General Manager applicants have rated the interview process at Denny's with 2.7 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 50% positive. To compare, the company-average is 62.4% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for General Manager roles take an average of 13 days to get hired, when considering 8 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Denny's overall takes an average of 8 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Denny's as a General Manager according to 8 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 25%
Phone interview: 22%
Background check: 19%
Drug test: 16%
Personality test: 6%
Group panel interview: 3%
Other: 3%
Presentation: 3%
Skills test: 3%
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I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Denny's (Anchorage, AK) in Jan 2024
Interview
It was extremely easy. They do not ask a lot of questions. It is mainly background information they are after. Basically as long as you have a pulse they will hire you due to the fact they are 24 hours
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
How long have you been in food service?
Are you will to work day and nights? and Nighturn?
I applied online. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Denny's (Ontario, CA) in Mar 2019
Interview
I met with the director of operations and had a delightful interview. We were in the restaurant setting. I learned about her background as well as she asked me about mine. I also learned history of the restaurants. The interview was pretty relaxed as far as I didn't feel pressure or intimidation. I was able to be myself.
I applied online. The process took 5 days. I interviewed at Denny's (Houston, TX) in Jan 2017
Interview
Hiring manager was late. Seemed distracted. Asked questions I would ask a dish washer. He then kept looking at his phone. He was unprepared. Then he stepped out to smoke. I wouldn't wanna work for this guy