Is it hard to get hired as a Cashier/Barista at Panera Bread?

Cashier/Barista 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 74% positive. To compare, the company-average is 70.3% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.

How long does it take to get hired as a Cashier/Barista at Panera Bread?

Candidates applying for Cashier/Barista roles take an average of 6 days to get hired, when considering 87 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Panera Bread overall takes an average of 9 days.

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Panera Bread Cashier/Barista interview questions

based on 89 ratings - Updated May 16, 2025

Easy interview difficulty

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How others got an interview

74%
Applied online
Applied online
16%
In Person
In Person
10%
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89 interviews

Cashier/Barista Interview

Aug 2, 2013

Anonymous employee

Accepted offer

Neutral experience

Easy interview

Application

I applied online. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at Panera Bread (Collegeville, PA) in Jun 2013

Interview

Pretty simple interview. If you have no job experience then they wont ask you too many questions about previous responsibilities and such. They make you feel confident and will probably give you the job. It doesn't tale much to be able to work there.

Interview questions [1]

Question 1

There really weren't any unexpected questions. They might ask for an example of a time when you had to deal with a difficult customer or employee.

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Cashier/Barista Interview

Jul 9, 2013

Anonymous employee

Accepted offer

Application

I applied in-person. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at Panera Bread (Knoxville, TN)

Interview

They had a sign for mass hiring so I submitted my application in person to the manager. Got a call to interview a few days later. Went it in one afternoon, came in the next day for paperwork and I started the following weekend. Interview itself wasn't that hard, just the usual series of questions.

Interview questions [1]

Question 1

No difficult questions, just the usual. Why do you want to work here, what is your favorite thing about Panera, give an example of excellent customer service, etc.

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Cashier/Barista Interview

Jun 20, 2013

Anonymous Interview Candidate

No offer

Application

I applied online. I interviewed at Panera Bread

Interview

Process was easy and fast. Managers were nice.

Interview questions [1]

Question 1

If you could be any type of animal what would you be

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