Line Cook applicants have rated the interview process at Panera Bread with 1.9 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 74% positive. To compare, the company-average is 70.3% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Line Cook roles take an average of 8 days to get hired, when considering 60 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Panera Bread overall takes an average of 9 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Panera Bread as a Line Cook according to 60 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 39%
Skills test: 13%
Phone interview: 12%
Drug test: 8%
Other: 6%
Presentation: 6%
Personality test: 5%
Group panel interview: 5%
Background check: 5%
IQ intelligence test: 2%
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I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Panera Bread (San Bernardino, CA) in Oct 2016
Interview
Very easy, applied online and got a call from the GM a week later to come in an interview with his assistant manager, she was very nice and polite and interview was mostly personal questions. Got a call for a second interview maybe two days after
Casual interview process, so you can wear t-shirt, jeans, and tennis shoes. The interview was only get-to-know you questions and then asking when you can start from what I can remember.
The interview was brief and friendly. The manager asked about my availability, teamwork, and kitchen experience, plus how I handle customers, pressure, and cleanliness. I explained my skills and enthusiasm.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What is your availability, and how would you handle customer requests or complaints during a busy rush?
Ask situational questions and how you would handle them. every thing was chill and to the point. Just dont be a moron and youll get the questions right, there is almost no wrong answer,