I applied online. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at Chipotle in Apr 2014
Interview
I think I probably have the strangest interview process I've ever seen, even within this site. I applied in January when a new store was opening in March and while I was first denied, I was later emailed about open interviews which were group interviews. This was around late April. Where I live, it's rather small and everyone is looking for a job so a lot of people were there. I never heard back after those group interviews. I kept calling them though and asking when they would get back to everyone and they kept saying next week. After two weeks, I went in person and was offered a second interview by one of the assistant managers and while the interview went well, they said they were 4 people overstaffed and yet still looking to hire. It made no sense? He told me he would get back to me for a third interview with the actual manager the next day but never did. After going in person two times, week after week and hearing him tell me that he would get back to me soon, I gave up. Apparently no one from the extremely large group interviews was ever offered a second interview yet alone a job. I really wanted to work at Chipotle but I don't think it's fair that I have to keep calling and coming in and never hearing back. At some point I want to know whether they truly want to hire me or not.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Really no difficult questions. They want people to say that they're willing to move up in the company, stick with them, and eventually become restaurateurs. Look through their videos and do the research on the company. You'll impress them if you know the 13 characteristics they look for in an employee and the restaurants motto, "food with integrity". They'll ask you what you know about the company and if you can work in a busy environment and get along with people.
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
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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