Sales Associate applicants have rated the interview process at Panera Bread with 1.8 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 67% positive. To compare, the company-average is 70.3% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Sales Associate roles take an average of 11 days to get hired, when considering 76 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Panera Bread overall takes an average of 9 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Panera Bread as a Sales Associate according to 76 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 48%
Background check: 8%
Drug test: 7%
Personality test: 7%
Group panel interview: 6%
Skills test: 6%
Presentation: 6%
Phone interview: 4%
IQ intelligence test: 4%
Other: 4%
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I applied online. I interviewed at Panera Bread (Chicago, IL) in Jul 2017
Interview
They had called me on Thursday to schedule an interview on Saturday at 7 AM When I arrived at the interview the manager wasn't even there. He doesn't start till 9am, so I just left my number with the assistant manager to see if I can reschedule, apparently he had put down my interview for 10 AM when he said seven over the phone so not only did I miss my interview but I'm not getting a job over the phone so not only did I miss my interview but I'm not getting a job neither.
Other Sales Associate Interview Reviews for Panera Bread
Initial call interview was standard. Asked about my background and experience in my previous sales roles. I ended up passing on the next round of interviews to pursue other roles
I applied online. I interviewed at Panera Bread (Elk Grove, CA) in Jun 2024
Interview
Went in for my first 20 minutes interview with a team manager, who was reading off the questions from a paper. Questions were fairly easy I would say. I was scheduled for a second interview with the GM, but at my second interview, I didn’t interview with a GM. My second interview was with a team member from the Flynn group, which took about 15 minutes and similar interview questions as the first interview. She really liked me and wanted me to meet the GM at the third interview. Third interview came and it took over 30 minutes for the GM to come out and interview me. He was very unprofessional as he was talking to employees in the middle of me talking and had to take a call in the middle of our interview. Then he came back and said they are currently full staff and will not be hiring but will keep my resume. Overall, the interview was a joke and time wasting.
Easy interview that felt comfortable and was not intimidating. Definitely felt easy. I was nervous and it went well. Definitely do not worry if you’re preparing for their interview. You should just prepare answers to basic questions and that will be sufficient.