General Manager applicants have rated the interview process at Five Guys with 2.4 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 65% positive. To compare, the company-average is 69% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for General Manager roles take an average of 31 days to get hired, when considering 18 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Five Guys overall takes an average of 8 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Five Guys as a General Manager according to 18 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 23%
Background check: 16%
Drug test: 14%
Phone interview: 14%
Skills test: 11%
Group panel interview: 9%
Presentation: 7%
Personality test: 5%
IQ intelligence test: 2%
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I applied online. I interviewed at Five Guys (Orland Park, IL) in May 2018
Interview
3 interviews.
1st, a phone interview with the corporate recruiter from Virginia. Positive experience very easy questions about past work history and experience, also some questions about current activities and future plans.
2nd, a face to face with District Manager/Hiring Manager. This interview was at the store they were looking to hire for. The DM asked about prior work experience, salary expactations, and some questions about how I handled different situations.
3rd, final face to face with both Area and District manager. Very brief interview just introduction and they made an offer that I accepted right away.
Overall, very positive experience, the whole hiring process tool about 10 days from application to offer.
Good interview lasted 45 minutes just a bunch of questions about who you are and how well you think you will do. They want to get to know you as much as possible so be prepared for lots of questions
I applied online. I interviewed at Five Guys (Sarasota, FL) in Jan 2022
Interview
Interview was a 3 step progress. Interviewed one, on the on phone, then had an in-person interview with the district operator, had an interview with the franchisee and the district operator. Organized and straightforward. Professional and direct.
Lots of questions asked about customer service in hospitality industry. Your work experiences, expectations, salary base, how long, your background, how well do you work with a team, how long have worked, are you a team player, training expectations