Prep/Associate applicants have rated the interview process at Panera Bread with 2 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 50% positive. To compare, the company-average is 70.3% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Prep/Associate roles take an average of 11 days to get hired, when considering 2 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 Prep/Associate according to 2 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 33%
Presentation: 17%
Group panel interview: 17%
Background check: 17%
Drug test: 17%
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I applied online. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at Panera Bread (Charlotte, NC) in May 2015
Interview
One on One with hiring manager, basically just asks about you. Very informal and nothing to do with the actual job. More so just a conversation between you and the hiring manager to make sure you arent a criminal or something.
I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Panera Bread (Dallas, TX) in Mar 2015
Interview
The 1st interview was a group interview. The 2nd interview was with the Training Manager and the 3rd interview was with the General Manager who extended the job offer.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What is in your refrigerator, what's on the front, and what's on top?