Had a 30 minute phone screen with a recruiter in their HR department. A couple of days later I was asked to take a skills assessment test (Word, Excel, math and reasoning, reading comprehension, and typing) in order to move forward with the process and was told to set aside 2 -3 hours to take it. I completed it in just over 2 hours. A day later I received an email from the recruiter to schedule an appointment for an in-person interview.
The Directors were very pleasant at first greeting and I was directed to a conference room. I felt confident going into the interview but left feeling doubtful. The interview was very cold; no discussion about the position, asked a few "personality" and "what would you do" questions, talked briefly about my job responsibilities at my current job,... I was even surprised that they didn't offer any water. The Directors didn't show any personality at all and they were difficult to read. One took notes and the other asked the questions. The process made me feel uncomfortable and it was awkward. The interview lasted 30 minutes and I was told I would hear from someone within 24-48 hours. Just over 24 hours later I received a generic "do-not-reply" email stating I was not selected.
Given the 30 minute phone screen, 2 hours of testing, and an interview, I would have at least expected a more "personal" email from HR not a computer generated email that you'd typically receive if you applied for a job online but don't fit their requirements; BEFORE you even speak to anyone.
I applied through a recruiter. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at ALDI
Interview
Interview process was good started with recruiter and was offered the job on the spot at the last interview. Lots of situational questions so be prepared to give examples of how you were able to problem solve in a work environment.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
How would you feel if you work load suddenly doubled? How would you handle it?
I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at ALDI (Chicago, IL)
Interview
Thorough and organized! One of the best interview processes I’ve gone through. They were very helpful with any questions I had and gave me a good idea of what the role entails.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What was a challenging part of your previous job and how did you work through it?
I applied online. I interviewed at ALDI (Batavia, IL)
Interview
Phone interview, completed on-line assessments, interview with human resources personnel. Not sure what they are looking for as they are continually hiring for the buying assistant position. Frankly, it seems they should look at the competence of their HR staff since it seems they aren't selecting the best candidates since they can't maintain employees.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Tell me about a stressful work situation and how you handled it.
Corporate Buying Assistant applicants have rated the interview process at ALDI with 3.3 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 30% positive. To compare, the company-average is 51.3% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Corporate Buying Assistant roles take an average of 24 days to get hired, when considering 10 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at ALDI overall takes an average of 18 days.
Common stages of the interview process at ALDI as a Corporate Buying Assistant according to 10 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 24%
Group panel interview: 17%
Presentation: 17%
Drug test: 12%
Skills test: 10%
One on one interview: 10%
IQ intelligence test: 7%
Background check: 5%
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