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Cracker Barrel interviews FAQs
Hostess applicants have rated the interview process at Cracker Barrel with 1.8 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 66% positive. To compare, the company-average is 64.5% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Hostess roles take an average of 9 days to get hired, when considering 177 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Cracker Barrel overall takes an average of 9 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Cracker Barrel as a Hostess according to 177 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 42%
Background check: 16%
Drug test: 13%
Presentation: 8%
Skills test: 7%
Personality test: 5%
IQ intelligence test: 4%
Other: 2%
Phone interview: 2%
Group panel interview: 1%
Here are the most commonly searched roles for interview reports -
I applied online. The process took 3 days. I interviewed at Cracker Barrel (Cypress, TX) in May 2017
Interview
When applying online I checked the box to be texted if they wanted me to interview. I got a text with a number saying to call them. I called and we scheduled an interview. I interviewed and he told me on the spot that he wanted me to work there but I must go through a back ground check. I filled filed for that within the hour and was emailed back two days later asked to come for orientation.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Tell about a time when you made a goal, planned, and followed through to completion.
I applied in-person. The process took 3 days. I interviewed at Cracker Barrel (Cross Lanes, WV)
Interview
I was seated at a table and told to wait on the manager. It was just a few minutes and she came over and asked me probably seven questions. they mostly pertain to my restaurant experience what job I held previously things of that nature.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
They asked what made me want to work at Cracker Barrel
Quick conversation about my experience - I had none. Ended abruptly when the manager needed to return to the kitchen. I got a call roughly two weeks later. I would not work there again.