I applied in-person. I interviewed at ALDI (Baltimore, MD) in Jul 2016
Interview
It was a hiring event, they called me the same day for a interview i went in the next day they don't ask much about you.. Basically about the company if you worked at a market before (which I did) they continuously kept comparing the previous market i worked at to Aldi and they basically want you to brag on how Aldis is better than competing markets
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Asking about Aldis... Where was the first aldis bulid? why the customers have to pay for bags? Why do they have to bag their own stuff? Why do they have to put quarter in carts? How do you think they can offer such low prices?
I was invited to a group interview where we walked around the store and toured the backroom where products are loaded and stocked. This was followed by an individual interview with the store manager.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
How do you approach team building and teamwork? How would you handle a difficult situation? How do you define customer service? Where do you see yourself in five years? Is the customer always right?
Group interview, 26 people at the same store. 35 were invited to attend. Store tour and overview. Waited as they called us randomly for a quick 3-5 min interview. Took about 90 mins.
I applied in-person. I interviewed at ALDI (Bowling Green, OH) in Apr 2026
Interview
It was a basic one on one interview where the manager went over the basics of the job and I concurred I had experience in all of the shelve stocking and customer service aspects of the job from my time as a Produce clerk. It lasted about 10 minutes and then I was asked to leave.
Store Associate applicants have rated the interview process at ALDI with 2.4 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 57% positive. To compare, the company-average is 51.3% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Store Associate roles take an average of 14 days to get hired, when considering 203 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 Store Associate according to 203 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 28%
Drug test: 19%
Skills test: 13%
Group panel interview: 13%
Background check: 13%
Phone interview: 4%
Presentation: 3%
Personality test: 3%
Other: 2%
IQ intelligence test: 1%
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