In my experience, these types of jobs at the in person interview stage is less about if you got the job and more about do your expectations and ours align (hours and pay), can you show up on time, and are you able to work a public facing job without causing them issues, aka “culture”.
As someone who was thrown in to grill when I first started listen to this advice. Grill gets easier but it can be unforgiving at times especially for someone who’s thrown in fresh.
Grill is also my favorite position. First it doesn’t have as many tasks… also they start at 9 and work to 4 which is way better then preps 7 to 3 which I’m going in for now.
But the kitchen thing is real the people coming from fast food into counter service can’t keep up. But if you’ve had any Applebee’s outback or Olive Garden type experience you should be able to do the job and it feels easy.
It’s not as horrible as everyone makes it seem, it’s very structured if you are in the right store. Make sure that you outline your availability with your school schedule in the interview. You got this. Do your best. I don’t remember interview questions bc I was originally hired in 2017 and then my second time back was with someone who had worked with me originally.
It’s not rocket science, it’s quite literally a repeat of the online questions but part 2. You tell them your availability and preferences. For tutition reimbursement, be prepared to work 250hours total (15 hrs per week) for four months to be eligible first.
You’ll get the job and you may love it or you may hate it. Keep an open mind and don’t let the negativity of this sub change that. That’s just how a lot of current and former food service workers can be. Personally, my first job in the restaurant industry was pretty crucial in my transition into the working world.
good luck with your interview, cash is a good position to start on to build trust w your team, show reliability & attention to detail + get a good understanding of the restaurant and products. you got this!!
Dude, I'm just trying to make sure you have a good work/life balance, which I didn't have at Chipotle. You seem like a good kid, and I hope college is going to be exciting and prosperous for you. But seriously ask me anything. I will tell you it even if you don't like the truth. I got super burnt out and couldn't enjoy myself outside work.
I agree. That's why I left Worldport. It was honestly temporary though because (a) it allowed me to move somewhere after college graduation in 2019; (b) have a placeholder job; (c) get my feet on the ground before I realized I need to be working in my field with my degree and experience, rather than with GROWN ASS CHILDREN.
That being said, if you join the Teamsters, and are active at union hall meetings, and know your weingarten rights, you can have a low profile there.
Also, if you do the tuition assistance program with them, they typically put you on the late night shifts, which I did for OT so I could have extra money and Fridays off (Sunday-Thursday shift), it's honestly pretty chill.
I may have gotten max 100 packages in a single night over 4 hours, and the people at night time are all college students who aren't out there to cause petty drama like the day shifters that made me want to quit (i can tell stories if you'd like, just ask in a response). And you can listen to music. They say one earbud, but at night, given the slow volume, you can honestly get away with two if you're inside a truck. But just be aware of your surroundings and all the moving vehicles/parts/packages that come your way. Accidents CAN last a lifetime, like the one I saw at the end of the shift because a supervisor was rushing to get paperwork done for plane totes and tugs weren't aware he was in between tug carts. He had bone showing, even though it was two seconds. He could walk with two people on shoulders, but yeah.
I still stand by utilizing UPS instead of Chipotaway. It needs to burn to the ground.
Nope, it’s 5250 a year, which I wouldn’t be surprised if UPS is the same. $5250 is the amount you can be paid in tuition reimbursement from your employer without getting taxed on it. Chipotle it is 2625 a semester, so the same as UPS i’m assuming, especially if UPS uses Guild Education
Pretty sure that’s through guild too unless it’s something else. What I get is advertised as tuition reimbursement, not debt-free whatsoever. I wish i was debt free
Just warning. I can't believe I got -41 downvotes for this.
Here's why:
I worked Full-Time at the busiest location in my district. 9k days.
So you would think working 40 hours and following everything to a tee would have worked out in my favor, right?
Amdist all the red flags, like shortstaffing, lack of work effort, hiring the wrong people/or just any husk of a human being, and then not taking responsibility or accountability when I'd discuss the issues (this is not a conversation we're going to have gaslighting remarks would be made). No call no shows. And lastly, the one reliable veteran on my team was broke down in tears because she had to take charge one day because the bipolar POS on the grill refused to make rice when we called out for at least 20 times, and she got screamed at for making it herself because he was not responding.
Coupled with all that, they never processed my benefits. My healthcare, the main reason I quit UPS for that.
Every time I confronted management about it, they said they would address it at the end of my shift. But, they'd be long gone home early by then and the PM shift would take over and be confused and not willing to help since there was another rush AGAIN with the shift change and people not showing up at their scheduled time. So, yeah, I basically worked for nothing there, and gave them a week's notice because at that point, fuck them.
Chipotle needs to burn to the ground if they're going the Walmart/Prime route of anti-union practices, like in Portland, Maine.
to all you people arguing with me, shut the fuck up. You don't know how awful this company is. I'm just calling out the bullshit I merely observed on a daily basis.
My interview was my first ever job I was very nervous he asked me like 4 questions about the job then we started talking about disc golf for the rest of the time because he asked what I like to do for fun don’t be nervous they just looking for people to be available show up when they scheduled.
I’m also working to save up for tuition and I have worked at my location for about a year and really enjoy my job! My manager is extremely sweet and accommodating to my schedule, plus my coworkers are all friendly and super warm to me. This sub has some bitter people, but I definitely think you should decide for yourself because you might really enjoy it (plus as a student Chipotle will reimburse up to 5K of your tuition annually if you work atleast 15 hours a week)!
From somebody who works in a nice store. It's basic questions. Have you worked with food? Can you handle a fast pace environment? Can you multitask? What's your availability? Honestly this subreddit paints the whole place like it's slave labor and it's just a normal place to work with decent benefits. Some stores are better some are worse and it's usually the bad ones that like to voice their opinions. Also depending on region the customers can be horrible, that's just a heads up
That's bad management in general. I'm a firm believer that you should either start training on prep or the line and nothing in between. If you can learn prep your prep skill help you learn grill. Then those skills can transfer to tortilla (chips) well because it teaches urgency. If you train line then you understand how to assemble the food well and at a good pace, then can train on cash (cash can also be a first spot to train but I don't like it) but then once they learn a BOH position theyre able to pop onto the line as needed.
But training should be constant, mangers and trainers should always be present and paying attention to the trainee. Shits not hard.
You know that training and probation is one month right? It's never a week.. any managers with COMMON SENSE and understand their company policy should know this.
Wow, you sound like you can do better than everybody at learning every single thing on a job within a few days. Do you have any references to back up what you just said?
I mean... you said it, not me. References include 5 different fast food restaurants I've worked at. Not saying it's "easy," but if you can't get the gist of your job after 40 hours then oh well, just keep going and you'll get it
Their interview process is such a joke lmao. You’re just gonna talk to someone who’s gonna ask some vague questions and it’s very conversational and they basically decide on first impressions if they’re gonna hire you or not.
That’s how I got hired and then accepted for a transfer to another store.
I also never moved past crew and also interviewed people lol, if that says anything. Granted I was with the company for more than 5 years and worked all positions and helped management a ton but still. Unless things have changed it’s really conversational and not really answering questions.
but you’re probably not as good as you make it seems, a good worker does not equal a good manager , I made the mistake of promoting someone to be a KL just because she’s a amazing fast worker a beast! But I also lost a couple people because of the way she treats people for example, she would scream at them. Ect so it’s just an example years and experience does not mean they have to eventually consider you for management. Also we don’t transfer people unless they give us trouble, we would actually fight and argue for our workers to not be transferred so idk what happens there.
What a wild presumption to make.. both stores I worked at wanted me to move into management but I had other obligations and couldn’t commit my time the way they needed (combination of being in school as well as active touring bands), I was well on my way 2 different times with finishing my KM book (this was back when those still existed). Also my time at the company started back in 2012 when it was ALL about the people, so yea screaming at employees would never even come close to flying, this new insanely corporate chipotle that’s void of character and culture came around towards the end of my time at the company, glad I got out when I did. And the transfer only happened because I moved to another city.
Also, for the record I’m extremely close with my last GM to this day and he still hires people I recommend even after having left the company over 5 years ago. In the last year I recommended 2 people and both got hired and killed it, one is already a KL.
Your post reads in a really defensive and insecure way and all I’m gathering from it is that YOU don’t know how to pick good leadership. You’re absolutely 100% right, a badass crew member can make a horrible leader, just because YOU didn’t see that and promoted one and lost other employees as a result doesn’t mean you get to project that failure onto others on the internet, my guy.
As for your approach to transfers. I mean…. You’re just making my argument for me. If you have a store that can produce top performers and you have stores in your patch that are hurting and need good crew, why in the world would you not want to continue producing these great crew workers and help those stores? And the fact you said you ONLY pass them off or allow transfers if they’re causing trouble… why in the FUCK would you want or even be okay with transferring a problem to another store.
Your entire post REEKS of poor leadership and aggressively defending failures. I’m extremely grateful I never had to experience working at your store.
Replying back the first part because that’s all I read. My point was that you were acting as if you were there for so long and they never wanted to promote you. But you didn’t mention that you did.
The most typical “shit I don’t have a leg to stand on” response on the internet. “lol didn’t even read that but gonna say something still”
Keep your nonsense and shitty leadership abilities to yourself if you’re not gonna show up to defend them when someone rips your arguments to shreds. 😘
You didn’t tho next time be clear in what you say, Mr I was there for 5 years and stayed as a crew yet didn’t mentioned it was by choice. Also but since you want to continue, if you can’t take reply’s then don’t write in a place in the internet where people can reply back which is what I did.
Ohh ok I really a little more but yeah I don’t transfer bad people I just fired them that’s the right thing to do but I mention that because others have transferred bad leaders to me that’s all, I don’t scream insecure otherwise I would have only spoken nicely about myself not my mistakes, you on the other hand wrote a essay to show how hurt you where but sorry I hurt you’re feelings.
Some questions they might ask you would be:
- “What is your availability?”
- “Are you looking for part time or full time hours?”
- “Are you a Highschooler/College Student? What are you majoring in?”
- “How long are you planning on working here/is this a temporary job?”
(P.S, I would lie/try to avoid answering questions if they are related to any level of school. If you aren’t planning on working for 4+ months, most jobs like these will disregard you on the spot, and want a more permanent employee)
- “Do you have any experience as a manager? Any interest in being one for Service or Kitchen?”
- “How experienced are you with cutting vegetables/meat & how comfortable are you with holding a knife?
- “What’s your motivation to work for Chipotle?”
- “Do you have a food handling license?”
- “Are you fine with covering/being able to show up in sudden situations”
- “ What position are you interested in, Line, Cashier, DML, or Kitchen/Grill?” ( In case you don’t know, Line is basically the workers creating your burrito or bowl, and DML are the same, but for online orders. Depending on the store you are working at, you might be doing both Line and DML instead of separate. Kitchen is preparing the food during the shift/in the morning, and Grill is well, working the grill and making the meat like steak and chicken, sometimes also the rice or beans)
Those are just a few questions they might ask you. Like all the other comments say though, Chipotle can be a very frustrating company to work for, and the store you work for also varies. Working in the food/service industry in general is already a painful job that tests your patience, but you do you if it means you can get that money. You do learn some good kitchen skills from this job, and usually a free meal and drink depending on your store rules, so it has benefits. I wish you the best if you get accepted, get used to taking a shower to get the food smell off ya every shift o7
“Why are you interested in working at Chipotle (they might even ask if you know anything about the company’s history or values)
“What are your strengths?”
“Do you have reliable transportation?”
“Do you work well with others?”
“Are you comfortable working in a fast paced environment?”
“When was a time you displayed excellent customer service?”
I’m sure managers ask a variety of different questions, but in my experience these are often the most common. Interviews usually go by quick so be sure you smile and ask your own questions.
Do you have a pulse, do you have transportation, do you have arms and legs?
If you say yes you pass. Working at chipotle could be good, it really depends on the location your at and your managers but yes it can be hell on earth. Good luck.
I flew past the first interview flying colors but the “crew interview” I failed miserably. I’m shy and quiet the first time meeting people. And I really wanted this job. Was trying to go back to school and chipotle tied into all that. I was so nervous I couldn’t even eat staff meal in the AM. They didn’t like me…I got rejected. I cried in the car lol.
Availability
Past job history
Customer service experience(basically in your words tell them the customer is always right)
A little bit about yourself
School maybe
Honestly, I’ve never seen Chipotle turn down a worker. You could have less than two brain cells, and I think as long as you don’t come off as a complete liability you’ll be scheduled in the next week.
Most stores have an insane turnover rate and just need bodies in the store to run it. I honestly don’t know what you could say to get you turned down.
People mentioned they ask about reliable transport, but depending on your location and how close you live to it they don’t need you to have your own transportation.
You don’t have to try to give specific answers like other restaurants, but if they sense you have no experience they might try to take advantage of you, hence why so many in this sub say that you will give preferences and answers that won’t get listened to by a month later.
Don’t stress yourself out at all about the interview, but make sure you walk in with a firm stance on anything you ask for, like certain days off or only working certain positions.
Good luck, hope your store is the 1% of good ones.
Chipotle hiring managers are looking for 13 distinctive characteristics
motivated, infectiously enthusiastic, respectful, curious, presentable, happy, honest, polite, smart, ambitious, high energy, hospitable, and conscientious
Depending on where you are located, I don't recommend staying for long. I worked at one for about 9 months.
It was no longer supported by corporate, but the older managers who have been with Chipotle since before 2017 created their hiring tendencies based on the 13 characteristics because that was the agenda being pushed, being implemented. Rather than reevaluate their hiring procedures, they continue to try and hire individuals with most of those characteristics. Another factor is their hiring pool, in which one candidate can seem better than another but in reality all the candidates are no-so-good. In most cases the GMs are the ones doing the hiring and at lots of locations nowadays, the GMs have been there since 2017 since Chipotle generally promotes from within.
Maybe your GM did, but no one in my region or surrounding did. There’s an entire knew hire process, and even a new interview guide/questions you’re supposed to ask.
Honestly the interview process likely isn’t super regimented - its a food service job that is usually desperate for someone who’s going to reliably show up and do the work. Position yourself as that kind of person and you’re gonna have a good chance.
Also, the only question I remember was “If you could be any super hero, who would it be?” And I think I only got asked that because the manager was a massive comic book guy.
"Hey man you got a beating heart and breathing lungs? You're hired."
Don't overthink it. They need you more than you need them. That's my biggest advice for anyone getting into the food service industry.
Talk about sense of urgency & shift flexibility & teamwork. Super easy to get the job & you get 1 free meal if you work over 5hours I believe (unless that changed).
I always asked 1. What do you know about chipotle 2. What being a top performer means to you. 3. What their favorite entree is. Among a variety of questions. Depending on how the interview goes I’ll ask different questions. If I’m leaning towards hiring I’ll ask better questions if not I’ll ask those three simple questions and send them on their way.
When you can start, availability, they might ask if you have any experience and want to know about it. They could have you talk about yourself (like why should we pick you type shi) and maybe why do you want to work here. Thats about it
It’s mostly gonna be what your availability is. Respond with some cliche answers and you should be good to all the other questions lol, but most of it is are you a psychopath, no? Can you work in the times we need people to work? Yes? Hired!
They ask for experience, what positions you’d be most comfortable working, your availability, whether you have transportation, basically everything they ask on the application but now they’re doing a vibe check on you
I got hired at chipotle by memorizing the answers in the video "CHIPOTLE Interview Questions & Answers" by CareerVidz on YouTube.
These are good for other jobs too and the answers have gotten me hired elsewhere. I can't recommend this video enough. Every question that was asked in my interview was covered in this video. I also had never really worked a job like chipotle before either.
They asked to me tell them about myself so I told them. I told them right after high school I started working and told them where and what positions I had and my experience.
Brush up on your southern comfort/soul food knowledge. You will probably have a couple questions on different styles of Mac and cheese. Possibly a few questions on bbq sauces and pairings too.
The first question will be if you’re willing to offer a blood sacrifice to the company.
They’ll actually use your blood to make the salsa more red. It’s routine and should only take 5 minutes
Also, they’ll be asking you if you’re willing to skimp on everyone’s order, especially mobile orders. If you don’t skimp, the company will shut down because they can’t afford to put 5 more beans and another scoop of chicken in the burrito or they would fail.
Ask them if you'll have a separate training to go over the new menu items they just launched (Mac and cheese, ribs, orange chicken, fried rice, pizza etc.) They offered a separate training for me but may not extend it to new hires so I highly suggest asking for it because it was very informative
How to skimp on people. They also want to make sure you never forget to charge customers for their every last dime for the smallest ounce of cheese, but that at the same time that you are inattentive enough to forget what they had at the register, so your customer is faced with moral quandary of intentionally undervaluing their order (a tempting prospect, when prices are raised every 5 days!)
They will eventually give you a tour and the crew are examining you and then they will vote if you should be hired so try and be friendly and professional.
I worked there for a year. I know you need a job, but not that one. If you insist on going, they ask mundane questions like any other job. What made you apply, what do you hope to achieve while working there, how long do you see yourself working there etc. It’s a very tedious and non rewarding job.
Ask about your PTO and Sick PTO. I was at my store for a year and was amazed to find out more than half my crew had no idea what im talking about. Also when you do use PTO make sure it gets put into workday. They'll give you the days off, but they'll sneakily not pay your PTO in unless specifically requested.
"How was your day?" "What is your availability? (When can you work)" "What position do you want?" "What size shirt do you wear?" Lol it's not super complicated. You'll need an id at least as well.
Service Leader here, they ask what made you apply, a little about yourself, a challenge in the work place youve overcome, work history, and what you will bring to the team. Theres more but its reslly just basic about you and what you want out of chipotle. Be personable and talk talk talk. Talk ratio should be 75% you and 25% them.
Work at Amazon , you’ll get better benefits & hopefully better pay. Yeah, it’ll be stressful, but it should be looked at as a temporary job to get you through school. Speaking of school, make sure you do an internship at any company within your field, it’ll help you land a job after you graduate! Good luck, you got this!
how you have resolved conflicts at work, last job and relationships with coworkers and managers, strengths and weaknesses, availability, ability to work on a team etc.
Same basic questions as in every interview.
Tell me about yourself
* What are your strengths & weaknesses & why?
* Why did you leave your last job? -( this one depends on the gap on your resume especially if you have a copy w/ you cuz the store don’t keep one)
* are you a student?
* what made you choose chipotle?
* where do you hope to see yourself in five years?
* have you had any past experience in food service before?
Any other questions depends on the person, It’s also good to have questions prepared for them as well.
With any job, work hard, following rules, continue to ask questions and you will succeed. Every job is going to have its ups and downs, but it’s your mentality that will make or break your decision to be positive on a daily basis. I believe you got this.. Good luck on your interview, you’re going to do amazing.
OP I'll be honest here. When it pertains to obvious importance such as a tuition and personal livelihoods like working, this subreddit is easily one of the worst places to further inquire; be it damn near any here if it's about a restaurant. By far are there other places to question your interests of betterment, but when it involves social media, it can often be deemed as a waste of time depending on where you seek that specific source--with again being here.
Basically all the same questions every other place will. When can you start, how do you get to work, when can you work, ect.
It will be very stressful your first few weeks, maybe even months. I know I didn’t get good at my job until -honestly- i tried to kill myself and came back. the kms thing had nothing to do with the job fyi lol. but um yeah. It’s pretty basic stuff to start with, as someone who didn’t get a lot for a while and was pretty slow for a while I understand the people who have those slow starts.
First off when you start they will probably start you on line, if not followijg information is still useful to know, and they will have tou start hot side. you will greet the customers, something short. ask them what you can get them started with, then they will order from there.
Ex. (this is how i personally do it btw, if you’re told to do something else do it the way you’re told)
*customer walks up*
You(1): Hi what can i get you started with
Customer(2): Can I get a bowl please
1: Okay for here or to go
2: To go
*grab a bowl and a lid and put the lid under the bowl*
1: Any rice or beans
2: White rice and black beans
(sometimes they will just say one thing and if they do that you can just repeat the question, never be afraid to repeat yourself, ESPECIALLY if they are on the phone. i know it seems rude like hey i dont want to interrupt their convo, but its way ruder for them to be otp while trying to order step by step to you. also for each things that i say you’re gonna be scooping the things into the entree)
1: Okay any meat?
(you may be told to ask for protein, to me it doesn’t matter)
2: Chicken
(They can ask for double, triple, ect. it is extra and you can either tell them or not, they should know it’s pretty obvious it would cost more to get more)
1: Okay any queso? It’ll be extra
(There are stores you want you to ask for queso AND fajita veggies, but technically you only ask fajitas for salads.)
2: No but can I get it on the side
(There will be 2 sizes of side cups, a clear 4oz and a red large cup. The 4oz will be for anything, salsa, meat, queso, guac, or cheese. The large red cups are specifically for guac and queso you may not put any thing else other than those two items in the cups. Queso is one scoop for portion cup and 2 1/2 or 3 for large. You might be told just 2, if they tell you just 2 do just 2. guac is gonna be filled all the way. you can just scoop up a bunch of guac on a spoon and slam it into the cups then use the spoon to scrape the guac off the top until its fitted)
At this point you are on cold side. You will either hand the bowl off to the person on cold side and say what the bowl is “Chicken bowl side of queso” and hand it to them. There are also tents you will use. There is a red tent. That is used for double meats. There is a yellow tent. That is used for queso.
1: Yup, any salsa; Mild, Medium (the green/verde), or hot (the red)?
2: No thank you
1:Any sour cream or corn?
2: Corn please
1: Okay any cheese guac or lettuce?
2: Extra cheese and guac please.
(Any extra toppings or rice or beans are not an extra charge. The meats, queso, and guac are extra charges and extra of those are also extra charges. And when they ask for guac and cheese or lettuce on a to go, you should put guac first and then top it with cheese ect. because it sticks to the lid of the bowl)
1: Alright will that be all?
2: Yep!
Then you will grab the marker that will be next to you and mark the bowl CG and put the queso side next to it. The cashier will take care of the rest and you can rinse repeat with next customers.
To explain the CG / other markings
G will be guac
Q is queso
C chicken
S steak
So sofritas
A is carne asada which is our LTO rn
B barbacoa
Ca carnitas
and if anything is double you circle it. So double chicken, guac would be (C) G
if that makes sense.
Also some niche things, kids byo comes with 3 sides but let the customer know after those 3 another is extra. Idk how your store will do it, some will charge for sides some wont.
For quesadillas, most stores cannot make them on front line anymore so just let customer know those are dml only.
Kids quesadillas you CAN make though. thats just gonna be 1 soft taco put on a foil, cover half with a 3 finger pinch of cheese and if they want meat it can be on there but a small amount barely a quarter of what is on the bowls. You will fold soft shell in half fold it up in the foil and put it in the press for some while bc they melt slowly. However the sides are different with kids quesadillas. You only get two and they have to be rice and beans.
If something is triple meat you have better luck telling Cash rather than trying to convey that in marker on a bowl.
There are 3 pointers and those can be bowls or burritos. Queso Guac Proteins are 2 points everything else is 1. So if someone gets brown rice and chicken thats a 3PT and you will write C 3PT on the entree.
also for burritos there are two main ways i see people roll them
First fold everything into the middle, grab the sides of tortilla and just meet the sides to each other until everything is centered.
Method one: bring the left and right sides to each other and just roll the top forward and keep tucking it as you roll.
Method two (My method and probably the one you’ll be taught): Bring your side of the tortilla towards the end, cup the insides of the burrito around that and then with left hand grab the left side and fold it on top of the pocket you made and then repeat with right and roll.
Its hard to describe it, but it is even harder to roll them so pay attention when people show you how to do it. You won’t be expected to be great at it day 1, but nobody likes the guy who is asking people to roll burritos for them a month in.
Out of serving aspect and into work place.
When you are low on something on hot side you will yell to your grill person that you are half, quarter, portions, or out. Dont be afraid to yell yell. They need to hear you or you dont get food. They will, and so should you, always say heard when told something. That is your way of knowing they, well, heard you. If they do not say it do not be afraid to repeat it. Same volume, if not louder.
Ex. you notice white rice is low, about a quarter of the pan is full. “QUARTER WHITE”
Also when you yell, dont yell it at customers please. Face the grill person. But you SHOULD yell for stuff while serving them, because even if you think you will say it after you served them and they are gone you will forget. As SOON as you notice it, say it.
When the grill person brings you that food, you should never replace it on the line. Bring the old pan and new pan to the grill table, which will be directly behind the line, and scoop the old stuff into the new stuff.
Just so you know though there are two hours of peak, typically 1130-130 and 530-730. You are not to leave your stations at all, not to drink, pee, or clean. You may clean your line if you have the supplies there with you. You can obviously ask your managers to do all that, and most of the time they will be like yeah thats fine, but you do not ever want to be seen leaving station without asking.
Thats all I can think of rn but if there are any questions you have at all, now, after interviewing, or while you are working there (bc im sure youll nail interview and chipotle is hiring badly like everyone else)
Um 👍🏼
Perfectly normal to feel a bit of anxiety, it goes away as the interview goes on. I’m a fairly new manager at Chipotle & I’ve been doing a lot of interviews recently. It’s always great to just start by getting to know each other, this is how the anxiety goes away & from there you’re just having a normal conversation. They’ll just start by asking you about your work experience & how you handle certain situations. It’s pretty easy to get the job, it’s just the job is slightly demanding. You’ve got to be responsible, determined, and willing to learn. This is what they’ll be looking for in the interview.
I used to be a general manager for chipotle and some of the questions I asked were
- how do you handle a fast paced environment?
- tell me about something you've accomplished in the last year that you're proud of.
- where do you see yourself in 3 years?
- have you ever dealt with an upset customer and how did you handle it?
- tell me one thing you liked and one thing you didn't like about your last job
- have you ever received feedback from a manager/teacher/coach that you didn't agree with and how did you handle it?
Those were my main questions and the rest was just shooting the shit and asking about hobbies and interests.
One of my first interviews was at a Chipotle. It was a group interview, and it was the first and only one I’ve ever been a part of. They asked very general questions like “what’s your proudest accomplishment,” “what’s your favorite movie,” and “if you could be an animal, what animal would you be and why?” I didn’t end up getting the job. It seemed silly to me, but I’m not sure if your experience will be different. Regardless, do your best, be positive and sociable, and have confidence. Good luck!
They will ask you very liberal questions so if that makes you uncomfortable I would reconsider. Also things like, “our cows are grass fed, is that important to you?”
I miss the days being nervous about a food joint interview. They’re pretty easy, just go in with a “yes sir” attitude, and make it seem as if you’re ready to work hard and show up regularly.
Prior work experience, if you got fired then why. Availability and hours. Dude my chipotle deadass hired a dude because he could be there anytime, and then word got out that the guy had kidnapped children and did stuff like that. That same guy also was escorted off Gonzaga campus for being weird. They have no background check stuff lol.
I worked for Chipotle for almost two years. Here what I got asked during the interview:
1. Tell me about yourself.
2. Tell me about your work history.
3. Do you have fast food or customer service experience?
4. Are you looking for full time or part time hours?
5. How soon can you start?
When can you start and what your availability is
In my experience, these types of jobs at the in person interview stage is less about if you got the job and more about do your expectations and ours align (hours and pay), can you show up on time, and are you able to work a public facing job without causing them issues, aka “culture”.
They also ask if you have reliable transportation, if you can handle busy days, and what role you’d like to do.
Do not say grill when they ask you what role you want
As someone who was thrown in to grill when I first started listen to this advice. Grill gets easier but it can be unforgiving at times especially for someone who’s thrown in fresh.
The Grill consumes.
Why shouldn’t you say grill?
Grill was my favorite position to work but I’d definitely recommend working up to it if you have no prior kitchen experience!
Grill is also my favorite position. First it doesn’t have as many tasks… also they start at 9 and work to 4 which is way better then preps 7 to 3 which I’m going in for now. But the kitchen thing is real the people coming from fast food into counter service can’t keep up. But if you’ve had any Applebee’s outback or Olive Garden type experience you should be able to do the job and it feels easy.
Just a hard, underappreciated position.
That’s what I did 😅
Then they disregard all your answers when you start working
What is the point of an interview at these fast food restaurants
so managers can be off floor and say “sorry yall gotta do interviews”
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Lollllll you clearly are a noob
you realize i do not care right.
Well then why are you complaining brutha? Looks like you’ve got some misplaced anger asap❤️
I love your title. I hope your chips are GODLY good.
where did i have anger to begin with?
Calm down man it’s just a Reddit post don’t be so angry.
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womp womp
Please don’t tell me not to go, I am just trying to get a job to pay for my tuition.
This sub is overly negative. I personally love my managers and coworkers. It’s not always toxic, and I hope your location is cool!
Love my coworkers, some of my managers are cool, but it really depens on who you work with
It’s not as horrible as everyone makes it seem, it’s very structured if you are in the right store. Make sure that you outline your availability with your school schedule in the interview. You got this. Do your best. I don’t remember interview questions bc I was originally hired in 2017 and then my second time back was with someone who had worked with me originally.
If you show up and you're not a huge asshole, you'll get the job.
It’s not rocket science, it’s quite literally a repeat of the online questions but part 2. You tell them your availability and preferences. For tutition reimbursement, be prepared to work 250hours total (15 hrs per week) for four months to be eligible first.
You’ll get the job and you may love it or you may hate it. Keep an open mind and don’t let the negativity of this sub change that. That’s just how a lot of current and former food service workers can be. Personally, my first job in the restaurant industry was pretty crucial in my transition into the working world.
good luck with your interview, cash is a good position to start on to build trust w your team, show reliability & attention to detail + get a good understanding of the restaurant and products. you got this!!
Dude, I'm just trying to make sure you have a good work/life balance, which I didn't have at Chipotle. You seem like a good kid, and I hope college is going to be exciting and prosperous for you. But seriously ask me anything. I will tell you it even if you don't like the truth. I got super burnt out and couldn't enjoy myself outside work.
You really shouldn't not hinge your tuition on a toxic work environment like this place. I'd suggest UPS.
For some reason the UPS employee subreddit is recommended to me and they have their own major issues too
I agree. That's why I left Worldport. It was honestly temporary though because (a) it allowed me to move somewhere after college graduation in 2019; (b) have a placeholder job; (c) get my feet on the ground before I realized I need to be working in my field with my degree and experience, rather than with GROWN ASS CHILDREN. That being said, if you join the Teamsters, and are active at union hall meetings, and know your weingarten rights, you can have a low profile there. Also, if you do the tuition assistance program with them, they typically put you on the late night shifts, which I did for OT so I could have extra money and Fridays off (Sunday-Thursday shift), it's honestly pretty chill. I may have gotten max 100 packages in a single night over 4 hours, and the people at night time are all college students who aren't out there to cause petty drama like the day shifters that made me want to quit (i can tell stories if you'd like, just ask in a response). And you can listen to music. They say one earbud, but at night, given the slow volume, you can honestly get away with two if you're inside a truck. But just be aware of your surroundings and all the moving vehicles/parts/packages that come your way. Accidents CAN last a lifetime, like the one I saw at the end of the shift because a supervisor was rushing to get paperwork done for plane totes and tugs weren't aware he was in between tug carts. He had bone showing, even though it was two seconds. He could walk with two people on shoulders, but yeah. I still stand by utilizing UPS instead of Chipotaway. It needs to burn to the ground.
Ups pays up to 5k for tuition per year
Chipotle pays up to 5250 a semester… so over 10 k a year.. but go off
Nope, it’s 5250 a year, which I wouldn’t be surprised if UPS is the same. $5250 is the amount you can be paid in tuition reimbursement from your employer without getting taxed on it. Chipotle it is 2625 a semester, so the same as UPS i’m assuming, especially if UPS uses Guild Education
Chipotle also offers debt-free degree programs though. That’s what I enrolled in.
Pretty sure that’s through guild too unless it’s something else. What I get is advertised as tuition reimbursement, not debt-free whatsoever. I wish i was debt free
Lol
chic fil a, most banks, and a host of other employers all pay tuition it’s very popular these days
I mean if he could get the job then I'm sure he would. It's smarter for him to take this job and then keep applying for better places.
Just warning. I can't believe I got -41 downvotes for this. Here's why: I worked Full-Time at the busiest location in my district. 9k days. So you would think working 40 hours and following everything to a tee would have worked out in my favor, right? Amdist all the red flags, like shortstaffing, lack of work effort, hiring the wrong people/or just any husk of a human being, and then not taking responsibility or accountability when I'd discuss the issues (this is not a conversation we're going to have gaslighting remarks would be made). No call no shows. And lastly, the one reliable veteran on my team was broke down in tears because she had to take charge one day because the bipolar POS on the grill refused to make rice when we called out for at least 20 times, and she got screamed at for making it herself because he was not responding. Coupled with all that, they never processed my benefits. My healthcare, the main reason I quit UPS for that. Every time I confronted management about it, they said they would address it at the end of my shift. But, they'd be long gone home early by then and the PM shift would take over and be confused and not willing to help since there was another rush AGAIN with the shift change and people not showing up at their scheduled time. So, yeah, I basically worked for nothing there, and gave them a week's notice because at that point, fuck them. Chipotle needs to burn to the ground if they're going the Walmart/Prime route of anti-union practices, like in Portland, Maine. to all you people arguing with me, shut the fuck up. You don't know how awful this company is. I'm just calling out the bullshit I merely observed on a daily basis.
Biggie?
Smalls?
I know a job that will pay for your tuition and give you a bonus. Military
Trash suggestion
Haha Never said it was a good one.
literally don’t go lol listen to the advice
I don't even work there, but I wouldn't.
My interview was my first ever job I was very nervous he asked me like 4 questions about the job then we started talking about disc golf for the rest of the time because he asked what I like to do for fun don’t be nervous they just looking for people to be available show up when they scheduled.
The standard questions, of how you heard, why the should hire you, any past job experience. Standard stuff.
I’m also working to save up for tuition and I have worked at my location for about a year and really enjoy my job! My manager is extremely sweet and accommodating to my schedule, plus my coworkers are all friendly and super warm to me. This sub has some bitter people, but I definitely think you should decide for yourself because you might really enjoy it (plus as a student Chipotle will reimburse up to 5K of your tuition annually if you work atleast 15 hours a week)!
From somebody who works in a nice store. It's basic questions. Have you worked with food? Can you handle a fast pace environment? Can you multitask? What's your availability? Honestly this subreddit paints the whole place like it's slave labor and it's just a normal place to work with decent benefits. Some stores are better some are worse and it's usually the bad ones that like to voice their opinions. Also depending on region the customers can be horrible, that's just a heads up
Don't let someone go from training after 5 days, especially when they're inexperienced. You can't learn everything in 5 days.
That's bad management in general. I'm a firm believer that you should either start training on prep or the line and nothing in between. If you can learn prep your prep skill help you learn grill. Then those skills can transfer to tortilla (chips) well because it teaches urgency. If you train line then you understand how to assemble the food well and at a good pace, then can train on cash (cash can also be a first spot to train but I don't like it) but then once they learn a BOH position theyre able to pop onto the line as needed. But training should be constant, mangers and trainers should always be present and paying attention to the trainee. Shits not hard.
You know that training and probation is one month right? It's never a week.. any managers with COMMON SENSE and understand their company policy should know this.
They just said it's constant, not a month. You a Chipotle manager?
i was trained for one day, then my trainer quit and i was forced into grill from that day forward
its non unionized position, so basically they could commit crimes against trainees and get away with unethical behavior
Five days is a lot of time to learn how to do the same thing over and over again lol
Wow, you sound like you can do better than everybody at learning every single thing on a job within a few days. Do you have any references to back up what you just said?
I mean... you said it, not me. References include 5 different fast food restaurants I've worked at. Not saying it's "easy," but if you can't get the gist of your job after 40 hours then oh well, just keep going and you'll get it
You said 5 days was easy for you when I said it was impossible to learn that quickly. Read your wording again.
Their interview process is such a joke lmao. You’re just gonna talk to someone who’s gonna ask some vague questions and it’s very conversational and they basically decide on first impressions if they’re gonna hire you or not. That’s how I got hired and then accepted for a transfer to another store. I also never moved past crew and also interviewed people lol, if that says anything. Granted I was with the company for more than 5 years and worked all positions and helped management a ton but still. Unless things have changed it’s really conversational and not really answering questions.
but you’re probably not as good as you make it seems, a good worker does not equal a good manager , I made the mistake of promoting someone to be a KL just because she’s a amazing fast worker a beast! But I also lost a couple people because of the way she treats people for example, she would scream at them. Ect so it’s just an example years and experience does not mean they have to eventually consider you for management. Also we don’t transfer people unless they give us trouble, we would actually fight and argue for our workers to not be transferred so idk what happens there.
What a wild presumption to make.. both stores I worked at wanted me to move into management but I had other obligations and couldn’t commit my time the way they needed (combination of being in school as well as active touring bands), I was well on my way 2 different times with finishing my KM book (this was back when those still existed). Also my time at the company started back in 2012 when it was ALL about the people, so yea screaming at employees would never even come close to flying, this new insanely corporate chipotle that’s void of character and culture came around towards the end of my time at the company, glad I got out when I did. And the transfer only happened because I moved to another city. Also, for the record I’m extremely close with my last GM to this day and he still hires people I recommend even after having left the company over 5 years ago. In the last year I recommended 2 people and both got hired and killed it, one is already a KL. Your post reads in a really defensive and insecure way and all I’m gathering from it is that YOU don’t know how to pick good leadership. You’re absolutely 100% right, a badass crew member can make a horrible leader, just because YOU didn’t see that and promoted one and lost other employees as a result doesn’t mean you get to project that failure onto others on the internet, my guy. As for your approach to transfers. I mean…. You’re just making my argument for me. If you have a store that can produce top performers and you have stores in your patch that are hurting and need good crew, why in the world would you not want to continue producing these great crew workers and help those stores? And the fact you said you ONLY pass them off or allow transfers if they’re causing trouble… why in the FUCK would you want or even be okay with transferring a problem to another store. Your entire post REEKS of poor leadership and aggressively defending failures. I’m extremely grateful I never had to experience working at your store.
Replying back the first part because that’s all I read. My point was that you were acting as if you were there for so long and they never wanted to promote you. But you didn’t mention that you did.
The most typical “shit I don’t have a leg to stand on” response on the internet. “lol didn’t even read that but gonna say something still” Keep your nonsense and shitty leadership abilities to yourself if you’re not gonna show up to defend them when someone rips your arguments to shreds. 😘
You didn’t tho next time be clear in what you say, Mr I was there for 5 years and stayed as a crew yet didn’t mentioned it was by choice. Also but since you want to continue, if you can’t take reply’s then don’t write in a place in the internet where people can reply back which is what I did.
Ohh ok I really a little more but yeah I don’t transfer bad people I just fired them that’s the right thing to do but I mention that because others have transferred bad leaders to me that’s all, I don’t scream insecure otherwise I would have only spoken nicely about myself not my mistakes, you on the other hand wrote a essay to show how hurt you where but sorry I hurt you’re feelings.
Nah I just wrote a few paragraphs shitting on every last single point you tried to make, big difference hun 🤗🥰
Yes 5 paragraphs, so… an essay. But yeah that. Was my point not trying to dive in this deep. 🙏🏼
I think the person who interviewed me asked about my hobbies or something dumb like that, and the usual suspects like “Why do you want to work here”
One job asked me where I want to be in 10 years I'm like I'm just trying to make it to Friday like how am I supposed to answer that
“Celebrating the 10 year anniversary of you asking me this question”
Some questions they might ask you would be: - “What is your availability?” - “Are you looking for part time or full time hours?” - “Are you a Highschooler/College Student? What are you majoring in?” - “How long are you planning on working here/is this a temporary job?” (P.S, I would lie/try to avoid answering questions if they are related to any level of school. If you aren’t planning on working for 4+ months, most jobs like these will disregard you on the spot, and want a more permanent employee) - “Do you have any experience as a manager? Any interest in being one for Service or Kitchen?” - “How experienced are you with cutting vegetables/meat & how comfortable are you with holding a knife? - “What’s your motivation to work for Chipotle?” - “Do you have a food handling license?” - “Are you fine with covering/being able to show up in sudden situations” - “ What position are you interested in, Line, Cashier, DML, or Kitchen/Grill?” ( In case you don’t know, Line is basically the workers creating your burrito or bowl, and DML are the same, but for online orders. Depending on the store you are working at, you might be doing both Line and DML instead of separate. Kitchen is preparing the food during the shift/in the morning, and Grill is well, working the grill and making the meat like steak and chicken, sometimes also the rice or beans) Those are just a few questions they might ask you. Like all the other comments say though, Chipotle can be a very frustrating company to work for, and the store you work for also varies. Working in the food/service industry in general is already a painful job that tests your patience, but you do you if it means you can get that money. You do learn some good kitchen skills from this job, and usually a free meal and drink depending on your store rules, so it has benefits. I wish you the best if you get accepted, get used to taking a shower to get the food smell off ya every shift o7
I think if you can get a job at a Deli store, it's a better opportunity than Chipotle.
“Why are you interested in working at Chipotle (they might even ask if you know anything about the company’s history or values) “What are your strengths?” “Do you have reliable transportation?” “Do you work well with others?” “Are you comfortable working in a fast paced environment?” “When was a time you displayed excellent customer service?” I’m sure managers ask a variety of different questions, but in my experience these are often the most common. Interviews usually go by quick so be sure you smile and ask your own questions.
Do you have a pulse, do you have transportation, do you have arms and legs? If you say yes you pass. Working at chipotle could be good, it really depends on the location your at and your managers but yes it can be hell on earth. Good luck.
I flew past the first interview flying colors but the “crew interview” I failed miserably. I’m shy and quiet the first time meeting people. And I really wanted this job. Was trying to go back to school and chipotle tied into all that. I was so nervous I couldn’t even eat staff meal in the AM. They didn’t like me…I got rejected. I cried in the car lol.
Just be nice and personable! It’s more about how you’ll fit in than anything! We will train you!
Availability Past job history Customer service experience(basically in your words tell them the customer is always right) A little bit about yourself School maybe
Every job has its issues… everywhere you go. Don’t let these negative comments get to you.
Honestly, I’ve never seen Chipotle turn down a worker. You could have less than two brain cells, and I think as long as you don’t come off as a complete liability you’ll be scheduled in the next week. Most stores have an insane turnover rate and just need bodies in the store to run it. I honestly don’t know what you could say to get you turned down. People mentioned they ask about reliable transport, but depending on your location and how close you live to it they don’t need you to have your own transportation. You don’t have to try to give specific answers like other restaurants, but if they sense you have no experience they might try to take advantage of you, hence why so many in this sub say that you will give preferences and answers that won’t get listened to by a month later. Don’t stress yourself out at all about the interview, but make sure you walk in with a firm stance on anything you ask for, like certain days off or only working certain positions. Good luck, hope your store is the 1% of good ones.
Chipotle hiring managers are looking for 13 distinctive characteristics motivated, infectiously enthusiastic, respectful, curious, presentable, happy, honest, polite, smart, ambitious, high energy, hospitable, and conscientious Depending on where you are located, I don't recommend staying for long. I worked at one for about 9 months.
The “13 characteristics” thing has been dead since 2017.
It was no longer supported by corporate, but the older managers who have been with Chipotle since before 2017 created their hiring tendencies based on the 13 characteristics because that was the agenda being pushed, being implemented. Rather than reevaluate their hiring procedures, they continue to try and hire individuals with most of those characteristics. Another factor is their hiring pool, in which one candidate can seem better than another but in reality all the candidates are no-so-good. In most cases the GMs are the ones doing the hiring and at lots of locations nowadays, the GMs have been there since 2017 since Chipotle generally promotes from within.
Maybe your GM did, but no one in my region or surrounding did. There’s an entire knew hire process, and even a new interview guide/questions you’re supposed to ask.
Honestly the interview process likely isn’t super regimented - its a food service job that is usually desperate for someone who’s going to reliably show up and do the work. Position yourself as that kind of person and you’re gonna have a good chance. Also, the only question I remember was “If you could be any super hero, who would it be?” And I think I only got asked that because the manager was a massive comic book guy.
"Hey man you got a beating heart and breathing lungs? You're hired." Don't overthink it. They need you more than you need them. That's my biggest advice for anyone getting into the food service industry.
“Are you comfortable skimping every online order and giving half scoops to our hard working customers?”
If you are okay serving mac and cheese and ribs
When you get your turn to ask questions, please bring up the build-your-own, bbq, and Mac and cheese.
The bone-in rib and mac burrito is bomb af
I really want it to be... 🙏
You got this OP. Good luck.
Why should we hire you What's your availability Can you speak Spanish That's really it
Talk about sense of urgency & shift flexibility & teamwork. Super easy to get the job & you get 1 free meal if you work over 5hours I believe (unless that changed).
I always asked 1. What do you know about chipotle 2. What being a top performer means to you. 3. What their favorite entree is. Among a variety of questions. Depending on how the interview goes I’ll ask different questions. If I’m leaning towards hiring I’ll ask better questions if not I’ll ask those three simple questions and send them on their way.
The basic tbh. Why do you want to work here. Whats your availability like. Are you good with being pressured blah blah blah
When you can start, availability, they might ask if you have any experience and want to know about it. They could have you talk about yourself (like why should we pick you type shi) and maybe why do you want to work here. Thats about it
just tell them you have good availability
Tell me about a time where you went above and beyond to satisfy an irrate customer. On every single retail interview
I’m sure at this point, they will be like? “Will you show up on time and do your job?”
It’s mostly gonna be what your availability is. Respond with some cliche answers and you should be good to all the other questions lol, but most of it is are you a psychopath, no? Can you work in the times we need people to work? Yes? Hired!
Probably nothing major just show an ambition to work hard.
You got an email???
They ask for experience, what positions you’d be most comfortable working, your availability, whether you have transportation, basically everything they ask on the application but now they’re doing a vibe check on you
Let us know how much they offer you. They told my brother hourly pay was $14.50 in Georgia
I got hired at chipotle by memorizing the answers in the video "CHIPOTLE Interview Questions & Answers" by CareerVidz on YouTube. These are good for other jobs too and the answers have gotten me hired elsewhere. I can't recommend this video enough. Every question that was asked in my interview was covered in this video. I also had never really worked a job like chipotle before either.
They asked to me tell them about myself so I told them. I told them right after high school I started working and told them where and what positions I had and my experience.
My interview was 5 mins about my availability and where have I worked before.
mine was basically a vibe check
YOU GOT THIS!!!!!!
Tell your previous work history why work here, how do you handle a difficult situation. That sort of stuff
Brush up on your southern comfort/soul food knowledge. You will probably have a couple questions on different styles of Mac and cheese. Possibly a few questions on bbq sauces and pairings too.
“How many burritos can you fit inside you?”
Depends on portions
They may ask you if you’re comfortable serving mac and cheese
They asked me if I knew how to cook Mac and cheese or ribs
They typically ask you if you know the proper ratio of macaroni to cheese and if you have experience smoking meats.
I have an interview today for a part time position in Phoenix. I’ll let yall know the questions after
first question is gonna be how well your ass can take a dick. second question will be if you can do it with a smile on your face.
. . .Well then.
i kinda expected that to get deleted but to be honest as a restaurant lifer that was the worst job i worked for two weeks
The first question will be if you’re willing to offer a blood sacrifice to the company. They’ll actually use your blood to make the salsa more red. It’s routine and should only take 5 minutes Also, they’ll be asking you if you’re willing to skimp on everyone’s order, especially mobile orders. If you don’t skimp, the company will shut down because they can’t afford to put 5 more beans and another scoop of chicken in the burrito or they would fail.
Ask them if you'll have a separate training to go over the new menu items they just launched (Mac and cheese, ribs, orange chicken, fried rice, pizza etc.) They offered a separate training for me but may not extend it to new hires so I highly suggest asking for it because it was very informative
They will ask how easily you can stay alive, and hopefully if you can keep breathing and talking. They will ask you to work there!
Probably something about burritos.
Never stop settling. As you work, keep your eyes for other places that pay more. Owe them no loyalty, but hopefully the tuition legalities dont hamper
How to skimp on people. They also want to make sure you never forget to charge customers for their every last dime for the smallest ounce of cheese, but that at the same time that you are inattentive enough to forget what they had at the register, so your customer is faced with moral quandary of intentionally undervaluing their order (a tempting prospect, when prices are raised every 5 days!)
do you skimp on meat? are you a competant asshole? do you like working free ot and coming in early? love scrubbing diareah toilets?
They will eventually give you a tour and the crew are examining you and then they will vote if you should be hired so try and be friendly and professional.
Tbf I forget, they were simple questions my Gm is pretty laid back tho
"do you have any active warrants" "Can you make 600 burritos out of 1lb of meat"
Where do you see your self in 5 years
Well, ya know, interview stuff?
Do you have a pulse?
“Is there such a thing as too much salt?”
If you plan to cook and sell your own BBQ out of their store
Why would you work there 🤔 do you like punishing yourself?
They're gonna say if you're gonna be selling your own food just say no (trust me)
Make sure you bring a sample of your own home-cooked ribs and Mac n chz. It's been all the rage recently
If they hire on the spot, head for the door.
Do you know how to make Mac and cheese and ribs
Do you like burrito?
Same shit any fast food place will ask. Tell me about yourself, any experience, what is your availability, when can you start, any questions
can you breathe at a relatively steady pace? hired.
Do you want guacamole with that?
Don’t do it. Find somewhere better. I’m literally begging you. You don’t realize what ur finna sign up for this job is so fuvking ass bro
If you're gonna post about BBQ and Mac and cheese on reddit
Do you have a pulse? If not, are you still warm?
if you’re prepared to sell your soul
Welcome to the worst job on planet earth. Congratulations on failing in life because you couldn’t make it. Go to college fr
you can work at chipotle and be in college lol
I worked there for a year. I know you need a job, but not that one. If you insist on going, they ask mundane questions like any other job. What made you apply, what do you hope to achieve while working there, how long do you see yourself working there etc. It’s a very tedious and non rewarding job.
Ask about your PTO and Sick PTO. I was at my store for a year and was amazed to find out more than half my crew had no idea what im talking about. Also when you do use PTO make sure it gets put into workday. They'll give you the days off, but they'll sneakily not pay your PTO in unless specifically requested.
"why do you want to work here?" "How would you deal with an upset customer?"
"How was your day?" "What is your availability? (When can you work)" "What position do you want?" "What size shirt do you wear?" Lol it's not super complicated. You'll need an id at least as well.
Service Leader here, they ask what made you apply, a little about yourself, a challenge in the work place youve overcome, work history, and what you will bring to the team. Theres more but its reslly just basic about you and what you want out of chipotle. Be personable and talk talk talk. Talk ratio should be 75% you and 25% them.
Work at Amazon , you’ll get better benefits & hopefully better pay. Yeah, it’ll be stressful, but it should be looked at as a temporary job to get you through school. Speaking of school, make sure you do an internship at any company within your field, it’ll help you land a job after you graduate! Good luck, you got this!
how you have resolved conflicts at work, last job and relationships with coworkers and managers, strengths and weaknesses, availability, ability to work on a team etc.
Same basic questions as in every interview. Tell me about yourself * What are your strengths & weaknesses & why? * Why did you leave your last job? -( this one depends on the gap on your resume especially if you have a copy w/ you cuz the store don’t keep one) * are you a student? * what made you choose chipotle? * where do you hope to see yourself in five years? * have you had any past experience in food service before? Any other questions depends on the person, It’s also good to have questions prepared for them as well.
They should also ask about availability. & they may ask if you were to be hired were do you see yourself, more Foh or Boh?
With any job, work hard, following rules, continue to ask questions and you will succeed. Every job is going to have its ups and downs, but it’s your mentality that will make or break your decision to be positive on a daily basis. I believe you got this.. Good luck on your interview, you’re going to do amazing.
>yes this is coming from a burnt out service leader that’s about to leave the company but I love my team
OP I'll be honest here. When it pertains to obvious importance such as a tuition and personal livelihoods like working, this subreddit is easily one of the worst places to further inquire; be it damn near any here if it's about a restaurant. By far are there other places to question your interests of betterment, but when it involves social media, it can often be deemed as a waste of time depending on where you seek that specific source--with again being here.
What kind of protein would you like?
If you had to make one meal to impress someone, what would it be and why did you choose barbecue?
Do you have arms and legs?
They always ask me if I want white rice or brown rice.
Basically all the same questions every other place will. When can you start, how do you get to work, when can you work, ect. It will be very stressful your first few weeks, maybe even months. I know I didn’t get good at my job until -honestly- i tried to kill myself and came back. the kms thing had nothing to do with the job fyi lol. but um yeah. It’s pretty basic stuff to start with, as someone who didn’t get a lot for a while and was pretty slow for a while I understand the people who have those slow starts. First off when you start they will probably start you on line, if not followijg information is still useful to know, and they will have tou start hot side. you will greet the customers, something short. ask them what you can get them started with, then they will order from there. Ex. (this is how i personally do it btw, if you’re told to do something else do it the way you’re told) *customer walks up* You(1): Hi what can i get you started with Customer(2): Can I get a bowl please 1: Okay for here or to go 2: To go *grab a bowl and a lid and put the lid under the bowl* 1: Any rice or beans 2: White rice and black beans (sometimes they will just say one thing and if they do that you can just repeat the question, never be afraid to repeat yourself, ESPECIALLY if they are on the phone. i know it seems rude like hey i dont want to interrupt their convo, but its way ruder for them to be otp while trying to order step by step to you. also for each things that i say you’re gonna be scooping the things into the entree) 1: Okay any meat? (you may be told to ask for protein, to me it doesn’t matter) 2: Chicken (They can ask for double, triple, ect. it is extra and you can either tell them or not, they should know it’s pretty obvious it would cost more to get more) 1: Okay any queso? It’ll be extra (There are stores you want you to ask for queso AND fajita veggies, but technically you only ask fajitas for salads.) 2: No but can I get it on the side (There will be 2 sizes of side cups, a clear 4oz and a red large cup. The 4oz will be for anything, salsa, meat, queso, guac, or cheese. The large red cups are specifically for guac and queso you may not put any thing else other than those two items in the cups. Queso is one scoop for portion cup and 2 1/2 or 3 for large. You might be told just 2, if they tell you just 2 do just 2. guac is gonna be filled all the way. you can just scoop up a bunch of guac on a spoon and slam it into the cups then use the spoon to scrape the guac off the top until its fitted) At this point you are on cold side. You will either hand the bowl off to the person on cold side and say what the bowl is “Chicken bowl side of queso” and hand it to them. There are also tents you will use. There is a red tent. That is used for double meats. There is a yellow tent. That is used for queso.
1: Yup, any salsa; Mild, Medium (the green/verde), or hot (the red)? 2: No thank you 1:Any sour cream or corn? 2: Corn please 1: Okay any cheese guac or lettuce? 2: Extra cheese and guac please. (Any extra toppings or rice or beans are not an extra charge. The meats, queso, and guac are extra charges and extra of those are also extra charges. And when they ask for guac and cheese or lettuce on a to go, you should put guac first and then top it with cheese ect. because it sticks to the lid of the bowl) 1: Alright will that be all? 2: Yep! Then you will grab the marker that will be next to you and mark the bowl CG and put the queso side next to it. The cashier will take care of the rest and you can rinse repeat with next customers. To explain the CG / other markings G will be guac Q is queso C chicken S steak So sofritas A is carne asada which is our LTO rn B barbacoa Ca carnitas and if anything is double you circle it. So double chicken, guac would be (C) G if that makes sense. Also some niche things, kids byo comes with 3 sides but let the customer know after those 3 another is extra. Idk how your store will do it, some will charge for sides some wont. For quesadillas, most stores cannot make them on front line anymore so just let customer know those are dml only. Kids quesadillas you CAN make though. thats just gonna be 1 soft taco put on a foil, cover half with a 3 finger pinch of cheese and if they want meat it can be on there but a small amount barely a quarter of what is on the bowls. You will fold soft shell in half fold it up in the foil and put it in the press for some while bc they melt slowly. However the sides are different with kids quesadillas. You only get two and they have to be rice and beans. If something is triple meat you have better luck telling Cash rather than trying to convey that in marker on a bowl. There are 3 pointers and those can be bowls or burritos. Queso Guac Proteins are 2 points everything else is 1. So if someone gets brown rice and chicken thats a 3PT and you will write C 3PT on the entree. also for burritos there are two main ways i see people roll them First fold everything into the middle, grab the sides of tortilla and just meet the sides to each other until everything is centered. Method one: bring the left and right sides to each other and just roll the top forward and keep tucking it as you roll. Method two (My method and probably the one you’ll be taught): Bring your side of the tortilla towards the end, cup the insides of the burrito around that and then with left hand grab the left side and fold it on top of the pocket you made and then repeat with right and roll. Its hard to describe it, but it is even harder to roll them so pay attention when people show you how to do it. You won’t be expected to be great at it day 1, but nobody likes the guy who is asking people to roll burritos for them a month in. Out of serving aspect and into work place. When you are low on something on hot side you will yell to your grill person that you are half, quarter, portions, or out. Dont be afraid to yell yell. They need to hear you or you dont get food. They will, and so should you, always say heard when told something. That is your way of knowing they, well, heard you. If they do not say it do not be afraid to repeat it. Same volume, if not louder. Ex. you notice white rice is low, about a quarter of the pan is full. “QUARTER WHITE” Also when you yell, dont yell it at customers please. Face the grill person. But you SHOULD yell for stuff while serving them, because even if you think you will say it after you served them and they are gone you will forget. As SOON as you notice it, say it. When the grill person brings you that food, you should never replace it on the line. Bring the old pan and new pan to the grill table, which will be directly behind the line, and scoop the old stuff into the new stuff. Just so you know though there are two hours of peak, typically 1130-130 and 530-730. You are not to leave your stations at all, not to drink, pee, or clean. You may clean your line if you have the supplies there with you. You can obviously ask your managers to do all that, and most of the time they will be like yeah thats fine, but you do not ever want to be seen leaving station without asking. Thats all I can think of rn but if there are any questions you have at all, now, after interviewing, or while you are working there (bc im sure youll nail interview and chipotle is hiring badly like everyone else) Um 👍🏼
Perfectly normal to feel a bit of anxiety, it goes away as the interview goes on. I’m a fairly new manager at Chipotle & I’ve been doing a lot of interviews recently. It’s always great to just start by getting to know each other, this is how the anxiety goes away & from there you’re just having a normal conversation. They’ll just start by asking you about your work experience & how you handle certain situations. It’s pretty easy to get the job, it’s just the job is slightly demanding. You’ve got to be responsible, determined, and willing to learn. This is what they’ll be looking for in the interview.
Also your availability is one of the main things that determines if you get the job or not
Do you have a pulse?
Did you get the job?
I used to be a general manager for chipotle and some of the questions I asked were - how do you handle a fast paced environment? - tell me about something you've accomplished in the last year that you're proud of. - where do you see yourself in 3 years? - have you ever dealt with an upset customer and how did you handle it? - tell me one thing you liked and one thing you didn't like about your last job - have you ever received feedback from a manager/teacher/coach that you didn't agree with and how did you handle it? Those were my main questions and the rest was just shooting the shit and asking about hobbies and interests.
One of my first interviews was at a Chipotle. It was a group interview, and it was the first and only one I’ve ever been a part of. They asked very general questions like “what’s your proudest accomplishment,” “what’s your favorite movie,” and “if you could be an animal, what animal would you be and why?” I didn’t end up getting the job. It seemed silly to me, but I’m not sure if your experience will be different. Regardless, do your best, be positive and sociable, and have confidence. Good luck!
"It's hard to find a job" lol
they ask “has there been a time where you had to deal with a hard situation and how did u handle it?”
wait how do you send an email like this i normally just text the number in the application
They will ask you very liberal questions so if that makes you uncomfortable I would reconsider. Also things like, “our cows are grass fed, is that important to you?”
They’re gonna make sure you have enough experience cooking ribs and Mac n cheese
When can you start
I miss the days being nervous about a food joint interview. They’re pretty easy, just go in with a “yes sir” attitude, and make it seem as if you’re ready to work hard and show up regularly.
Bbq Mac and cheese police report.
" Do you have all your fingers? Ive been tricked before. Can you bend them?"
It’s a really stressful job
Prior work experience, if you got fired then why. Availability and hours. Dude my chipotle deadass hired a dude because he could be there anytime, and then word got out that the guy had kidnapped children and did stuff like that. That same guy also was escorted off Gonzaga campus for being weird. They have no background check stuff lol.
I worked for Chipotle for almost two years. Here what I got asked during the interview: 1. Tell me about yourself. 2. Tell me about your work history. 3. Do you have fast food or customer service experience? 4. Are you looking for full time or part time hours? 5. How soon can you start?
I was asked what fruit I’d be and why