I applied online. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Panda Express (Joliet, IL)
Interview
I went to an in-person interview, and then I had to go to a trial run and spend a day at a restaurant. That would have been fine, but it was probably the worst interview experience in my 20 year career. I had to drive to a restaurant over 90 miles away as my local restaurant was not yet open. The General Manager I shadowed was awful. They told me she was a real "people person", but if I ever spoke to my employees as she spoke to me, I would never keep anyone around. She was rude, demanding, and just all around awful. If this is the type of manager the company wants, then I would stay very far away.
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I applied online. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at Panda Express (Fremont, CA) in Feb 2018
Interview
Received a call to schedule an interview for the next week. went in, sat at one of the dining tables and a manager greeted me. He asked me simple questions. I was looking for a summer job, but they were looking for someone to come in for spring.
It was a video interview. The emailed me with a link and a log in key to sign in with. They show you questions and you record your answers after a given amount of time.