I applied online. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at Chipotle (Toronto, ON) in Jul 2017
Interview
Many candidates in one table (at chipotle eglinton and yonge) and there was the manager (who was kinda weird, she was very aggressive when she would say something ; she was not loud or anything but just you know too strict like chill man its chipotle). She first said this was the "hunger games" (lol) and we had "to fight" for our place as only two people were getting hired out of the 10 of us. She said and I quote "I want to know you as you and that what I will base my decision on your personality, we are like a big family at Chipotle I dont want to hire someone who does not fit our family" and leggit said I don't care if you had previous experience.
She then hired two girls and I went back to the same location to order food; saw one of the girls that was hired there she was really sweet I remembered her from the interview; when I was there her "family" dissed her in front of other customers for the way she closed the guac. I felt bad for her but good for me as they just seemed to really force it with the friendship and the vibe there is honestly kinda weird.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What do you do on a day off?
Why do you want to work at chipotle?
Interview was chill. Manager was friendly and asked basic questions about myself and work experience in a kitchen (which prior to this role was zero). I think he primarily wanted to see that I had a strong drive and work ethic.
I applied through other source. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Chipotle (Mississauga, ON) in Jul 2025
Interview
The interviewer asks about your experience in the kitchen, why you want to work at chipotle, Why you think you would be a good fit and an overall check to you as a person for customer service.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
They asked me about my experience in customer service and in the kitchen
Group interview. Very informal. Was asked to come and observe for second interview and it was awkward and the employees were unwelcoming and didnt really seem interested in making the interview process enjoyable.
Prep/Line Cook 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 Prep/Line Cook roles take an average of 6 days to get hired, when considering 24 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 Prep/Line Cook according to 24 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 26%
Presentation: 13%
Background check: 13%
Group panel interview: 10%
Personality test: 10%
Skills test: 10%
Other: 8%
Drug test: 5%
Phone interview: 3%
IQ intelligence test: 3%
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