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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I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Trader Joe's in Jun 2023
Interview
The interview process here takes some time. I applied online and got an email 10 hours later telling me to call to schedule a phone screening. I called the next day. Like many others, when I called to "schedule the screening", they just did it on the spot. I knew about this from researching the interview process, but if I hadn't known I would've felt unprepared. They asked me a few basic questions like why I want to work at TJs, what shifts I'd be willing to work, and what my experience was like. Then they scheduled my first real interview with a Mate for a few days later. The interview with the Mate was mostly a "getting to know you" type of interview. They asked questions about my resume and my personal life and they told me about the job and what it entails. They were very nice and seemed to like me and it was an extremely casual and fun interview. They told me they would call me to schedule my interview with the Captain. It took 4-5 days for them to call to schedule the next interview, and they made it for the following week. At this interview, I was asked more questions about my resume and my work history. I was also asked what things are important to me in a work place and what bothers me in a work place. The Captain had a great poker face so I couldn't tell what he thought of any of my answers, but all the interviews seemed primarily about personality. The Captain said they would let me know within a week but it took about a week and a half for them to actually call me and offer me the job. They were going to schedule my orientation for the following day but I was out of town, so they scheduled it for a week later. From start to finish the process took about a month.
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.