Line Cook applicants have rated the interview process at Darden with 1.9 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 75% positive. To compare, the company-average is 72.1% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Line Cook roles take an average of 7 days to get hired, when considering 12 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Darden overall takes an average of 12 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Darden as a Line Cook according to 12 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 52%
Skills test: 14%
Background check: 10%
Other: 10%
Drug test: 5%
Personality test: 5%
Presentation: 5%
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I applied online. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at Darden (Paramus, NJ) in Dec 2012
Interview
It was before restaurant open to public. It was a group of people interviewing. Depending on job applying for you spoke to specific manager. Received tour of establishment. Manager reviewed benefits & salary. When I was hired, I had phone interview to go over W2 forms.
I applied online. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at Darden (Sunrise, FL)
Interview
Never longer than 30 min. Make sure you ask about the many benefits that they have such as health insurance and pension plans. Most of the people in the industry are immature so try to come prepared or at the least look prepared.
I applied online. I interviewed at Darden (Spartanburg, SC) in Jan 2021
Interview
Very thorough and positive experience. Was asked to give examples of different scenarios in the kitchen from previous experience and what kind of work and behavior was expected. Manager was friendly and informative.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Provide an example of a situation in which you had to communicate in order to get the job done from your past experience
Super easy and straight forward. A few questions about past experience and that was it. You meet with the general manager as well as the kitchen manager to determine if you will be a good fit with the current employees.