I applied online. The process took 5 days. I interviewed at Chipotle in Dec 2014
Interview
So there was a new chipotle opening in my town so I applied online when a friend of mine told e about it. I got an email 3 days later asking me to show up on Dec. 31st (Wednesday) at any time from 11 am - 5 pm. That day was the day that everyone who applied on chipotle would be interviewed in group interviews to save time. I showed up at 11:30 because I wanted to avoid the initial crowd. I'm so glad that I did because I walked in on an interview happening with 6 people all sat at one table in the restaurant going through the interview together. There was one other person who was also waiting to be interviewed with me. I got to have my interview with only one other person instead of 6, so i felt this was better because I didn't have as much to "compete" with. The manager was interviewing me. He asking me what i wanted to be when I grew up and where I wanted to attend college. He then proceeded to tell me all about the scholarships they offer some workers. He asked how much I wanted to work which was about 20 hours a week. I was called back two days later (Friday Jan 2) and asked to return for a second interview on 3:30 pm on Monday (Jan 5). I went in at about 3:20 pm. Two people were being interviewed at the same time so they asked me to sit and wait. I was happy I went early because I knew exactly how to act during the interview. One of the people being interviewed was so energetic and "bubbly" (which is the word he repeated so many times) while the other was still polite, but very shy. I knew to act like the energetic one, so that's what I did. I smiled SO much. He did comment on how nice my smile was and by the end offered me the job. He asked me what i expected to make and I said minimum wage, and he said the pay was $9 an hour which was better than i expected. He mentioned that I was the last minor that he was able to hire, which made me so happy that I got the interview when I did!
** The hardest part of the interview is acting energetic and trying not to look nervous. I struggled with this the most and he did call me out on it.**
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
How are you planning to keep your 4.0 up, and if you couldn't what would you do? Why do you think personality is so important in this work environment?
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%
Here are the most commonly searched roles for interview reports -