I applied through a recruiter. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at California Pizza Kitchen in Feb 2011
Accepted offer
Positive experience
Average interview
Application
I applied through a recruiter. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at California Pizza Kitchen (Los Angeles, CA) in Nov 2010
Interview
Phone interview with recruiter. The recruiter called me and interviewed me about my strengths and past experience for about 30 minutes. Then set up my second interview at the end of the call immediately. The recruiter told me to go to a local CPK at a specific time of morning, before they opened. I met with a with local General Manager who asked me many questions about what my strengths were and several operations questions and some if/then questions about situational scenarios for about 30/40 minutes. Before I left, the GM set me up with a third and final interview with the District Manager who was the friendliest and most relaxed. The DM asked mostly fluff questions and some business savvy questions like about when was the worst day as a manager type of questions.
Interview questions [2]
Question 1
Tell me about a time when your store was not meeting your budget guidelines, what were some of the steps you took to rectify the situation