This was in Volusia County, Florida, USA. Aldi conducts group interviews with about 15-20 people at a time. Everyone is together at the introduction and during the tour. then they conduct individual interviews ranging from 10-20 minutes per person, requiring everyone to wait in a line to interview. No seating is provided, so you can be standing for 2-2-1/2 hours waiting. I applied for the advertised Full-Time Store Associate position, but during the individual interview I was asked if I would be willing to work part time to get my foot in the door. When I inquired how many hours were considered part time vs full time, the store manager tried to avoid answering the question until I kept pressing for an answer, and then he said that after the holidays the hours could be reduced to 4-10 hours a week. I was not willing to leave a part-time job with more hours to take a chance with a company that couldn't even say how many hours their part-time positions work. Not a good experience and I give them a C- in the interview process. I did not get an offer because I was not willing to take a part-time position when I applied for a full-time advertised position and am already working part-time. It was better for me to stay where I am and see if full-time opens up there rather than leave for less hours somewhere else.

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.