ALDI Store Manager Trainee Interview Questions & Reviews

Updated Jun 5, 2013

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`Store Manager Trainee` at `ALDI`

Accepted Offer – Interviewed in May 2013 – Reviewed Jun 5, 2013

Interview Details – I went to a job fair with my resume in hand. Handed in the resume and sat down for an interview which I now know was with a recruiter. She asked basic questions and then told me in great detail what the company is about and what they would expect of me. Looking back she most definitely did most of the talking. The recruiter said she thought I was a good fit and arranged for me to interview with someone with the job title along the lines of 'Vice President of Operations'. She was apparently in the next room and introduced us. The part with the VP was more of a normal interview. I got a call from the recruiter later that night saying I should expect a call within a week to setup an interview with a DM and a current GM. I got a call the next day from a DM. The DM interview was pretty easy, but that could be because I interviewed twice already and the questions were similiar/reworded. The DM then offered me conditional employment as long as Background check and drug test came out fine. I had nothing to worry about but he kept stressing honesty was important and that if I told him something was on the background check/drug test, I may still be up for consideration. He kept saying it so I guess honesty is extremely important to them, as it should be. Once everything came back clean he called me and asked when I wanted to start. I told him give me two weeks to quit my current job. He honored it.

Interview Question – The interview with the VP of Operations was the tougher one. I was a employed at the time as a manager in retail. She asked me my greatest weakness. Then immediately after my answer, she asked 'If I were to speak with one of your current employees, what would they say your least favorable trait would be?' They're not difficult questions, but asking both in the same interview was a slick way to give 2 weaknesses. I simply wasn't expecting it. Answer Question

Negotiation Details – The salary was the salary, they were not negotiating.

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`Store Manager Trainee` at `ALDI`

Declined Offer – Interviewed in Jan 2010 – Reviewed Sep 12, 2010

Interview Details – There was 4 face to face interviews. A federal background check and a drug test were required. A resume was not, as they never looked at my resume. An application was the only information requested from me.

Interview Question – What experience do you have with P&L statements, creating budgets, and writing schedules? Answer Question

Reason for Declining – Working weekends are required

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`Store Manager Trainee` at `ALDI`

Accepted Offer – Interviewed in Sep 2009 – Reviewed Dec 29, 2009

Interview Details – There are 2 levels of interviews -- interviewing with 2 people (one of which was a district manager), interviewing again with an additional person, and then a final interview with the regional manager. You are notified whether you make it to the next level via a phone call within a week of each interview. After the last interview, you need to pass the drug test.

Interview Question – What would co-workers say are your greatest weaknesses? Answer Question

Negotiation Details – I did not negotiate.

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