I applied through an employee referral. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at A&W Restaurants (Waterloo, ON) in Sep 2017
Interview
Knew employee who worked there, got a referral that spend up the process.
Called and set a interview time.
The interviewer is on shift and working in a busy kitchen, expect to wait.
Met and interviewed in the dinning area.
Less than 15 min.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Standard questions about your best qualities and skills.
Interested in you asking questions about the day to day workings.
Interview process is simple, look to see ability to conduct job in training.
It was a very straightforward process focused mainly on availability and prior retail or fast food experience. I was presented with a few situations regarding dissatisfied guests and was asked how I would go about handling them.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
How would you respond to an angry customer demanding a refund?
It was a smooth interview process I met with the manager & the team leader. They asked questions regarding my experience & the duties for the job I applied for
Handed my resume in-person, then they called me back within a couple of days to do in-person interview. They asked me about who I am, what I like to do, I was literally a high schooler at the time so it was easy af ngl
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Describe yourself?
Have you worked in a restaurant industry?
Cashier applicants have rated the interview process at A&W Restaurants with 2 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 86% positive. To compare, the company-average is 82.8% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Cashier roles take an average of 3 days to get hired, when considering 8 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at A&W Restaurants overall takes an average of 6 days.
Common stages of the interview process at A&W Restaurants as a Cashier according to 8 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 60%
Skills test: 10%
Phone interview: 10%
Presentation: 10%
Background check: 10%
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