I interviewed at Trader Joe's (Chicago, IL) in Aug 2012
Interview
Asked for a job application in person and filled it out. Returned it the next day completely filled out to the Captain, so glad I ran into him! He and another mate called me for an interview and I got hired a week later.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What would you dislike the most when working here?
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.