J'ai passé un entretien chez Trader Joe's (New York, NY)
Entretien
1. OA (Online Assessment)
First round on platform like HackerRank / Codility.
Usually includes:
Aptitude
MCQs (CS basics)
Coding questions
Debugging
Coding questions level:
Easy to Medium
Arrays
Strings
HashMap
Loops
Basic DSA
Example:
Two Sum (LeetCode popular problem)
Reverse string
Count frequency
2. GD (Group Discussion)
Many candidates discuss one topic.
They check:
Communication
Confidence
Team behavior
Leadership
Logic
Example topics:
AI replacing jobs
Work from home vs office
Social media impact
Tip:
Speak 2–3 times with useful points.
3. Interview 1 (Technical)
Main coding + project round.
They ask:
Resume Questions
Explain your project
What did you build?
What tech stack used?
Coding Questions
Write code live
Fix bugs
Explain logic
Examples:
Palindrome string
Find duplicate in array
OOP in Java
SQL joins
Since you prefer Java: expect Java coding.