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      Server Assistant/Host Interview

      26 Jun 2013
      Anonymous employee
      Cincinnati, OH
      Accepted offer
      Positive experience
      Easy interview

      Application

      I applied in-person. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at Darden (Cincinnati, OH) in Jul 2011

      Interview

      Applications online, but definitely best to go in and make a good impression (do not call/come in during lunch or dinner rush, as that does not make managers very happy). If contacted, first interview is short and mainly just to see if you are a well-functioning, normal member of society. If you pass, you get a second interview (if they really like you, you might just get hired after the first interview). The second interview is longer with a sort of in-depth personality test (ex: "Is it ever ok to come into work late?"). Once hired, spend the first day watching videos and being tested over menu items (if a server), or other various things from the videos depending on the position. Then comes a week of training with minimum wage pay, and after that, a regular schedule with a base pay of $4 an hour plus tips. My paychecks consistently even out to about $10 an hour.

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      "Why do you want to work here/what can you contribute to this team?" is always a hard one, I think, and it's one that you definitely have to think about and come up with a good, impressive answer for.
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