I applied in-person. The process took 2 days. I interviewed at IHOP (Raleigh, NC) in Jun 2011
Interview
it was a very informative and positive experience. The asst. manager was polite and professional. She ask me if I had every been a hostess before which i told her I had and I gave her references. She ask me had i ever dealt with a neg situation with a customer and if so how did I handle it. I told her that I had a customer who came to me and complained about a waitress and her lack of attention to him and his family, that they did not get food that they ordered, and they said something to her and she in turn was very rude to them. I told them that I personally would address this issue and bring it to my manager, in the meantime was there anything that I could get him or his family, I talked with my manager and she and I returned to the table and rectified the problem to the families satisfaction, and dealt with waitress in a very professional way.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
any experience dealing with the public, problem solving skills, honesty, mathematics skills, etc.
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.
The process was swift, and they got back to me in a short amount of time. The store manager was kind and friendly. It is like the usual food service industry interview process.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
A few were 1. What was my previous work experience. 2.Availability
Hostess applicants have rated the interview process at IHOP with 1.7 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% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Hostess roles take an average of 6 days to get hired, when considering 100 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 Hostess according to 100 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 47%
Skills test: 11%
Background check: 8%
Presentation: 7%
Personality test: 6%
Drug test: 6%
IQ intelligence test: 6%
Other: 5%
Phone interview: 2%
Group panel interview: 1%
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