Associate applicants have rated the interview process at Panda Express with 2.5 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 78% positive. To compare, the company-average is 58.1% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Associate roles take an average of 8 days to get hired, when considering 21 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Panda Express overall takes an average of 13 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Panda Express as a Associate according to 21 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 38%
Background check: 19%
Personality test: 12%
Presentation: 8%
Group panel interview: 8%
Drug test: 8%
Skills test: 4%
IQ intelligence test: 4%
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Pretty easy and straightforward. People are very friendly and store manager will ask some questions about the experiences, hobbies, education, etc. Most of questions are very easy and relaxing, and store manager will call you back if you are the good fit.
I applied online. I interviewed at Panda Express (Buena Park, CA) in Aug 2022
Interview
Sign in Sheet
Wait for turn
Talk to interviewer
Might have to go in for a second interview if restaurant you wanna work at is at a different location.
Second interview is a checklist to see if you match the criteria/hours (focus in hours and tell me about yourself)
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Fast Food Handling
Hours Available
Tell Me about Yourself
Why Do You Want to work here
I applied through my school job fair and received a phone call from them asking for a interview. I accepted and I had an interview with the manager and assistant manager.