I applied in-person. I interviewed at Marriott International (Overland Park, KS) in May 2025
Interview
It was two people in the room for the interview. One manager was hard to read pretty straight forward . It was in a conference room and they stated they would contact
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Name a time when you had multiple things to do and had to ask for help.
situation type questions, how to handle angry people if they are waiting too long for check in, and if you have to handle a queue of people, how do you calm them down... priority questions, if there is a call and someone wants to check in how do you handle that situation.
Make sure you go in there prepared, and know what you want.
Also be prepared to answer some situational Qs on the spot.
It is not too initimidating as long as you are prepared and your resume matches what you have done!! ...you know, as long as you don't fake things lol
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
describe a situation when a difficult guest came in and how it was handled?
I interviewed at Marriott International (Irvine, CA)
Interview
scatted interview, interview did not remember scheduling the interview
waited over 40 minutes for the interview, mean while. seen the interviewer chatting away at the front desk. the male interview seemed to look down on me very condescending after I told him I married my husband im also a male
Marriott International interviews FAQs
Front Desk Receptionist applicants have rated the interview process at Marriott International with 2.4 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 83% positive. To compare, the company-average is 73.3% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Front Desk Receptionist roles take an average of 9 days to get hired, when considering 36 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Marriott International overall takes an average of 17 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Marriott International as a Front Desk Receptionist according to 36 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 19%
Background check: 16%
Phone interview: 14%
Skills test: 12%
Drug test: 10%
Presentation: 10%
Personality test: 9%
IQ intelligence test: 5%
Group panel interview: 3%
Other: 2%
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