I applied through an employee referral. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at IHOP (Chico, CA) in Nov 2020
Interview
You go into the store and sit down with the interviewer and they ask you the typical questions of if you've worked in this field before and why you want to work there.
I applied through a staffing agency. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at IHOP (Tucson, AZ) in Nov 2025
Interview
The interview process entailed of the Manager giving me a rundown of what to expect working there and ensuring if I was okay with all the listed duties, I wasn't asked many questions.
The interview process was straight forward. I went in, asked for an application, filled it out, spoke to the manager, and I got the job within a few days. One of the questions I asked was if they did direct deposit, and they don't, they give paper checks instead.
I applied in-person. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at IHOP (Alexandria, VA) in Apr 2023
Interview
I was waiting at a table, till the assistant manager came ask what position I was looking into. He gave me the papers to fill out and then asked me to come to the next part of the interview an other day. I come back and the manager asked when I can start working. I answered as soon as possible. He asked what do I want to do in my future and how long I plan to work there. I think I got hired because I could work as soon as possible, spoke Spanish, and would be working full-time.
Host applicants have rated the interview process at IHOP with 1.8 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 64% positive. To compare, the company-average is 63% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Host roles take an average of 7 days to get hired, when considering 37 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at IHOP overall takes an average of 5 days.
Common stages of the interview process at IHOP as a Host according to 37 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 46%
IQ intelligence test: 11%
Personality test: 7%
Drug test: 7%
Skills test: 7%
Background check: 7%
Other: 6%
Presentation: 6%
Phone interview: 2%
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