Manager applicants have rated the interview process at CAVA with 2.8 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 25% positive. To compare, the company-average is 51% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Common stages of the interview process at CAVA as a Manager according to 4 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 60%
Phone interview: 40%
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Two standard interviews with nice people - a phone screen with a recruiter and then with a function lead. BUT consistent with the experience of other interviewees who posted on this thread, the overall CAVA interview process has been very frustrating due to unresponsiveness and what is equivalent to 'professional ghosting' by those involved in the hiring process. Of course, there are delays and people go on vacation; however, a 6 week period of radio silence following two interviews (and one follow up email) is excessive and puts a rather bad taste in one mouth, which is surprising given CAVA has such great food. As with getting broken up with in love as with getting rejections in interviews, those who are able to be direct and prompt with their intentions we call mature and hold respect for despite the disappointment, versus those who can't or won't be direct we call immature and lose respect for.
Hi! I am sorry to hear about the delay in your interview process. Do you mind sending me more information so I can followup with our team to make sure this does not happen to other candidates? I can be reached at careers@cava.com Thanks, Dave
Unusual. Waited about 20 mins to interview.. the person hiring didn’t know much and was moving from location to location . also watching the staff cleanliness is not a priority
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Question 1
Tell me about yourself and why do you want to work here
Interviewed for a corporate position four separate times with individual staff members - no group or panel interviews.
Even after several follow-up communications, was effectively ghosted by talent acquisition and the hiring manager. Position reposted several times.
You know, a ‘no’ answer is fine. Really. Even the standard canned ‘moving in a different direction’ message takes almost no time at all. But just not saying anything? I'm not offended, but it is disrespectful. It's the very least the company can do, especially given I interviewed multiple times.
During each interview, I heard about the great company culture. I believed them. I figured the hiring process would be an extension of the supposed employee experience.
I applied online. I interviewed at CAVA (Washington, DC)
Interview
I had one day with on-site interviews that lasted for about 3 hours. In addition, I had about 3 virtual interviews leading up to the on-site interview day. The interviews were good. I think they were very focused on me from a culture-fit standpoint rather than a skills-based standpoint.