I applied online. I interviewed at ALDI (Blackpool, Engeland) in Jun 2015
Interview
I applied online and received an email to schedule the interview within 2-3 weeks. Interview was short and mainly about myself and my work history. They tested a couple of scenarios followed by a quick and simple maths test which was timed. Received an email within a few hours to book store experience. Store experience lasted just under 2 hours. There was another applicant and the store deputy manager. We started of with a sheet of paper ticking our availability, a few maths questions and describing ourselves with 3 words. Then we went on to quick introductions, heard about the company and had to do some basic health and safety. We were showed around the warehouse and shop floor where everything was explained. Then we split up with another deputy manager and did a quick task tidying up some shelves. It was very easy going and the people were very friendly and welcoming. I wasn't sure what to wear for the store experience so opted for smart casual which was fully appropriate as it wasn't an interview but more of an induction
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Knowledge about the company. Availability. Work history. Scenarios
Group interview where you had to role-play scenarios about working in the store. Hard to actually get a word in and it was online which made it even more difficult.
Had a group online interview and I felt it was very hard to get any point across and it felt very over the top and the process seemed too long for what the job actually was
Started as a group where we were educated on the history and benefits about working at ALDI, and were asked what we think working at ALDI is like. Seemed like a good company with fair pay. The individual interview itself only asked availability.