I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Lidl (Sunderland, North East England, England) in Sep 2016
Interview
The process was pretty straight forward. It consisted of a short telephone interview, and then an in-store trial, and a brief chat.
For me the trial was roughly 1 hour and involved tidying shelves and organising stock. The brief chat afterwards was mostly about my CV. It took 4 days to hear back, although this was because I chased them for a response due to the close start date.
I requested feedback on several occasions, which was promised but never given. Also, I believe that the work trial was essentially free labour, as in the chat afterwards, the lack of questions regarding the role/experience made me think they had already made the decision not to employ me.
If there are other opportunities, I would not recommend applying for Lidl.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Tell me a time you have given excellent customer service.
Very straightforward process.
One person interviewed me and asked a few questions.
Did not last more than an hour, if that.
I had one interview and then an offer was made.
Phone interview and then in person interview. Pretty quick and easy and doesn’t take long to hear back. Questions are pretty standard like ‘why Lidl?’ and ‘what’s your favourite item we sell’. Also a few scenario based questions.
I applied online. I interviewed at Lidl (Cardiff, Wales) in Jan 2026
Interview
Really nice manager and chill atmosphere. Didn't ask me any scenario based questions or any that I had to provide a "star" like paragraph; more focused on how prepared/ committed/ able you are to do a lot of work.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Why Lidl?
What hours can you do?
Where can you see yourself working in the shop?
