I printed out an app online, filled it out, and brought it into my local store. I told one of the manager's that I wanted to apply for a job and he just asked me why Trader Joe's? He then gave me his card and told me I'd hear back in about 2 weeks. 3 weeks went by and I hadn't heard anything so I called the store to check up on the status of my app. Another manager told me they're still currently reviewing apps and I'd be notified what the next step will be in a week or 2. Over a month passes and it's already been about 2 months since I first went into the store when I got a letter in the mail saying they declined my application. Trader Joe's is different than many other supermarkets because they pay better than anyone and the people they hire tend to be more qualified. So it's not as easy to get a job there and I think what hurt my app is that I could only work a few hours a weeks because I already had another job and I'm still in high school so it wouldn't make much sense to them to hire me over adults with more time.