I applied in-person. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at A&W Restaurants in Mar 2012
Interview
After dropping off an application I printed off online, I got a call about two weeks later to set up an interview. The interview was fairly easy. Then got offered a job right there on the spot. Went in the next day to do the required paperwork.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Do you agree with the phrase, "customers are always right"?
I applied online. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at A&W Restaurants (Calgary, AB) in Oct 2025
Interview
The interview itself was okay. Although, you can tell when you get an answer "wrong" because they ask follow up questions. They asked for availability and the rules (no nails, jewelry, phone, etc.) It just felt like a casual conversation with a teacher.
I applied in-person. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at A&W Restaurants (Napanee, ON)
Interview
Interview was more like a meet and greet with more non job like questions... strangest interview I've ever had. When I steered the topic back to duties was given a brief outline, because I have a medical issue I specifically stated limitations and was told they would never come up, I did the 8+hrs of online orientation the. My start date, everything asked of me was not trained, and in complete disregard of my medical limitations. Never paid for any of the hours so I walked
I interviewed at A&W Restaurants (Pembroke, ON) in Mar 2025
Interview
Interview was incredibly unprofessional. Did not ask me any questions about my experience. I missed a phone call from them because I was driving all day, they never left a message, and when I called back later in the day, they told me they had given 4 other people the job first since I never responded, but they still would offer it to me. Just a weird interaction to try to make me feel bad for not answering a phone call like I am supposed to be on demand to them 24/7 after just an interview.
A&W Restaurants interviews FAQs
Crew Member applicants have rated the interview process at A&W Restaurants with 1 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 100% positive. To compare, the company-average is 82.8% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Crew Member roles take an average of 1 day to get hired, when considering 2 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at A&W Restaurants overall takes an average of 6 days.
Common stages of the interview process at A&W Restaurants as a Crew Member according to 2 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 100%
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