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 2 days. I interviewed at Chipotle (Port Orange, FL) in Mar 2014
Interview
I'm new to this area and looking for work, I never heard of Chipotle and I found an online advert they were hiring so I applied. Got a call couple of days later from the GM asking me to come in for an interview and to watch videos on the companies website. Being over 40 with extensive restaurant experience, I was surprised I was picked considering the company prefers young people without experience, but I thought this might be a golden opportunity. Boy was I wrong lol! Turned out to be a group of candidates for one on one interviews and I don't think anyone there was over 20 including the managers, the staff was full of tattoos and piercings. I felt more like I was backstage at a Marilyn Manson concert than a job interview, or I should say "interview" because there was no interview. About 15 minutes of job descriptions, expectations, introductions, then we were taken to tour the facilities. Then they called us individually for our one on one "interview", I was picked first and told right away I was "not Chipotle material"...I wish they had told me that before wasting 45 minutes of my time. They were training other crew members to be managers who were observing and I felt I was chosen as an example of someone not to hire. It left a very poor impression of this restaurant and company on me.
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