Crew Member applicants have rated the interview process at Chipotle with 2 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 66% positive. To compare, the company-average is 62.8% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Crew Member roles take an average of 8 days to get hired, when considering 50 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Chipotle overall takes an average of 7 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Chipotle as a Crew Member according to 50 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 35%
Group panel interview: 30%
Background check: 8%
Skills test: 6%
Personality test: 6%
Other: 5%
IQ intelligence test: 3%
Presentation: 3%
Phone interview: 3%
Drug test: 2%
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I applied online. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at Chipotle (Alameda, CA) in Jan 2017
Interview
I showed up to the interview expecting an older manager to interview me, but everyone was very young and full of energy. They sat me down in the restaurant and proceeded with the interview. They asked basic questions and even informed me about things I was not familiar about the company. Such that they reimburse you up to 5,000 in college tuition if you've been a team member for 1 year.
Easy, straight forward questions. Started as a group interview and ended up being offered the job along with 2 other people. It was very casual and no pressure. Interviewer was friendly.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Explain a time when you handled an upset customer?
Asked questions about what positions work best for you, why you want to work there, what makes you a good fit there, where you see yourself in 5 years. Very simple and open to answer any questions I had
I applied online. I interviewed at Chipotle (Los Angeles, CA) in May 2026
Interview
Very brief, was only asked a few questions. I felt a decision about not hiring me was made before the interviewer even sat down. I suspect the interviewer was not accustomed to interviewing and may actually only standing in for a manager that was not working that day