Marketing applicants have rated the interview process at Darden with 3 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 33% positive. To compare, the company-average is 72.1% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Marketing roles take an average of 22 days to get hired, when considering 3 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Darden overall takes an average of 12 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Darden as a Marketing according to 3 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 18%
Personality test: 18%
One on one interview: 18%
Background check: 12%
IQ intelligence test: 12%
Skills test: 12%
Group panel interview: 6%
Drug test: 6%
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I applied online. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at Darden (Orlando, FL) in Oct 2009
Interview
Received a quick response to my resume submission asking for a phone interview, which was scheduled for two days out.
During the phone screen and subsequently, Interaction with recruiter was "off" from the beginning; s/he was not very personable and thus hard to read. (Definitely caused me to be a little more nervous!)
Had in-person interviews with appx. four people before taking a series of tests and concluding the interview.
Followed up with letters to each interviewer.
I applied online. The process took 7 weeks. I interviewed at Darden (Orlando, FL) in Jan 2015
Interview
They take their recruitment process pretty seriously, investing the amount of time necessary to learn about each candidate they contact. It takes a little while, but they're courteous along the way and always keep you updated. The recruiter contacted me via email and we had a phone screening a few days later. She had me take a skills assessment and then after a few days she invited me to interview in person at a later date. In-person interviews were 2 hours, very organized, and they are extremely welcoming.
I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Darden
Interview
The initial process was fairly short and straight forward: school, prior work experience, and why Darden. I previously worked for them during undergrad, so I included that in my conversation which was a bonus.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
How would you describe Darden restaurants in a sentence?