Crew Member applicants have rated the interview process at Chipotle with 2.1 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 63% positive. To compare, the company-average is 60.7% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Crew Member roles take an average of 9 days to get hired, when considering 2,321 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Chipotle overall takes an average of 9 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Chipotle as a Crew Member according to 2,321 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 34%
Group panel interview: 28%
Background check: 9%
Presentation: 6%
Personality test: 6%
Skills test: 5%
Drug test: 4%
IQ intelligence test: 4%
Phone interview: 2%
Other: 2%
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I applied online. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at Chipotle (Centreville, VA) in Jan 2014
Interview
Three weeks after I applied online, I got an email stating that they wanted to interview me. I arrived ten minutes early to the interview with casual clothing, and asked the woman behind the register that I had an interview. She expressed plenty of enthusiasm and told me to be seated anywhere in the store. I waited around a minute and she took her seat across the table from where I was sitting with a piece of paper in her hand. The questions were very easy to answer and I had no trouble with them. One thing I would like to advise the reader is if you do have an upcoming interview with Chipotle -- please go to their website and take your time to understand their 'Food with Integrity' policy; the woman spent a lot of her time talking about the policy and how much it means to the store. After the question-and-answer phase, I was given a tour around the store and was introduced to the people who works there. She advised me how Chipotle has 13 characteristics that they look for and value in their associates; this is another policy I would like the reader to understand before they attend the interview. When the tour was finishing up, I was told that I would get a phone call from them around one to two days to let me know if they decided to hire me or not. On the third day, I decided to give them a call to see if they want to continue the hiring process with me. The man who answered, which was one of the managers working at the store, told me to call back at a specific hour during that day, claiming that he was busy. I called during the hour they told me to call and I was put on hold for 20 minutes. Someone later picked up the phone and hung up.
I applied online. I interviewed at Chipotle (Bixby Knolls, CA) in Jul 2026
Interview
The interview was pretty easy, but I had to wait 30 to 40 minutes after my interview was scheduled to be interviewed. Inside the Chipotle, it was extremely hot and really uncomfortable, but other than that, the interview was pretty easy. But I haven’t heard back, as I was supposed to get a call on Sunday.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
They mainly asked me for my availability throughout the week, if I’m able to work weekends, what my good and bad qualities were, and that’s pretty much it and hobbies.
Easy, straight forward questions. Started as a group interview and ended up being offered the job along with 2 other people. It was very casual and no pressure. Interviewer was friendly.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Explain a time when you handled an upset customer?
Asked questions about what positions work best for you, why you want to work there, what makes you a good fit there, where you see yourself in 5 years. Very simple and open to answer any questions I had