I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Maggiano's in Apr 2014
Interview
I was a little early but I had to wait an hour and then the interview was like 20 minutes, The interviewer was nice and liked what I said, she didn't tell me about the company and what they are about, she didn't ask me questions, I had to ask her if I could ask her questions.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
If you were a customer that was angry at the food and the service what would you want the employer to do without you saying so.
Thorough and two rounds of interview. One was 15 min long the other was 30 min. Depends on who interviews you but overall pretty simple and make sure to have some sort of basis to talk about.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
When is a time you faced a challenge and how did you resolve it.
I interviewed at Maggiano's (Oakbrook Terrace, IL)
Interview
Automated interview set up process was nice. Short interview with tell me abt yourself and some behavioral questions. Shorter than anticipated but all staff was super nice while I was there.
I applied online. I interviewed at Maggiano's (Short Pump, VA)
Interview
I had to apply online. There was one of those long surveys to gauge your responses about how you would react in various situations that was lengthy. After that, the in person interview was simple.
Hostess applicants have rated the interview process at Maggiano's with 2 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 74% positive. To compare, the company-average is 66.7% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Hostess roles take an average of 6 days to get hired, when considering 22 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Maggiano's overall takes an average of 7 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Maggiano's as a Hostess according to 22 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 45%
Personality test: 28%
Skills test: 14%
Background check: 7%
Presentation: 3%
Other: 3%
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