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      Hostess Interview

      Jan 19, 2017
      Anonymous Interview Candidate
      Oklahoma City, OK
      No offer
      Negative experience
      Easy interview

      Application

      I applied online. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at Cracker Barrel (Oklahoma City, OK) in Jan 2017

      Interview

      I sent in an application for a hostess job online and was invited in for and interview. I went in an interviewed with a manager who was very nice, we talked for about 30 minutes and he told me he would like me to come back in and talk with the other manager. A girl I know was applying for a cashier job around the same time. We both had interviews with the other manager on the same day. It was my 2nd interview and her 1st. When she went in the lady that spoke with her told her that she should be a hostess and that she didn't want to be a cashier. She then introduces her to the manager and they went back to interview. I believe this lady was an employee training coordinator or something. She spoke with the manager for a minute and then came over to me and told me that they weren't in need of any hostesses at that time. I did not consider this a good experience. They convinced the other girl to take the job I wanted instead of the job she applied for. Then lied to me and instead of telling me that they wanted to hire someone else, they told me that they didn't need any more hostesses. I find this hard to believe because the first manager I interviewed with was talking about schedules and what days I could work. Also, if they didn't need hostesses, why have me come in twice? The whole thing was a bad experience.

      Interview questions [5]

      Question 1

      What do you want to do for Cracker Barrell?
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      Question 2

      What do you think a hostess does?
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      Question 3

      What experience do you have?
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      Question 4

      Why do you want to be a hostess?
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      Question 5

      How many hours do you want to work?
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      Other Hostess Interview Reviews for Cracker Barrel

      Hostess Interview

      Jul 15, 2026
      Anonymous employee
      Accepted offer
      Neutral experience
      Easy interview

      Application

      I interviewed at Cracker Barrel

      Interview

      Just a few Questions on how you work and think. we sat on the rocking chairs in felt very informal and it took awhile for managment to talk with me.

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      How do you work with no communication?
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      Hostess Interview

      Nov 15, 2025
      Anonymous employee
      Cross Lanes, WV
      Accepted offer
      Positive experience
      Easy interview

      Application

      I applied in-person. The process took 3 days. I interviewed at Cracker Barrel (Cross Lanes, WV)

      Interview

      I was seated at a table and told to wait on the manager. It was just a few minutes and she came over and asked me probably seven questions. they mostly pertain to my restaurant experience what job I held previously things of that nature.

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      They asked what made me want to work at Cracker Barrel
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      Host Interview

      Oct 26, 2025
      Anonymous employee
      New York, NY
      Accepted offer
      Neutral experience
      Average interview

      Application

      I interviewed at Cracker Barrel (New York, NY)

      Interview

      Quick conversation about my experience - I had none. Ended abruptly when the manager needed to return to the kitchen. I got a call roughly two weeks later. I would not work there again.

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      How do you work in a team?
      Answer question

      Cracker Barrel interviews FAQs

      • Hostess applicants have rated the interview process at Cracker Barrel 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 64.5% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
      • Candidates applying for Hostess roles take an average of 9 days to get hired, when considering 177 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Cracker Barrel overall takes an average of 9 days.
      • Common stages of the interview process at Cracker Barrel as a Hostess according to 177 Glassdoor interviews include:

        One on one interview:  42%

        Background check:  16%

        Drug test:  13%

        Presentation:  8%

        Skills test:  7%

        Personality test:  5%

        IQ intelligence test:  4%

        Phone interview:  2%

        Other:  2%

        Group panel interview:  1%

      • Here are the most commonly searched roles for interview reports -

        1. Server(1701) ;
        2. Server/Waiter(688) ;
        3. Retail Sales Associate(503) ;
        4. Hostess(408) ;
        5. Associate Manager(227) ;
        6. Dishwasher(210) ;
        7. Host(176) ;
        8. Server/Waitress(156) ;
        9. Cashier(152) ;
        10. General Manager(139) ;
        11. Grill Cook(131) ;
        12. Waitress(127) ;
        13. Host/Hostess(121) ;
        14. Manager(105) ;
        15. Line Cook(98) .


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