I applied through an employee referral. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at Trader Joe's (San Carlos, CA) in Nov 2011
Interview
Pretty straight forward, met with several managers, asked questions about customer service and team player experience. Asked about longer term personal goals (is this a stop over job for you, or perhaps could you be on the long term path with the company).
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Typical customer service experience, team oriented things. Nothing someone with grey matter couldn't answer reasonably well.
The interview process was absolutely wonderful! I didn't feel stressed or nervous and it felt like I was just chatting with a friend! Trader Joes is a great company and the interview was great.
Very chill, asked things a lot of job interviews don't, more personal down to earth questions. Made me feel very comfortable. Professional but also cool vibes from everyone who interviewed me. Went to one interview with mates and another with the captain.
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.