Hostess applicants have rated the interview process at The Cheesecake Factory with 2 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 72% positive. To compare, the company-average is 71.1% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Hostess roles take an average of 10 days to get hired, when considering 133 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at The Cheesecake Factory overall takes an average of 10 days.
Common stages of the interview process at The Cheesecake Factory as a Hostess according to 133 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 44%
Personality test: 10%
Phone interview: 9%
IQ intelligence test: 8%
Background check: 7%
Drug test: 6%
Skills test: 6%
Presentation: 5%
Group panel interview: 3%
Other: 3%
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I applied in-person. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at The Cheesecake Factory (Fairfax, VA) in Feb 2011
Interview
I walked in and asked for an application. I was told if I waited I could talk to a manager on the spot. After handing in my application the manager on duty told me that the hiring manager for the hostesses wasn't working at that time, so he invited me to come back the next day for an official interview. After about five minutes I could tell that the manager wasn't interested in me. He explained that he had to ask me these weird questions where my answers had to range from something like.... less likely to most likely. It was weird and he didn't ask me any questions about myself or how I would enhance this job position. Overall it was a waste of time.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
How likely are you to lose patience with a difficult customer?
The interview process was easy and definitely worth it. I actually had two interviews, one with a regular manager and then one with the GM. Asked about gap in resume.
Good and brief. The interview lasted a couple of minutes it went well but there was no response to whether I got a job or not. The manager was very nice
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What do you think is important factor about being a hostess
I applied in-person. I interviewed at The Cheesecake Factory (Glendale, WI) in Mar 2026
Interview
You initially interview with an assistant manager or something. It is a rather easy interview but then they say they will get back to you about setting up a second interview and they never do. Felt like the were giving me the run-around. Not professional.