I applied online. I interviewed at Omni Hotels (Boston, MA) in Dec 2020
Interview
I reached out directly to Joy, the CHRO and immediately heard back from both her and the managing director at the hotel. He reached out, conducted a zoom interview and told me that I will not hear back from them until January and to enjoy the holidays. Like clockwork, I heard from Mike right after New Year's and the process moved quickly from there.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Mike and the corporate team asked a series of human relations skill questions, labor and employee relations, strategy and partnership along with other HR technical skills.
I applied online. I interviewed at Omni Hotels (Richmond, VA)
Interview
Three part interview process - Virtual (over Teams) prescreen with Area HR Director, Virtual (over Teams) interview with General Manager (i.e. hiring manager), and in-person informal interview with leaders. The two virtual interviews were under one hour. The last informal interview was about 3-4 hours of meeting various leaders that I would have supported. None of the interviewers had interview questions. Very casual conversation. It seemed they were assessing for chemistry. One even said “welcome to the team.” Interview questions were not in the STAR format for all three interviews. The General Manager shared that training and development is needed and shared company perks (i.e. free lunch/dinner and parking, etc.).
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Tell me about yourself. Do you have union experience? What part of HR do you like the most? What are your interest? Why are you interested in hospitality/Omni? How do you handle situations when a team member brings an employee relations concern to you?
I applied online. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Omni Hotels
Interview
Normal interview process. Hospitality focus. They want to make sure you fit the culture. If you focus too much on profitability and ignore guest and employee needs , this is not the job for you.
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Question 1
Nothing was unexpected since I have been in the industry for a long time.
