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 online. The process took 2 days. I interviewed at The Cheesecake Factory (Friendswood, TX) in Oct 2012
Interview
Fill out an application. They will call you and interview you on the telephone. If they like you, they will ask you to come in for an interview. After the face-to-face interview (if they are still considering you for the position), you will have one more final interview with the boss. At that time, he should let you know if you are hired. If he says that he will call you and let you know, you more than likely didn't get the job.
Interview questions [2]
Question 1
Why do you want to work at the cheesecake factory?
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.