What surprised Lu Wei was that she was not the first person to be interviewed.
After waiting for about twenty minutes, she saw a tall, blond German girl walking out of the manager's office in frustration, muttering towards the entrance of the supermarket.
Just as Lu Wei was staring at the girl's back, a German man with white hair and beard was sitting in the office and shouted angrily: "Hello?"
Lu Wei was awakened by the voice, and quickly walked into the office carrying his schoolbag. While nodding in greeting, he leaned forward and sat down opposite the German uncle.
The German man was about sixty years old. He wore reading glasses and looked kind and kind.
"Hello, I'm here for a job interview." Lu Wei said and gestured, "I saw a recruitment notice posted on the glass outside, so..."
"My name is Karl, I am in charge of recruitment. Please show me your ID." The German uncle said with a smile.
Lu Wei hurriedly piled up various documents related to part-time work and pushed them in front of the German uncle Karl.
While looking through the materials, Karl asked casually: "Ms. Lu, have you worked in a supermarket before?"
Just as Lu Wei was about to blurt out no, an idea suddenly flashed in his mind, and he hurriedly said: "Yes, I have worked in a supermarket for many years."
"You know, Aldi supermarket has a lot of new products for summer, so we urgently need a skilled worker. It would be great if you have experience in this field." The German uncle said while returning the materials to Lu Wei. Stand up from your chair. The German uncle was a tall man, and his chair immediately made a creaking sound, as if it would fall apart at any time. He waved his hand towards Lu Wei and motioned for Lu Wei to follow him out.
Lu Wei couldn't help but let out a sigh of relief at his quick wit, and secretly reminded himself not to say the wrong thing again.
"Our interview is actually very simple. It mainly tests your language skills and practical ability." The German uncle led Lu Wei to the innermost row of shelves in the supermarket.
This row of shelves looks new, as if it was recently installed. Various products to be placed on the shelves were piled in an oversized cardboard box. There were so many products that the stack was taller than Lu Wei.
"First item, please put the goods in this box on the shelf correctly within 15 minutes." The German uncle said with a smile, his white beard trembling, reminding Lu Wei of the tumbler he played with when he was a child, "Now is the time I'll check again at 9:27 and 9:42. Do you understand the request?"
Lu Wei nodded solemnly.
The German uncle nodded with satisfaction and walked back to the office leisurely with his music behind his back.
Time was limited. Looking at a large box of goods, Lu Wei did not dare to delay. He immediately took the goods out of the carton and placed them on the shelves one by one.
Lu Wei was busy with his hands and feet when suddenly he heard someone shouting from behind: "Is it Lu Wei?"
Lu Wei turned around suddenly and found Dong Qiangqiang standing behind him.
"Hey, long time no see. Why are you here?" Lu Wei subconsciously glanced at the cardboard box next to him, with a slightly unnatural look on his face.
"I went to work and waited for the bus in front of the supermarket, but the lunch at the place where I worked was too late, and I was afraid that I would not have the energy to work." Dong Qiangqiang raised the bread and bacon in his hand, "So I came in to buy some and put a placemat to cushion my stomach. .And you?"
"Me?" Lu Wei blushed, but immediately felt relieved and said generously: "I'm having an interview."
"Interview?" Dong Qiangqiang actually saw what Lu Wei was doing just now, but he felt strange, "Do German supermarkets still do interviews like this?"
Lu Wei sheepishly tucked her hair behind her ears and pointed at the box: "The Germans asked me to put all the goods in here on the shelves."
"That's right." Dong Qiangqiang turned around and looked around. Seeing that there were no supermarket employees nearby, he approached Lu Wei and whispered, "But you may suffer a loss if you act like this."
"Suffering a loss?" Lu Wei looked at Dong Qiangqiang suspiciously, "What loss did he suffer?"
"Look at what's on the shelf next to you?"
Lu Wei opened his eyes and looked around carefully: "They are all supermarket products."
Seeing that she didn't understand what he meant, Dong Qiangqiang reminded her kindly: "The shelves on both sides of your row (shelf) are filled with daily necessities, and the shelves you have listed on the shelves are indeed snacks and audio-visual products. Isn't that right? It’s so suitable.”
Lu Wei turned around and saw that indeed, the shelves next to her were filled with towels, three-piece quilt sets and the like. She quickly took down all the ones that had been laid out. At the same time, he asked in a low voice: "Then I classify them by daily necessities and non-daily necessities?"
Dong Qiangqiang nodded and whispered: "After you have divided the categories, put the products with high sales frequency and low selectivity among daily necessities in a place that is easier for consumers to see and reach, that is, the second part of the shelf. and the third layer, where products at eye level or close to people's eyes are the absolute best. Products that are larger in size, have low transaction volume, and require time to select will be placed on the lower level of the shelf. After all, most consumers are I don’t like bending down to shop.”
Lu Wei suddenly remembered that when he was working in a perfume store, the foreman seemed to have taught him the same thing: Generally speaking, the products on supermarket shelves are not disorganized and randomly placed. They contain a lot of psychological content, such as those with large sales volume and price. Products that are tall and easy to impress should be placed in the most eye-catching position on the shelf. German supermarkets don't pay much attention to the use of stacking positions to promote products, so it is particularly important to place products at what price on which level on the shelf.
She couldn't help but feel scared. She didn't expect that there were so many "traps" hidden in a supermarket job interview. Just now, he boasted that he had experience working in a supermarket. If Karl saw him acting haphazardly, he probably wouldn't get a job.
Lu Wei quickly reclassified the products in the cartons according to Dong Qiangqiang's suggestion, and then placed the appropriate products in the appropriate locations.
After the placement was completed, Lu Wei temporarily left the products that were scattered or difficult to classify or inconvenient to put on the shelves in the cartons.
"It feels much more comfortable to look at it this way." Dong Qiangqiang praised.
He did not stand idly by while Lu Wei was busy. Instead, he stood aside and helped Lu Wei check. After making sure that there was nothing obtrusive or strange about the merchandise, he nodded with satisfaction.
Lu Wei wiped his sweat and said with gratitude: "Thank you. I was just in a hurry and didn't pay attention to the details. I almost..."
"It's a trivial matter, not worth mentioning." Dong Qiangqiang laughed, "Go find the manager quickly."
"Well," Lu Wei asked strangely, "but how do you know this? You have only been here a few days, how do you know how things are arranged in German supermarkets?"
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