The process took 1+ week. I interviewed at Panera Bread
Interview
Applied for General manager opening on their own website. First interview is about an hour long and over the phone. 10 minutes into I was told they do not hire general managers; rather only do promotions to it. So if I wanted the job it would only be as an assistant manager. Don't be fooled by job posting.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
they want to know about previous management experience
I interviewed at Panera Bread (Lake Los Angeles, CA) in Jan 2018
Interview
Straight forward and very approachable. Couldn’t meet my salary requirements but very good company . Would definitely work for them if the salary requirements were met. Thanks for the opportunity
I applied online. The process took 6 weeks. I interviewed at Panera Bread (Columbus, OH) in Feb 2015
Interview
It was extremely long, but in my situation it was more of a location issue that made me have to interview with multiple directors. When being hired in for a management position you are supposed to live central to your district so you can work in any of the locations if needed. After that you will do a working interview. Basically you go in and work for four hours to see if you mesh well with the team. It is actually a great thing for you and them, if you actually dive in and work and not just stand around the whole time. It will give you a pretty good idea what you are getting into and if you like it. They are very straight forward, and based on what I am told they do a lot of interviewing, so be the best you can be here, impress them. It was durning the interview I found out they will only hire in management at the Assistant level, all positions past that are internal promotes.
