I applied in-person. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at Trader Joe's in May 2013
Interview
Printed out resume and bought to store.
Received short on-site screening.
Received a call the next day to come in for interview next week.
Interviewed with "mate", which went well. Luckily, "captain" was readily available for final interview on the spot.
Received call later that day to come in tomorrow for orientation.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Asked same question twice by different people.. And had to think of two occasions. Ex.
"Example of angry/pleasant customer experience"
I had 3 separate interviews. 1 was over the phone. 2 were in person. I never heard anything after the third interview. I called the store about a week later and they let me know they didn’t actually have any available positions. Really felt like they wasted my time.
I applied in-person. I interviewed at Trader Joe's (West Hollywood, CA)
Interview
Casual, took place outside of the store. First I had a phone call interview. Then another which was in-person with 2 of the mates in the store, and finally a third in-person with the captain of the store.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What was something I did for a friend that was above and beyond?
Different questions than I have experienced in past job interviews, but seem to be their traditional hiring questions. They want to make sure they are hiring sociable people more so than just someone that can do the job.
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