I applied online. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at Trader Joe's (New York, NY) in Sep 2019
Interview
I went in-store (on a Saturday) to turn in my application but when I got there, I spoke to a mate and he said that they were only taking online applications so I went home and submitted the application. About 2 hours later, I got an email saying that they wanted to interview me, so I called to set up the interview. When I called, they said that the earliest interview they had was the following Friday at 6:30pm. That Friday, I walked in and told the mate that I was there for an interview and she said she would be right with me. A couple minutes later, she took me into a back room. The interview lasted about half an hour. She asked me a lot about my work experience as well as customer service experiences and stuff like that. Pretty generic for a retail interview. At the end of the interview, she told me that they would let me know in 7-10 days what the next step is whether I have to come in for another interview or if they wouldn't be proceeding with my application. The next day, I got a call telling me that I got the job.
Super easy just be yourself and know the products and you will pass with flying colors. Make sure you are available to work weekends, they usually prefer people to close which can be annoying.
two interviews one with mate then one on another day with the captain - basically the same questions at both and the typical questions you would expect strengths/weaknesses, what makes you a good employee, what makes you like an employer
It was quick and seamless and they let me know in ample time. It was a painless process and the crew was quick to give honest opinions about working there. The Captain changed but at the time turnover wasn't high.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Why do you want to work at Trader Joes and do you have any favorite products.
Crew Member applicants have rated the interview process at Trader Joe's with 2.3 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 75% positive. To compare, the company-average is 72.5% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Crew Member roles take an average of 13 days to get hired, when considering 1,060 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 Member according to 1,060 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 47%
Group panel interview: 13%
Background check: 8%
Phone interview: 8%
Skills test: 6%
Personality test: 6%
Presentation: 4%
Drug test: 3%
IQ intelligence test: 3%
Other: 2%
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