Applied online and was notified via email to interview about a week later. Group interview consisting of 1 manager, 3 crew members, and 6 interviewees. Interview lasted about 48 minutes.
Interview questions were pretty easy but the whole interview seemed like a complete joke. One crew member was on her phone a couple times during the interview (probably texting). Even worse, the manager picked up a phone call to his cell during the interview and completely disregarded what the applicant was saying. After he hung up he didn't apologize to the applicant and simply said "ok, next person." I know working here requires a fun and enthusiastic personality, but I didn't expect the interview to be such a joke and the manager to be so rude. I've experienced my fair share of interviews and I've never had one like this. Definitely makes me think of the company differently, especially since two of their 13 characteristics are respectful and polite.
Manager notified all interviewees that decisions for the 2nd round would be made by next Monday.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Tell me about yourself.
Why Chipotle?
What do you think would be the hardest part about working at Chipotle?
What do you know about Chipotle?
How do you handle criticism?
How would you deal with a rude customer?
If your friends had to describe you in one word, what would it be?
What is 1 strength and 1 weakness?
I applied online. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at Chipotle (Oak Lawn, IL) in Aug 2014
Interview
Three part interview: interview with store manager, interview with apprentice, and the final was an interview with the crew. They usually ask you questions concerning your passions and strengths and such. The final decision is up to the crew, so as long as you make a good, lasting impression with the crew, odds are you will get hired ASAP. Which was essentially my experience with the hiring process.
I had three different interviews with Chipotle at different locations and each had a different hiring process. The first was very standard; I met one-on-one with an assistant who asked general interview questions. The second and third, however, I was not happy about. The next two "interviews" were group interviews, where we were sat with a couple team members and were asked personal questions - very informal, and it was almost impossible to prove what skills I could offer as an employee.