Anyone worked for Aldi?

L0rdMike said:
Try to mention how important productivity is, why have 5 people doing a job that 2-3 people can do.
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I don't have an Aldi nearby but last time I went in one I was in awe at the bloke on the checkout. I've never seen anyone scan things as superhumanly fast! It would have taken three people to bag the shopping just to keep up with him. He had an I don't usually find happenings in supermarkets memorable but his skills were truly amazing!! His accent seemed European so I'm guessing he was there to show how it should be done!
 
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Skorzeny said:
Hi all, as the title says, I've got an interview at Aldi which is on Monday at the local job centre.

Has anyone got any experience of the process? The man who rang me works for a recruitment company not for Aldi, so the details were sparse, but he said that if you get past this stage you go on to have a group interview; but I do not know any more than that.

Couple of questions too:

I have a drivers' license, but not a car, will this be a hindrance? (I can get there on the train.)

Apparently they're really funny about criminal records, and I have a caution or whatever it's called because I got busted with a bag of weed when I was 15, should I mention this?

Thanks in advance.
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I currently work for ALDI... Having no vehicle isn't an hindrance, but does make it easier for yourself due to shift patterns etc...

You don't have to mention your caution (I never did) so I wouldn't worry about that.

You seem to be apart of this "agency" trial we are currently doing, as long as you've got an head on your shoulders (common sense) and can work fluidly - then you will be fine.
 
From the Rehabilitation of offenders act 1974

Police cautions

Cautions (including reprimands and warnings) are covered by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 so will become spent immediately (apart from conditional cautions which will become spent after 3 months). This means that if you are asked on an application form if you have a caution you can reply 'no'. For conditional cautions it would be after 3 months since the caution was issued, up until that time you would have to reply 'yes'.

This applies retrospectively so applies to anyone who has ever had a caution (including reprimands and warnings), regardless of when it was given.

If the application form says that the post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 then the caution must be disclosed, no matter how long ago it was given.
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A caution is NOT a conviction. If the form asks if you have ever been convicted then state no. However, if it asks "have you ever been convicted or cautioned for a criminal offense? then obviously you are going to have to own up to it.

You cannot be convicted without either pleading guilty or being found guilty.

How the question is worded makes a huge difference. Whilst it isn't a conviction, accepting a caution admits you commited the crime and the 'warning' was the punishment.
 
This is what the website says with regards to some of the posts above:

You may have heard certain rumours about working at Aldi. Things like; you have to memorise all the prices in the store, you have to sort out and pay your own tax at the end of the year, or you have to work 7 days a week! All of these are absolute nonsense. Although, prior to the introduction of our scanning tills our store staff were proud to say they did know all the prices in the store!

Thanks for everyone's input, I'll update the thread once I get the initial interview done.
 
SilverTongue said:
ignore this as you can lose your job over this. If they ask you MUST be honest, however if they don't ask you don't need to say
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But he doesn't have any criminal convictions so he should answer No. A Caution is not a conviction it's a caution, Surprising that a. :p
 
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