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      Crew Interview

      16 Jul 2023
      Anonymous employee
      Accepted offer
      Positive experience
      Easy interview

      Application

      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.

      Interview questions [7]

      Question 1

      Why do you want to work at Trader Joe's?
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      Question 2

      What do you like and dislike in a workplace?
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      Question 3

      What do you think a typical day on the job will look like?
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      Question 4

      Why did you leave your last job?
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      Question 5

      Did you get along with your previous manager?
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      Question 6

      What are you looking for in a job?
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      Question 7

      Give me an example of a time that you dealt with a negative situation with a coworker and how you handled it.
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      Other Crew interview reviews for Trader Joe's

      Crew Interview

      21 Mar 2026
      Anonymous employee
      Chicago, IL
      Accepted offer
      Positive experience
      Easy interview

      Application

      I interviewed at Trader Joe's (Chicago, IL)

      Interview

      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.

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      why you want to work for us?
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      Crew Interview

      6 Oct 2025
      Anonymous interview candidate
      Santa Cruz, CA
      No offer
      Negative experience
      Easy interview

      Application

      I interviewed at Trader Joe's (Santa Cruz, CA)

      Interview

      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.
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      Crew Interview

      6 Jan 2026
      Anonymous employee
      Accepted offer
      Positive experience
      Average interview

      Application

      I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Trader Joe's in Oct 2025

      Interview

      Applications in my area are accepted in-person and online. I'd applied online. There were two interviews: one with two mates (supervisors) and one with the captain (store manager). Communication was excellent; I was not left waiting long, though I do not recall exact timeframes. I am not sure how to speak to interview difficulty. Compared to what? Two interviews is 'easy' compared to other processes I have gone through. The care going into the decision was just as careful though, it seems to me. So, 'difficult'. Questions were largely in the behavioral category, and it helped to have a few examples in mind. So, 'average'.

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      Of course, they wanted to see how I'd handled various challenges in the past. While both interviews wanted to feel out if I (and my availability) would be a good fit, they were also intentional about prompting me to think about if they would be a good fit for me. I do not remember the exact questions asked.
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