I went through 4 interviews and a final walk through. Very time consuming, overall a negative experience. Would never go through that many interviews again for a single employer! After your second interview, if they don’t make a choice, I suggest you decline
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What are your experience regarding employee investigations?
I applied online. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at HMSHost in May 2025
Interview
The interview process itself followed a fairly standard structure. However, each time I followed up for an update, it appeared that my application had been misplaced, and I never received any further communication afterward.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Can you describe a time when you had to handle a complex employee relations issue? What steps did you take, and what was the outcome?
I applied online. The process took 2+ months. I interviewed at HMSHost (Seattle, WA) in Nov 2015
Interview
I did a phone screening for the Seattle/Tacoma location, and was told that I would receive a phone call from the manager the following week, at a schedule time. I never received a phone call. I called and emailed the guy that did the phone screening, he failed to reply. On 1/7/16, I received an email from him, stating that I had not been selected for the position. Poor communication. I applied prior to Thanksgiving. I am disappointed with their follow through, it would have been courteous to have been informed that they were going to reschedule my phone interview.
Human Resources Generalist applicants have rated the interview process at HMSHost with 2.3 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 25% positive. To compare, the company-average is 58.5% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Human Resources Generalist roles take an average of 33 days to get hired, when considering 4 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at HMSHost overall takes an average of 15 days.
Common stages of the interview process at HMSHost as a Human Resources Generalist according to 4 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 38%
Drug test: 13%
One on one interview: 13%
Group panel interview: 13%
Background check: 13%
Skills test: 13%
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