Around 15 minutes and pretty straight forward. The manager asked me about my previous experience and 1-2 of customer service questions. Then he said about how many shifts are there and what they usually do in a day.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Tell me about yourself.
How do you know about Uncle Tetsu?
Tell me about your previous experience.
If a product is not ready/out of stock but the customer wants it, what would you do?
Quick, but had to ask questions because they were not very thorough. Initial interview gave lots of tips on how to be successful in my future interviews. There are three stages of interviews.
I applied online. I interviewed at Uncle Tetsu (Rosemead, CA) in Oct 2025
Interview
It only took a day for the manager to contact me to schedule an interview. However, it ended up being cut short due to my lack of bakery experience. She said it's possible for them to train me, but would simply rather not do that. At least she was honest about it.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Tell me about yourself. Asked about previous work experience and why I want to work there.