I applied online. The process took 3 days. I interviewed at Cracker Barrel (Ottawa, IL) in Feb 2016
Interview
Applied online in the morning and got an email later that day to call in for an interview. Called at about 11AM(Saturday) and scheduled and interview for Monday. Went in and talked to a manager for about 15 minutes asked me some basic questions about my past experience working in a kitchen and showed me a list of things I'd have to do for prep cook. Only had one interview.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Why do you want to work here?
Whats shifts are you available to work?
Tell me about a time when you didn't get along with a past co-worker, and how that was resolved.
Tell me why teamwork is important to you in a kitchen environment.
Very easy, get to know you interview. Just be yourself, stay relaxed, ask thoughtful questions, and if you vibe with the interviewer, curiosity, confidence, and authenticity, you will get hired.
I applied in-person. I interviewed at Cracker Barrel (Charleston, WV) in Aug 2025
Interview
Asked for previous experience. Asked for availability. Wanted to know how many hours I wanted and what I wanted for pay. They described the position, gave a short intro about the company, and everything went great
The manager seemed to have little knowledge on the position I was applying for and I ended up politely ending the interview because I knew it wouldn't work out for me.
Prep Cook applicants have rated the interview process at Cracker Barrel with 2.1 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 76% positive. To compare, the company-average is 64.5% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Prep Cook roles take an average of 5 days to get hired, when considering 17 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Cracker Barrel overall takes an average of 9 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Cracker Barrel as a Prep Cook according to 17 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 42%
Background check: 23%
Skills test: 10%
Presentation: 6%
Other: 3%
Phone interview: 3%
IQ intelligence test: 3%
Personality test: 3%
Drug test: 3%
Group panel interview: 3%
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