Bakery Associate applicants have rated the interview process at Panera Bread with 1.7 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 67% positive. To compare, the company-average is 70.3% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Bakery Associate roles take an average of 7 days to get hired, when considering 18 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 Bakery Associate according to 18 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 52%
Background check: 7%
Drug test: 7%
Personality test: 7%
Group panel interview: 7%
Skills test: 7%
IQ intelligence test: 7%
Presentation: 7%
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I applied online. The process took 2 days. I interviewed at Panera Bread (Palm City, FL) in Apr 2014
Interview
It was a quick interview with the psycho manager. I was hired on the spot. She went over the general manger's head. The shortest, most pointless interview of my life. I got a free drink so that was cool. She stopped in the middle of my interview to talk to an off the clock employee about his friend's interview.
Other Bakery Associate Interview Reviews for Panera Bread
I applied online. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at Panera Bread (Bowie, MD) in Jul 2023
Interview
The interview was fairly simple and straight forward. We met in person at one of the owners franchised locations for the initial interview, and was hired to train as a baker to lead their new location.
I applied online. The process took 3 days. I interviewed at Panera Bread (Quincy, MA) in Aug 2022
Interview
Very relaxed interview, asked me basic questions and availability. They offered me a job on the spot however, it was not the position I applied for. I couldn't make the hours work that they wanted so I declined.
I submitted the application in the store and had an interview with the manager within a week. I received an offer via phone call the next day. Overall smooth process.