Interview tips for chipotle crew member?
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Just read an article from Fortune about people feeling too burnt out to apply for jobs. Is that you? I get it. This paragraph really summed it up for me: "Compounding the immobility: job seekers are being ghosted at a three-year high, with more than half of applicants reporting no response from employers in the past year. Hiring experts connect the trend directly to AI-inflated application volumes overwhelming recruiters — the same feedback loop burning candidates out. [...]"
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Starting off with some extreme fine points for food service and entry jobs. Wear a collared shirt to the interview: shorts and a ripped t-shirt is weekend wear. Have clean hands and fingernails with your cuticles properly taken care of. Do not under any circumstances have nail polish on. Avoid touching your face. If you need to cough, turn and cough into your elbow. If they get practical, wash your hands, dry your hands, and put on the gloves. Beyond that, know what your favorite item is, know how you've handled a difficult situation and deescalated customers, friends, teachers, or parents from being upset - it can be minor. Just remember some day someone will walk in just as youve started your shift and be upset for a wrong order you didnt make and the manager will already be busy - just show that you can provide grace under pressure. And for when service is going well, ask about what special things they look for to make the customer experience one to member. Lastly, not charging for guacamole is theft - don't say it in the interview, but remember that the person on the other side wants to know that you are clean, not going to get customers sick, personable, able to operate efficiently, and most importantly: going to ensure they make money.
Amazing answer!
Go in and be your best perky friendly self. Present yourself as a customer oriented positive person. Good luck on your interview.
Be yourself and be prepared to ask customer service oriented questions. If you need examples of questions to practice, you can have Chat GPT write some for you. Best of luck to you.
Oh last tip and this is hugely important: An interview is a two way street. You may find out you hate the place during the process. You may hate the manager. You may dislike something strongly. And then, you may or may not get the job. If you don't get the job - don't think of it as a character flaw on your part - remember you didn't like it anyway and it was a mutual decision. If they did offer it to you, it is still your choice to say yes or no - but don't be surprised if you don't like it. Point being, for all interviews including future ones, learning to process rejection and refine your message is important. It is also important to know how to say, "no thank you" to a job that won't work out.