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 weeks. I interviewed at Chipotle in Jan 2014
Interview
I applied online and received a call about a week later. I came in for my first interview and was seated in the dining room. One person (who was the soon to be kitchen manager) interviewed me (1:1). It felt quite awkward interviewing in front of everyone eating, but the interviewer was nice and made me feel comfortable. Questions were like... "tell me about yourself," "what do you know about Chipotle," "why do you want to work for Chipotle," "when are you available?" The interviewer told me that I'll be coming in for a second interview at the end. After leaving the store I received a call within 5 minutes notifying me the second interview and scheduling it the next day.
The second interview was me with three interviewers. Two were managers and one was a manager in training (1:3). They asked me similar questions like "tell me about yourself," "why do you want to work here," "how would your friends describe you," "do you know about the 13 characteristics," etc...
The general manager told me she would call me within a week. Past a week and no call. I would call them and ask about the status, but I accepted another offer already. EDIT: They called me (almost 2 weeks after the interview)
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What is empowerment and top performers? For some reason I sort of blanked and gave them my best answer. After that they showed me a sheet with all their buzzwords and their definitions, letting me know I'd have to memorize all of that.
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