I applied online. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Lidl (London, England) in Jun 2018
Interview
Applied online and then received an e-mail an hour later asking me to complete an online assessment, received a phone call from the store manager a couple of weeks later to arrange an interview with her and the assistant.
You are on shift with 1 other person who is serving on a till. There's no milk out, something has been spilled on the floor creating a puddle, and there is a queue of customers at the till. What do you do?
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?
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 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.
Customer Assistant applicants have rated the interview process at Lidl with 2.6 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 86% positive. To compare, the company-average is 56.8% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Customer Assistant roles take an average of 11 days to get hired, when considering 7 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Lidl overall takes an average of 20 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Lidl as a Customer Assistant according to 7 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 36%
Skills test: 27%
Other: 9%
Phone interview: 9%
Presentation: 9%
Background check: 9%
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