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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based on 89 ratings - Updated May 16, 2025

Easy interview difficulty

Very positive interview experience

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

Oct 30, 2016

Anonymous employee

Accepted offer

Negative experience

Easy interview

Application

I applied online. The process took 4 days. I interviewed at Panera Bread (North Brunswick, NJ) in Dec 2014

Interview

the interview was quick and easy bc they knew my sister. so when i weent in the manager thought that i was my sister applying again. but when he found out i was related to her he highered me on th spot bc she was a great worker and he was glad to welcome any of her relatives.

Interview questions [1]

Question 1

why do you want to work here? be honest

1 Answer

Cashier/Barista Interview

Oct 25, 2016

Anonymous employee

Accepted offer

Positive experience

Easy interview

Application

I applied in-person. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Panera Bread

Interview

Easy, quick. Process consisted of talking to the manager and them telling me about their community. Very customer service oriented! I was happy to be a part of a company that cared about their employees and customers.

Interview questions [1]

Question 1

How do you handle a difficult customer?

Answer question

Cashier/Barista Interview

Oct 1, 2016

Anonymous employee

Accepted offer

Positive experience

Easy interview

Application

I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Panera Bread in Feb 2015

Interview

they have a high turn over rate, so they pretty much hire anyone. they were desperate. they didnt even ask me a single question. they did let me know that we had extremely rude customers. they wanted to make sure i could handle that. over all it was a really easy job Interview

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