I applied online. The process took 5 days. I interviewed at Lidl (London, England) in Oct 2021
Interview
Very different experience to those mentioned on here, did the standard online scenario-based questions; received a telephone call four or five days later inviting me to attend a face-to-face interview, this was not a telephone interview, no questions were asked besides can you come on this date and time.
I was only given directions on where to go and got lost in the maze upstairs, and was left waiting in a corridor for over half an hour before the interviewer came looking for me. The interview itself was also very different, it was only with one person, the store's manager. Was not even an interview as much as an informal chat, I was asked to talk through my CV and then asked what I know about Lidl. The manager then talked about the role and explained that the store has a high turnover as new starters don't realise how hard a job it is.
No questions were asked, I was told I would find out by the end of the week if I was successful. Almost two weeks later I got a generic rejection e-mail, not quite sure how they manage to differenciate those whom are and aren't successful with no questions or criteria to set them apart. Good luck to them.
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?