didn't expect such a friendly atmosphere. They were asking general questions, such as "What do you know about Lidl", etc, talking about my work experience. Forgot to say that firstly they gave me a task in the store - to check the expiry date of some product - simple task, no stress. The interview was literary 10-15 min. Was yesterday, so I'm still expecting their answer. They said will tell me if I'm hired within 2 working days.