When a Sydney teenager was rejected after a job application, she was – understandably – confused.
She knew she had the right skills to be a retail assistant for discount supermarket ALDI and believed she at least deserved a job interview.
But nevertheless, the 18-year-old’s application was rejected with a standard response by the recruitment team: “Thank you for taking the time to submit your application for the position of Retail Assistant at ALDI. After careful consideration we regret to advise that you have not proceeded to the next stage in this instance.”
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oh bloody hell .. I just replaced my BS metre last month after an overload (it was toast - I mean crisp, dried and fried) and now I have to buy a new one?
Maybe, I think people in work should be so so careful what they post on their social media these days. Not sure how ALDI would feel reading this. Still, maybe it’s a stoke of brilliance because now ALDI has to hire her or look mean.
"Careful consideration" for a retail assistant position - how many people must ALDI have in their HR team if they're doing that sort of work for every application they get for these positions?
It would be automated to some extent. The two likely outcomes would be an incorrect answer on the compulsory questions or the position was already filled, or close to, by the time her application went in. Either way, good luck to her.