Shift Lead applicants have rated the interview process at Potbelly Sandwich Works 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 73% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Shift Lead roles take an average of 9 days to get hired, when considering 11 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Potbelly Sandwich Works overall takes an average of 8 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Potbelly Sandwich Works as a Shift Lead according to 11 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 59%
Background check: 18%
Phone interview: 12%
Personality test: 6%
Skills test: 6%
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I applied in-person. The process took 4 days. I interviewed at Potbelly Sandwich Works (Champaign, IL) in Jan 2014
Interview
I interviewed with the district manager and the general manager. It was fairly casual and they offered me the job that day. The questions were very basic interview questions about strengths and weaknesses. Go in with examples of leadership.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Tell me about a time you took on a leadership role.
I interviewed at Potbelly Sandwich Works (Bothell, WA)
Interview
It was super easy you just go in and talk straight forward make eye contact by nice and you get the job. I would recommend wearing something nice cause why not.
I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Potbelly Sandwich Works (Houston, TX) in Mar 2024
Interview
I had a two part interview, one with a visiting gm from another store and the second with the gm at my location. The first interview was a series of questions from a template they used with basic questions.. tell me about yourself, what experience in management do you have, what did that consist of doing, describe a time you had an issue with an employee etc. The second was just getting to know more about the store and what I'd be doing
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What did you not like in previous manager positions
I applied online. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at Potbelly Sandwich Works in Mar 2019
Interview
It was a 2 step interview the first was with the district manager the second was with the general manager. It went well. The general manager even I advised I ask for a higher hourly wage