I applied online. The process took 6 days. I interviewed at Lidl in Sep 2020
Interview
I applied through an online application that consisted of submitting my CV, a cover letter, and then completing an online assessment. I received an email 3 days later saying my application was being considered by the recruitment team, and the following day I received a phone call from recruitment. He asked if I was still interested in the position, followed by some questions about my availability, flexibility, right to work in the UK, etc. He booked me in for a face to face interview at the following day.
My face to face interview was with the store manager and assistant manager, and they were both very friendly. It was more of an informal chat with some interview questions thrown in which was nice as it took the the pressure off. Make sure you do your research as they ask what you know about the company as a whole, and about aspects of the shop. The interview lasted around 15 minutes and I was told I would find out the outcome the next day. I received a call the following day offering me the job, however I had already accepted another job offer that morning.
All around was a positive experience and I would accepted the job had I not already been offered another position elsewhere. My main comment to other people applying is make sure you definitely want the job. The two interviewers really drilled it in that this is not an easy job, and told me they come Christmas, you can kiss you contracted hours goodbye as you’ll be doing 45/50 hour weeks with very few days off.
they introduce themselves and then you have to introduce yourself and tell them about yourself and they tell you what is the interview process and then they start asking the interview questions.
I applied online. I interviewed at Lidl (Exeter, England)
Interview
It was a telephone interview. It was pretty straight forward and short. Asked me about my availability, how do I commute?, short summary of my resume, have I every attended an interview for lidl in the past three months.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Why do I want to work in lidl out of all the other retailers?
I applied in-person. I interviewed at Lidl (London, England) in Jul 2026
Interview
Scripted questions that were very simple if you have had any sort of retail/ service experience so nothing too outlandish. Would suggest to come prepared with some basic knowledge of retail before hand is you are unfamiliar.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
How would you deal with a spillage on the shop floor while you are busy with a task.