I applied online. The process took 3 days. I interviewed at Red Robin (Manassas, VA) in Jun 2012
Interview
I applied online and got called in for an in-person interview that same week. I was interviewed by three separate managers, the first (what I later found out to be a "mid" manager) and second I felt were mainly to keep me occupied until the third and main interviewer, the General Manager. They were all pretty friendly. After speaking with each for a few minutes about my application, why I was applying, where I was in my life (e.g. high school grad, where I was going after high school, what I wanted to do) and what I wanted to get out of the job, I was offered a starting job as a host with an hourly pay of $7.75 (a rate that varies amongst the hospos, I've discovered).
The interview was a straightforward and easy process. They asked about my availability, transportation, and prior work experience. The interview went by quickly and felt more like a conversation. It seems like they check to see if you fit in well with the team.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
How comfortable I am working with people in a fast paced environment.
Super easy going, was able to talk to them like a friend and barely asked hard questions. More like a conversation than an interview. Interviewer had a lot of calls during it but he wasn’t expecting me
My interview was a bit unique. I was interviewed three times, and the final one was by their manager, Christian. He was over an hour late, which I waited for. I never heard anything again from them after, which I found extremely rude after all that time I waited. It's clear they don't value their employee's time.
Host applicants have rated the interview process at Red Robin with 1.8 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 65% positive. To compare, the company-average is 69.3% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Host roles take an average of 10 days to get hired, when considering 71 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Red Robin overall takes an average of 8 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Red Robin as a Host according to 71 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 52%
Personality test: 12%
Skills test: 10%
Background check: 8%
Drug test: 6%
Presentation: 6%
Group panel interview: 2%
Other: 1%
Phone interview: 1%
IQ intelligence test: 1%
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