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      Operating Partner Interview

      Jul 29, 2015
      Anonymous employee
      Accepted offer
      Positive experience
      Difficult interview

      Application

      I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Sonic in Jul 2015

      Interview

      The entire process took 4 weeks. 1st Interview: I was interviewed by a Supervisor which is the equivalent to either a Divisional manager or AVP at most companies he basically controls 9 stores. The interview lasted about 1 and a half hours basic Q&Awith me describing my past supervisor experience an job responsibilities on a day bases from start to finish while also describing my understanding on the meaning of food cost an what it's determined by. 2nd interview: This interview lasted about 30 mins I met back up with the supervisor from my first interview and had a chance to ask more about the job. He the sent out a mass text to all partners in the district basically informing everyone that he had an potential partner visiting his stores and informed me that this is a normal sonic procedure to meet up with a partner. So immediately I visited one of the stores an met up with a partner that was in the $90000 range an he answered any and all questions I had to ask while giving me another small interview this process lasted a little over an hour. 3rd interview: I met up with another supervisor at a local store who had flown in from another state. He gave me a Q&A session that lasted about 45 minutes and relayed all information back to the SVP and the first supervisor I met up with. 4th interview: I drove to a location about an hour away we met at a local Cracker Barrel where I sat down and was interview by the SVP for the first time as well as my future supervisor at the same time it last about an hour. This interview was my chance to show how bad I wanted the opportunity an sell myself to the company after all the SVP has final say on the contract signing. At the end of the interview the SVP looked over to the supervisor an " I'm going to be honest with you I see nothing wrong, I like the guy" it is then when the supervisor looked over at me an said " I'm going to be honest with you I've never heard him say that about anybody which is when my smiled busted out and the informed me to look for an acceptance letter really soon 3 days later to be exact. 5 interview: (The signing) I was allowed to bring my wife to sit down for this one which is when the supervisor gave her any an all the time in the world to ask any question which believe me she did shortly after my wife's Q&A the offer was put on he table an I agreed to the terms

      Interview questions [5]

      Question 1

      What made you pick Sonic?
      1 Answer

      Question 2

      Why do you feel we should hire you?
      1 Answer

      Question 3

      How many people have you supervised?
      Answer question

      Question 4

      Previous job responsibilities.
      1 Answer

      Question 5

      What is food cost in your eyes?
      Answer question

      Other Operating Partner Interview Reviews for Sonic

      Operating Partner Interview

      Apr 28, 2013
      Anonymous employee
      Accepted offer
      Positive experience
      Difficult interview

      Application

      I applied in-person. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at Sonic

      Interview

      Very thorough hiring process at this level of employment. Hiring process includes extensive reference checks, drug testing, and previous employer checks. Previous experience is almost always required in this position. Applicants generally come from within existing lower-level management ranks.

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      Are you prepared/willing to work 55+ hour weeks, including nights and weekends (odd hours included)
      1 Answer
      2

      Operating Partner Interview

      Sep 5, 2011
      Anonymous employee
      Oklahoma City, OK
      Accepted offer
      Positive experience
      Easy interview

      Application

      The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Sonic (Oklahoma City, OK) in Aug 2009

      Interview

      Submit resume and answer personal phone interview questions as truthfully as possible. Looking for the following qualities: Honest, multitasking, dependable, entrepreneurial, hard working, good work ethic, detailed, organized, efficient, good communicator, leadership qualities, committed, can deal with high stress environment

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      What would you say is your greatest accomplishment in your life so far?
      1 Answer

      Sonic interviews FAQs

      • Operating Partner applicants have rated the interview process at Sonic with 3.3 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 100% positive. To compare, the company-average is 63.3% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
      • Candidates applying for Operating Partner roles take an average of 14 days to get hired, when considering 3 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Sonic overall takes an average of 8 days.
      • Common stages of the interview process at Sonic as a Operating Partner according to 3 Glassdoor interviews include:

        Background check:  21%

        One on one interview:  21%

        Personality test:  14%

        IQ intelligence test:  14%

        Group panel interview:  7%

        Phone interview:  7%

        Drug test:  7%

        Skills test:  7%

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