It was a group interview but fairly laid back overall. They just did ice breakers, had us sell an item on the menu to them, and did the usual "why do you wanna work here" questions.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
How would you sell an item on the menu to a first time customer?
what i wanted to do in 5 years? Tell me about yourself? am i a good leader? Why am i interested in this position? and how do i handle a lot of pressure?
Very easy and was hired on the spot. Very flexible with hours if that’s something you need. Sadly no PTO but it’s very easy to take time off. Also very friendly during the interview process
I interviewed at Panera Bread (Oak Park Heights, MN)
Interview
interview was good and easy. Asked many questions. They let me know the next day if I was hired. The managers were very professional and put together. Overall it was a good place for a first interview.
Team Lead applicants have rated the interview process at Panera Bread with 1.6 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 77% positive. To compare, the company-average is 70.3% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Team Lead roles take an average of 4 days to get hired, when considering 22 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 Team Lead according to 22 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 42%
Skills test: 18%
Personality test: 12%
Background check: 12%
Drug test: 3%
Presentation: 3%
Phone interview: 3%
IQ intelligence test: 3%
Other: 3%
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