I applied through an employee referral. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Whataburger (El Paso, TX) in Feb 2011
Interview
You submit the application and right then and there they'll ask you to come in for an interview if you look presentable. If not, you should call and ask for the general manager and ask her/him the status of your application. when you get interviewed, you will be asked questions about how responsible you are and to give examples of previous experiences such as "tell us about a time you helped someone." Then once you're done, they'll ask you to come back for a second interview with a different manager so that they can get a different opinion of you. If they like you, they'll hire you and give you the uniform if they have one available at the time. Then you must attend a payed orientation class in uniform as well as a food handlers class.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
I'm not sure, it was so long ago. I believe they changed the interview questions.
They'll schedule an interview with you and have you come in to the restaurant to talk with them. Mostly just asking about prior experience or why you are interested in the position.
Very easy very basic questions. Usually asks availability, if you have transportation, if you're in school or have another job to work around. Any specific days you need off. Nothing crazy
Did not get the job, was not old enough and so they could not legally have me on as a team leader, but otherwise I was qualfied and they were pretty friendly with me