I applied in-person. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at Yard House (Oxnard, CA) in Feb 2019
Interview
I got the job because I knew someone who worked there. If you're white and pretty you will get hired on the spot regardless of experience or competency. They will occasionally require multiple interviews only so that you meet with any manager. People are constantly quitting because of how horrible it is so positions are always available.
They asked me a lot of questions about how to seat people , and different scenario based questions. How deal with difficult customer questions and questions about making reservations and what to say. It will help if you do some research on that.
In person, one on one with general manager. A single round after a resume drop. After the interview they followed up via email about the job and if they needed any more information
I applied online. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at Yard House (Irvine, CA) in Jan 2024
Interview
Two interviews from main managers where they asked basic questions about past job experience and why I had interest in this role. All the staff was very friendly and both of the managers were very communicable on what they were looking for.
Hostess applicants have rated the interview process at Yard House with 2.1 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 73% positive. To compare, the company-average is 67.1% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Hostess roles take an average of 6 days to get hired, when considering 54 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Yard House overall takes an average of 7 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Yard House as a Hostess according to 54 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 49%
Presentation: 12%
Skills test: 12%
Personality test: 11%
IQ intelligence test: 5%
Background check: 4%
Other: 4%
Phone interview: 3%
Drug test: 1%
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