Hostess applicants have rated the interview process at Applebee's with 1.8 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 66% positive. To compare, the company-average is 63.4% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Hostess roles take an average of 7 days to get hired, when considering 293 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Applebee's overall takes an average of 8 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Applebee's as a Hostess according to 293 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 41%
Personality test: 14%
Skills test: 10%
Background check: 8%
IQ intelligence test: 6%
Presentation: 6%
Drug test: 5%
Phone interview: 4%
Other: 3%
Group panel interview: 3%
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I applied online. The process took 4 days. I interviewed at Applebee's in Aug 2015
Interview
First of all make sure you call them to find out if you can apply in person. I tried to apply in person and they said I had to apply online so I wasted my time. I called the next day between 2-4 and asked if I could speak to a manager about an employment opportunity. Do NOT call at any other time or on the weekend. The best day to call is Monday. I said the position I applied for, that I have experience working in customer service, and then we scheduled the interview time. I came in with my resume and dressed in the dress code and explained how my personality and previous experience working in customer service although it was in retail would make me a good candidate. I took a personality test and passed. I had an interview with another manager and it was easy. They basically just care about how close you live to the restaurant, your availability, and if you are a thief. The only thing I did not like about the interview is how it took 2 hours because there was only one manager there at first and the personality test is so long. That is the longest interview I have had in my entire life. Also they said they would call me back the same day or the next day and they didn't. It took them three days to tell me I got hired. Anyway I liked the managers personalities and from observing the employees and managers working it seems like it has a good work environment.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Why Applebee's?
What makes you a nice person?
Are you still in school?
What would you do if you caught a friend stealing?
This was a pretty easy interview process. I was asked if I had ever dealt with difficult people and to say what was my motivation for wanting to work at Applebees. It was overall very chill and I enjoyed it.
Was a simple interview and was offered a job afterwards. The manager was kind. It was easy to apply and find an interview time. I was trained shortly after and got paid for the training.
The interview process was fairly straightforward and I felt that the interviewer did what they were supposed to but the focus seemed on like what corporate wants unfortunately. The experience was fine overall though.