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The Management Undergraduate of the Year Award

UNDERGRADUATE

OF THE YEAR

Are you the Management Undergraduate of the Year?

Do you have what it takes to become a Lidl manager? We are looking for people focused, dynamic and innovative young talent who have high aspirations in their career.  

At Lidl, customers are at the heart to everything we do. Could you be one of us?

PRIZES

What could you win?

You could win a store walk with a Lidl Director, a tour of our Head office offering valuable insight into our business. We’re also offering the winner a €150 voucher that can be used in any of our stores along with a few Lidl goodies.  

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WHAT IT TAKES

What makes an award winner?

To enter you need to:

  • Be customer oriented with an interest in the retail world
  • Be an undergraduate student, of any discipline with a focus on management.
  • Be on track to attain a 2:1 in a Level 8 degree.  
  • Will accept students within and outside the EU.

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FROM OUr PARTNER

Lidl Ireland and the Management Undergraduate of the Year Award

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From our Head Office to the shop floor and everywhere in between our primary goal is to create and deliver a fantastic customer journey for everyone who shops at Lidl. To do so, we have to attract the right talent into the business and ensure that our future managers will have what it takes to make a difference with our continued success.

GOING ALL THE WAY

How do I win?

 Register Online

Complete the application form and answer three questions set out by Lidl Ireland.

Deadline:
3
February
2025

Online tests

Receive an email inviting you to complete two assessments designed exclusively by our partner SHL.

Deadline:
3
February
2025

Submit by

3

February

2025

Your details & online assessments must be submitted and completed by 3 February 2025.

If you are successful in getting through to the next stage, you will hear from us by 21 February 2025.

Assessment centre

The top 10/15 shortlisted candidates will be reviewed by Lidl.  

The process to determine the award winner may involve a virtual or face-to-face interview.  

This will be confirmed by the sponsor at a later date.

Grand final

The final shortlist of ten students will be invited to the awards ceremony on 9th April 2025, at the Aviva Stadium where the award winners will be announced.

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