Trader Joe's interview questions
Updated May 21, 2026Difficulty
Easy
Experience
Very positive
How others got an interview
- 32%Applied onlineApplied online
- 4%Employee ReferralEmployee Referral
- 2%OtherOther
- 1%RecruiterRecruiter
- 1%Campus RecruitingCampus Recruiting
- 0%Staffing AgencyStaffing Agency
Interview search
1,768 interviews
Trader Joe's interviews FAQs
- Glassdoor users rated their interview experience at Trader Joe's as 72.5% positive with a difficulty rating score of 2.3 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty). Candidates interviewing for Deli Clerk and Trader Joe's Crew Member rated their interviews as the hardest, whereas interviews for Cleaner and Analyst roles were rated as the easiest.
- The hiring process at Trader Joe's takes an average of 14 days when considering 1,710 user submitted interviews across all job titles. To compare, the average duration of hiring at similar companies like BlackRock, Inc. is 14 days, Fabricated Software, Inc. is 2 days, and Apple Inc. is 21 days. Candidates applying for Wait Staff had the quickest hiring process (on average 1 day), whereas Retail Store Associate roles had the slowest hiring process (on average 90 days).
- Common stages of the interview process at Trader Joe's according to 1,710 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 43%
Group panel interview: 12%
Phone interview: 9%
Background check: 9%
Skills test: 7%
Personality test: 6%
Presentation: 5%
Drug test: 4%
IQ intelligence test: 3%
Other: 2%
Here are the most commonly searched roles for interview reports -
- Crew Member(5922) ;
- Cashier(341) ;
- Crew(311) ;
- Mate(215) ;
- Part Time Crew Member(152) ;
- Sales Associate/Cashier(119) ;
- Manager(113) ;
- Sales Associate(113) ;
- Section Leader(72) ;
- Trader Joes Crew Member(63) ;
- Assistant Manager(56) ;
- Mate (Assistant Manager)(52) ;
- Grocery Clerk(51) ;
- Trader Joe's Crew Member(42) ;
- Stocker(34) .