I applied online. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at Panera Bread in May 2012
Interview
(The actual process took a couple of hours before it opened)
When I drove by one night, there was a Panera Bread restaurant in the works for a grand opening and I happened to notice a "Now Hiring" sign. As soon as I got home, I applied RIGHT AWAY. In the morning (around 10 am if I recall) I got a call from the manager and ask if I could come then next morning at 7:30 am.; I accepted. The following day I went to the interview and I was the very first to be interviewed. The manager seems nice at first but as soon as he got me to answer questions, he was concerned about my lack of eye contact (I didn't mean to lose contact). Then he talked about my work history. Because I haven't had employment *cough* he suggested that I should go to a job agency to help me get a job. What I think is that he was being rude and making me real nervous, which I hate. When the interview was over, he said that I'm not qualified to work here just because I had no experience. I'm sorry but he is a jerk. He doesn't deserve to be manager.
The process was pretty simple and easy. I applied online and then came in for an in person interview that was like 15 minutes long. Was offered the position the next day.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Previous experience and how to deal with a difficult customer
I interviewed at Panera Bread (Virginia Beach, VA)
Interview
The manager that took care of my interview was amazing. Asked me questions like why I wanted to work there, my strengths, my weaknesses, what does warmth mean to me, what i would do in certain situations.
In Annapolis there were 2 interviews they asked me why I wanted to work there my pass experience in previous job & my availability honestly it was relatively easy and they were down to earth
Panera Bread interviews FAQs
Cashier applicants have rated the interview process at Panera Bread with 1.8 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 69% positive. To compare, the company-average is 70.3% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Cashier roles take an average of 8 days to get hired, when considering 507 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Panera Bread overall takes an average of 9 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Panera Bread as a Cashier according to 507 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 45%
Presentation: 9%
Personality test: 8%
Skills test: 8%
Background check: 6%
Drug test: 6%
Phone interview: 5%
Other: 4%
IQ intelligence test: 4%
Group panel interview: 3%
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