Two rounds. First front of house manager. The. Gerneraml manager. It’s fine. They’re cool. They don’t really care as long as you’re competent enough. Darden is a big restaurant so training process is very structures — so if u make a good impression, that’s enough for them to hire u
I applied online. The process took 4 days. I interviewed at Darden (Costa Mesa, CA) in Dec 2014
Interview
Easy process, talked a lot about past restaurant experience and knowledge of beer and wine. They also asked a lot of situational questions Example: What would you do if you forgot someone's drink, or what would you do if the food was taking too long to come out to a table?
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What would you do if a customer was angry with either the service or the quality of the food?
Very straight forward, might take multiple interviews but rather quick. Only general managers can hire, so I’d try to set one up w them rather than a kitchen or host manager. I
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What is your past serving experience ?
Are you good at managing time?
I applied online. The process took 4 days. I interviewed at Darden (Atlanta, GA) in Oct 2019
Interview
Applied to be a server online. Took the online assessment an received an interview 2 days later. Was interviewed by three different managers.Training is for a week to learn the menu. On last day will be validated an obtain a two table section.