I applied online. I interviewed at Dave & Buster's (Springfield, VA) in Apr 2016
Interview
1st interview was a phone interview with Meagen. I was very excited about the position. She was average at the beginning but progressively became more and more unprofessional. 2nd interview (weeks later) was another phone interview with one of the General Managers. She said the next phase would be next week which turned into an email party for about 3-4 weeks. The dates given were never on time. Plenty apologies. I finally went on a "day in the life" which wasn't very useful. If part of the day in the life is to observe how someone works than I strongly suggest you schedule a 2 part day in the life. 1st part, tour the entire facility top to bottom side to side. Shadow someone and listen. 2nd part should be running an actual shift when its busy. If the day in the life is part of determining if someone will be hired or not, than put more thought into the hiring process. Also, change your settings on your iPhone if you're not going to extend common courtesy and reply to someone. She clearly read several of my text during the interview process but chose not to respond for weeks. Very unprofessional.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Why Dave and Busters? How to handle unhappy guest/complaints? How many hours do I usually work? Salary?
I applied online. I interviewed at Dave & Buster's (Grand Rapids, MI) in Feb 2025
Interview
Easy video interviews questions about yourself and background. Offered the job shortly after. Onboarding process was also easy process to follow and everything after that was a step by step process followed to a t
Very nice and fluid interview. They were friendly people, obviously well qualified in their roles, and individuals I would consider good mentors. Questions were personalized and helpful to elaborate a conversation around better understanding the role and how I might be able to help them in return.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
In your previous role, how did you influence your team to strive to meet deadlines and, when necessary, solve problems independently?
I applied online. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Dave & Buster's in Mar 2022
Interview
A recruiter reached out and set up a phone interview. She was awesome to say the least! The interview questions were pretty normal for management positions- leadership style, volume of operations, experience, etc. Then we went into expectations, hours and and all the other logistics. She answered all my questions without hesitation. I had a zoom interview with the GM a few days later and it was more so reviewing experience and some more area-focused questions but nothing crazy. He went into detail on the day-to-day life and his goals for his managers. I was impressed on the fact he didn’t try to “scare” me and was more just transparent and actually encouraging. My situation was a little different because relocation is involved, but the entire process did take about 3 weeks.
Manager applicants have rated the interview process at Dave & Buster's with 2.8 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 63% positive. To compare, the company-average is 71.1% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Manager roles take an average of 16 days to get hired, when considering 8 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Dave & Buster's overall takes an average of 9 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Dave & Buster's as a Manager according to 8 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 21%
IQ intelligence test: 18%
Personality test: 15%
Background check: 15%
One on one interview: 15%
Skills test: 12%
Drug test: 3%
Presentation: 3%
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