I applied online. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Yard House (Gaithersburg, MD) in Jun 2021
Interview
I applied to this restaurant wanting to work as a seasonal employee while in college. It was clear on my application that I have not worked as a server before, but I still got an interview. At the first interview they told me it was a three stage interview process. I could tell the restaurant was very unorganized during this process because I had to wait 30 minutes after each scheduled interview time. Again, I made it clear I had no experience but was willing to work hard to get where I needed to be and both managers said it was completely fine and were overall impressed with my interviews. After waiting a week and memorizing the menu to get a headstart, the third interview lasted 30 seconds and the head manager said very rudely after looking at my application that they don't hire workers with no experience. Overall, total waste of time and very disappointed that they strung me along for 3.5 weeks when I could have been making money. Just after the experience I never want to go to this restaurant again. Their service is also not great as is.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Very easy/ typical interview questions at the first two interviews. Just be professional and well spoken.
Restaurant/service experience preferred. Guage on overall beer knowledge, but will train on menu. Sunday availability is needed.
Ability to work late nights and maintain high volume work flow. Good vibes and personality!
All the managers were involved in the interview process. Extremely laid back and i felt comfortable. Some questions were work related and some had nothing to do with work. One of the easiest interviews I’ve ever had.
Short and quick the manager didn’t really care much because of a transfer but they just reviewed basic serving procedures and what they look for in servers. Gets pretty busy during happy hour so you have to be able to handle multiple tables at once
Server/Waiter 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 76% positive. To compare, the company-average is 67.1% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Server/Waiter roles take an average of 8 days to get hired, when considering 17 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 Server/Waiter according to 17 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 42%
Personality test: 13%
Other: 13%
Presentation: 8%
Group panel interview: 8%
Skills test: 8%
Background check: 4%
IQ intelligence test: 4%
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