I applied in-person. The process took 1+ week. I interviewed at Trader Joe's (Washington, DC) in Nov 2018
Interview
I went into the Trader Joe’s and submitted a paper application a week ago. On Nov 13, 2018 I went to an interview at 2:00pm, we discussed flexibility, my class schedule and if I will be able to do the duties of the jobs. He emphasized that the job is fast paced and I’ll be doing a lot of physical work he also seemed pretty cool about my college classes and told me we can make altercations so it's not too hectic for me.In terms of my projected hours and availability he said I will never be getting up at 4am and i'll be working until 12:00am or ill be called in at 12:30pm this is only an example of course. At the end of the interview he said he’ll call me and told me seven other people are pawing for the job I wasn’t worried because I practiced plus my interview was rescheduled originally it was November 8th so I had an extra week to prepare and speak to career advisors at my college. On Nov 15, 2018, he called me and said he wasn’t able to give me a job right only because he doesn’t have a place for me on the schedule and he likes me, and I will be employed in January. It was kinda weird that he didn't ask me any of the questions listed on the website or even the mention of a second interview but the employees did say he was a very chill guy.
I applied in-person. I interviewed at Trader Joe's (Bloomington, MN) in Jul 2026
Interview
Two interviews. Both were enjoyable and I could tell they care about the employees well being. I was very comfortable with the interviewing style.
I returned for a second interview a week later and was offered the job.
pretty good, asked a lot of questions, nice people, I have been a shopper with trader joes, the people are helpful, and I have done a lot of work in customer services, and I believe I will be a great fit at trader joes.
1 phone call, two in person, never got the job. Short and simple interview, the third one was long but it was just the employee yapping about the job and what they do. Pretty lame considering they already knew they weren’t going to hire me. Said they were gonna call me and never did. Just call and say that you don’t wanna hire me and move on, how hard is that?
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Tell me about yourself (classic). Why Trader Joe's, tell me about a time where you provided excellent service, etc pretty basic and easy questions.
Crew applicants have rated the interview process at Trader Joe's with 2.2 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 72% positive. To compare, the company-average is 72.5% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Crew roles take an average of 16 days to get hired, when considering 89 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Trader Joe's overall takes an average of 14 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Trader Joe's as a Crew according to 89 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 46%
Group panel interview: 13%
Phone interview: 12%
Background check: 8%
Personality test: 7%
IQ intelligence test: 4%
Other: 3%
Presentation: 3%
Skills test: 2%
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