I applied online. The process took 3 days. I interviewed at Panda Express (Oxnard, CA) in Apr 2017
Interview
It was odd, because I sent in an unfinished application but they called for an interview anyway. Maybe they really needed more help or something, I wasn't told why even after it was brought up. It was very casual. I was wearing a dress shirt, dress pants, and a tie, but it was essentially a semi-formal loosely-scheduled conversation with the manager on one of the restaurant tables.
The manager actually let me into the kitchen to try mixing up the chow mein for a bit. Didn't seem too professional or structured, and while the manager sort of teased and stuff, he was pretty friendly, and the interview went well.
The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Panda Express (Austin, TX) in Mar 2017
Interview
Contacted by an HR Recruiter from California based on my resume. Was phone interviewed, asked to do a 5 question video interview immediately, and fill out an application. One week later I received an email stating after careful consideration I was not selected. 2 weeks later I was emailed by another Manager asking to interview me. I informed her that I had interviewed already and she immediately recanted her offer to meet interview and said it was a miscommunication.
I applied online. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at Panda Express
Interview
two in person interviews, both within a week. Then I got a call back really recently. It was all an easy process, Panda always needs workers anyways, it seems as if they're always hiring due to many people quitting.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
what do you know about us, why do you want to work here, why should we hire you