Graduate Area Manager Assessment
Train for Aldi's online tests, video interview, second psychometric test and Individual Assessment with original store-operations data and leadership judgement questions built around running multiple stores.
- Role family
- Retail business management
- Last verified
- 25 October 2026
- Status
- 2026/27 season open; no closing date published
Published process vs practice
What to prepare for
Online application and tests
Aldi says the application includes tests of your judgement and personal qualities, designed to measure core skills and analytical abilities. Test names are not published.
Video interview
A recorded interview on your knowledge of Aldi and your leadership skills.
Online psychometric test
Aldi describes a second online psychometric test measuring core skills and personal qualities.
Individual Assessment and final interview
A short presentation and a one-to-one competency-based interview with an Aldi assessor, followed by a final interview with the Regional Managing Director.
Store operations practice focus
Our sample trains sales per labour hour, shrinkage, labour budgeting and the judgement calls of leading store managers.
Free mock test
Try a Aldi-style mock test
5 original questions built around this programme’s published assessment mix, with a worked explanation for every answer. 10 minutes, no sign-up.
Questions
Question 1 of 5 · 0 answered
This is independent practice, not a reproduction of Aldi questions. The store figures and scenarios are invented to train the analytical and leadership judgement an area manager uses.
Question 1 of 5.
| Store | Weekly sales | Labour hours |
|---|---|---|
| A | £84,000 | 1,200 |
| B | £96,000 | 1,500 |
| C | £72,000 | 960 |
| D | £105,000 | 1,450 |
Your preparation plan
Work through the plan, one step at a time
Graduates with a 2:1 in any discipline, 96 UCAS points, a driving licence and the right to work in the UK. Each step matches a format in Aldi’s published process to a full AceJobTest practice test. Finish a step and the next one opens — your progress is saved to your account, so you can stop on one device and carry on from another. Pro tests unlock with the 90-Day Pass or a Pro subscription.
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Situational Judgement — Full Bank 1
PROWorkplace scenarios rated on an effectiveness scale
Aldi's first tests assess your judgement. Start with scenario practice rated on effectiveness.
Start step 1 → Situational Judgement — Full Bank 1Finish the test and this step is ticked off automatically.
Numerical Reasoning — Full Practice Test 1
PROTimed data interpretation: tables, charts, percentages and ratios
Unlocks after step 1
Logical Reasoning — Free Sample
FREESequences, patterns and rule detection
Unlocks after step 2
Workplace Aptitude Profile — 20 Questions
PROWork-preference statements with employer-alignment feedback
Unlocks after step 3
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Sources and independence
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