I applied to Panera twice and never got a call or anything like that. Then, several months later, my best friend that has worked at this particular Panera referred me to her managers because she knew I was desperate for some part-time summer work. I went in one day to talk to one of the managers, who found out shortly that I was only wanting to work for the summer as I'd be going back to college in late August. I had a friendly, brief chat with the manager but he ultimately told me he wasn't looking to hire a temporary worker. However, he called me a few days later saying he in fact did want to hire me, as he thought I had a great attitude and was very bright from the short meeting we had. So I didn't ever get formally interviewed. From what I've heard about the interview process here though, it's like any other retail or food industry interview for a sales associate/cashier position. Very laid-back, conversational, etc.