I applied in-person. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at ALDI (Atlanta, GA) in Oct 2012
Interview
Went to hiring fair, submitted application to district manager, got a call within a couple of days. Went to 3 interviews, first was with DM, 2nd with store manager, 3rd was follow up with DM, showed me around the store, and offered me a position of cashier contingent on background check and drug test. Was told i would get a call in 1 1/2 weeks, when results came back of both tests. I waited, and waited, and finally at the 3 week mark got a call back from DM with orientation date and time. Have not actually started yet, but will attend orientation in a couple of days.
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Question 1
is there anything i would need to know about your background before the check is performed?
I applied in-person. I interviewed at ALDI (Milwaukee, WI) in Dec 2011
Interview
When turning in my application (P.S. Try to turn it into a manager; the ones in blue button-up shirts), I immediately asked if and when I could schedule an interview -- That really catches their attention. The interview itself was a 1:1 with the District Manager, asking a series of questions; nothing terribly out of the ordinary. After taking a quick tour of the store, the DM went to talk to the Manager, and within a few minutes, they informed me I got the job!
A few months later, we were hiring, and I had happened to be in the back-room when the DM was going through applications. She, without even reading them, ditched about half of them because of the quality of the application: as in, if it had stains, terribad handwriting, folded more than once, etc... After than, THEN she went through them.
When going through evaluations with my manager about 6 months later, he informed me that as soon as I turned in my app and asked him about interviews, he went and called up the DM demanding an interview for "this kid". He was so impressed with my assertiveness; I would highly recommend that kind of behavior when going out for a job!