I applied online. The process took 5 days. I interviewed at Applebee's (Steubenville, OH) in Aug 2013
Interview
Nothing too elaborate at all. I sat down with the hiring manager and answered a few questions which only took about 10-15 minutes. Pretty relaxed. And even though I has no serving experience, they said they were willing to take a chance on me because I'd described that I was a hard worker and could handle a fast paced environment.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Tell us a little bit about yourself. Why do you think you would be a good server?
I applied through an employee referral. I interviewed at Applebee's
Interview
In person interview. They asked many personality fit questions. Seemed like they care more about if you fit their vibe rather than your experience or aptitude as a server. Quite liked my interviewer honestly.
“The interview process typically starts with an application review, followed by an interview with the manager to assess customer service skills, availability, and experience. Depending on the role, there may be situational or behavioural questions to understand how candidates handle teamwork, fast-paced environments, and customer interactions. Successful candidates may then proceed to onboarding and training.”
Did an interview with assistant manager, lasted five minutes and they wanted to do another interview with the head manager.
Only asked me two questions which was weird, I never had an interview like that before.
Pretty pointless imo and I don't think they respect your time well - from reading other reviews it seems quite unconviential though so maybe it was just a weird store.