Waitress applicants have rated the interview process at Applebee's with 1.9 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 69% positive. To compare, the company-average is 63.4% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Waitress roles take an average of 4 days to get hired, when considering 37 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Applebee's overall takes an average of 8 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Applebee's as a Waitress according to 37 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 38%
Skills test: 11%
Other: 8%
Phone interview: 8%
Drug test: 8%
Background check: 8%
Presentation: 6%
Personality test: 6%
Group panel interview: 6%
IQ intelligence test: 4%
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I applied online. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at Applebee's in Apr 2014
Interview
A couple of interviews, they basically just want to kow your availability and previous work experience. You will do a few days of training and then shadow someone. Will need to do paperwork and watch some training videos. Then you get your own section.
I interviewed at Applebee's (Fresno, TX) in Jan 2025
Interview
easy standard iinterview, tell me about yourself, greatest strengths, teamwork mean to you, greatest strength, why you, why do you want to work here, how long do you see yourself here
I applied online. The process took 2 days. I interviewed at Applebee's (Metairie, LA)
Interview
All they asked was for you to tell them about yourself and why you want to work there. It was fairly easy seem like they hire almost anyone. You don’t need experience at all just be friendly.
Very standard for waiting job. Previous experience. Know how to work a till. Experience with POS systems. Also questions about expectations of schedule and workload for peak and off-peak hours
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What previous experience do you have with POS systems