Deputy Manager applicants have rated the interview process at Lidl with 3 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 33% positive. To compare, the company-average is 56.7% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Deputy Manager roles take an average of 10 days to get hired, when considering 3 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 Deputy Manager according to 3 Glassdoor interviews include:
Skills test: 43%
Group panel interview: 29%
One on one interview: 14%
Other: 14%
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I applied online. I interviewed at Lidl (Boston, England) in Apr 2024
Interview
Interviewed by store manager, area manager and recruitment manager.
Applied online, telephone interview, final store interview.
Process simple, questions where normal questions, why you want to work there, what can you bring, a difficult experience, working as a team, training and development
I interviewed at Lidl (Birmingham, England) in Mar 2025
Interview
Telephone screening interview then a face to face interview with area manager.
Do not expect any feedback if you are unsucessful, all you will get is a bog standard auto rejection email about 3 weeks after the interview
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
How would you handle working with a manager with a different management style
the first step was an online test, and the second step was answering some questions while recording the answers. Using the Star method will help you to do it. There are questions about specific situations, and you should answer how you react.