Store Manager 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 67% positive. To compare, the company-average is 56.7% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Store Manager roles take an average of 30 days to get hired, when considering 18 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 Store Manager according to 18 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 15%
Group panel interview: 15%
Background check: 13%
Presentation: 13%
Skills test: 10%
Phone interview: 8%
IQ intelligence test: 8%
Drug test: 8%
Personality test: 6%
Other: 4%
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I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Lidl (Manchester, England)
Interview
Online application was thorough, I was emailed inviting me to a face to face interview. Became apparent I had missed a telephone stage interview at the end of my face to face interview. Face to face interview was awful, I conducted a swot analysis which I wasn’t requested to do, within the swot I stated some analytical data which I had thoroughly researched prior to my interview. The interviewer told me my numbers were incorrect but couldn’t correct me, I insisted he checked and he became quite frustrated with me and cut the interview short. Unless you currently work in the food industry I wouldn’t recommend applying to work for the business.
I applied online. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at Lidl (Sala Consilina) in Apr 2026
Interview
Colloquio effettuato da remoto con Recruiter del centro direzionale di Molfetta. Molto stimolante con domande su di me, sulla mia giornata tipo e sulle mansioni che svolgo presso l'azienda in cui lavoro attualmente.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Come reagirei di fronte ad una problematica specifica che si verifica in store
Formal laid back to the point quite easy over all very generic basic questions that you would get in any other interview. Wouldn’t recommend place to work very poor structure no support by your line manager
I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Lidl (Birmingham, England)
Interview
Difficult and challenging. Corporate. You will be asked lots of questions and those things you will never do. The interviewers seemed arrogant. Great pay but they will work you to the bone.