I applied online. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at Panera Bread in May 2012
Interview
(The actual process took a couple of hours before it opened)
When I drove by one night, there was a Panera Bread restaurant in the works for a grand opening and I happened to notice a "Now Hiring" sign. As soon as I got home, I applied RIGHT AWAY. In the morning (around 10 am if I recall) I got a call from the manager and ask if I could come then next morning at 7:30 am.; I accepted. The following day I went to the interview and I was the very first to be interviewed. The manager seems nice at first but as soon as he got me to answer questions, he was concerned about my lack of eye contact (I didn't mean to lose contact). Then he talked about my work history. Because I haven't had employment *cough* he suggested that I should go to a job agency to help me get a job. What I think is that he was being rude and making me real nervous, which I hate. When the interview was over, he said that I'm not qualified to work here just because I had no experience. I'm sorry but he is a jerk. He doesn't deserve to be manager.
I interviewed at Panera Bread (Virginia Beach, VA)
Interview
The manager that took care of my interview was amazing. Asked me questions like why I wanted to work there, my strengths, my weaknesses, what does warmth mean to me, what i would do in certain situations.
In Annapolis there were 2 interviews they asked me why I wanted to work there my pass experience in previous job & my availability honestly it was relatively easy and they were down to earth
it was a good process and they asked for my background and any other relevant expericen. They were very welcoming and allowed me to talk about my past and ask as many questions as i had.