Trader Joe's Mate (Assistant Manager) interview questions

The hiring process is welcoming and representative of the company. The application process is best to do in person. If you are looking to apply to a management position apply multiple ways online is recommended as well. The interview process is about getting to know how you would fit in with the culture of the company. Be relaxed and have fun.

Trader Joe's has hourly staff around their corporate office come in part time to act as recruiters. There's only a handful of people that do it and they do not hire during their busy season of end of August through January so it can take a really, really long time if you apply during that time frame. I applied in August and did not get a call back until February. I did a phone interview and then went into a store and had a sit down interview with the First mate (general manager). I did not make it past that point but the next step would have been interviewing with an area director. They also do not hire GMs off the street - they only promote GMs from within and the quickest time frame would be a 12 month fast tracked position. They have so many applicants that unless you have at least 5+ plus direct grocery store management experience they wont even really consider you.