I applied online. I interviewed at Panda Restaurant Group (Reno, NV) in Mar 2026
Interview
The entire interview process was extremely clunky and unprofessional. Showed up to a "job fair" style setup at the restaurant. The manager was just sitting in the middle of the place calling "next interview!" leaving it up to the interviewees to keep track of which one of us was next. 15 minutes of the manager asking me zero questions about my work history. She just yammered on about how much she lives working at Panda. Somehow I managed to "pass" this step of the process and got my second interview with the district manager. She was late to the originally scheduled time to meet over zoom. Then the store manager texted me and told me to join in 30 minutes, so I did. The District Manager literally asked me one question. "Can you tell me about yourself?" Again no questions about my background or anything. Told me I would hear back by the following day. No one ever called me and I didn't bother to reach back out either. With how awkward and unorganized the experience was, bullet dodged imo.
I applied through a recruiter. I interviewed at Panda Restaurant Group (Minneapolis, MN) in May 2025
Interview
Very poor experience. Recruiter reached out to me, and I was interested enough to start interview process. Told me there would be up to 7 interviews! My second interview with area ops manager was all I got to, he got on the online meeting, and it was clear he had no interest in me as a candidate. Cold, indifferent, and clearly didn't want to be there. Repeated questions as if I didn't answer them when I clearly did. Overall, aggressive and condescending.
I interviewed at Panda Restaurant Group (Glendale, AZ)
Interview
My interview process at Panda Express was friendly and welcoming. I spoke with a manager about my availability, teamwork skills, and how I handle fast-paced environments. The conversation was straightforward and helped me feel comfortable and confident.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
How did you handle a difficult situation, and how did you resolve it.