I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Panera Bread (Southbury, CT) in Aug 2012
Interview
You submit the application online, you must take and pass the assessment. You are then called and given one interview, if you pass you move to the second interview. If chosen you will fill out all the necessary paperwork and then attend PLANET BREAD. Once that is done you begin your training where each day as long as you are training you will receive a free meal so you can sample all the good things Panera serves. After training you will be tossed into your position. Sink or swim! You are now a Panera employee.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
HHmmm....I would say Give me an example of how you helped a customer that was difficult?
There were 3 interviews total. A 20 minute call with a recruiter, a 45 minute interview with multiple managers, and a 1 hour interview with multiple managers and a mock call. The first real interview was like an ordinary interview with generic questions and why Panera. The final interview was pretty similar questions as the first one but you do a mock call to start the interview and receive feedback throughout the interview.
I applied online. I interviewed at Panera Bread (West Des Moines, IA) in Jan 2022
Interview
First, you get set up with a quick phone interview with someone in their Cedar Rapids office.
If they like you, you will choose which store(s) you want to work at and will be contacted by the store manager.
A proper sit-down interview will be conducted with either the General Manager or their Assistant Managers.
It was a fairly easy interview, general questions you would expect at retail jobs. If you are interviewing you pretty much have the job unless you really mess up at the interview.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What do I want to learn first the register or the food
