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Updated May 20, 2012 – Interview questions and reviews posted anonymously by interview candidates.
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Server at Hillstone Restaurant Group
Posted May 20, 2012
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4.0
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Overall Positive Experience
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Received and Declined Offer
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Interviewed Oct 2011 in Winter Park, FL (took 2 weeks)
I went in around 3:00 pm, and filled out an application there. After filling it out I asked to speak to the manager and recieved my first interview on the spot. They were extremely friendly, but a little intimidating. Questions were relative to my previous work history, experiences, and they asked why I wanted to work there as opposed to other restaurants. I then was asked to fill out a personality test, as well as a general knowledge test. They then asked me to come back for another interview the following week to meet with their hiring manager and their GM. I went back for my second and third interviews, and was asked if I understood the rigor of work at Hillstone compared to other serving jobs. Again, it was a little intimidating. I passed both interviews and was asked to come back and job shadow with one of their servers within the next few days- and that I would need to purchase the correct attire for work. After buying the white button-up shirt, black slacks, and slicking my hair back, as well as seeing how intense working there would be (with my lack of serving experience, and this being an end-all for some servers), I called back and politely declined the offer. Seems like an amazing place to work with great opportunities for servers, but it just wasn't the right fit for me.
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Reason for Declining
The job seemed much more complex than I had originally thought, and the servers didn't seem to have a lot of one-on-one with their customers. I prefer a work setting where I get to know my customers, and am able to create a friendly environment where I can strike up a conversation with them to enhance their experience.
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The interview consisted of a 1:1 Interview.
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Leadership Development at Hillstone Restaurant Group
Posted Apr 19, 2012
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3.0
Average Interview
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Overall Neutral Experience
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Interviewed and No Offer
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Interviewed Nov 2011 (took a day)
I got the interview through my colleges career services. I was not very impressed with the company and did not really like the interviewer. I had read this website previously and so I already did not like the culture of the company. It was a pretty straightforward interview though. I was really not looking to become a part of their company
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I got the interview through a College or University and the interview consisted of a 1:1 Interview.
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Wait Staff at Hillstone Restaurant Group
Posted Mar 30, 2012
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4.0
Difficult Interview
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Overall Neutral Experience
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Received and Accepted Offer
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Interviewed Jan 2012 (took 3 days)
you apply and they review your application. they tell you that youll hear back in a few days. you hear back in a week. they tell you to come by for interviews. you interview with the agm. you interview with the gm. they give you a wunderlic test. if youre smart enough they give you a personality test. if they determine that you arent depressed based on this final test they tell you that they are offering you a job pending on your background test. in a few days you hear back and they schedule you to begin your training. and thus you are owned by hillstone....... mwahhahahaha
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Negotiation Details
no negotiating. I would advise to stick to your guns when scheduling they tell you one thing but truth be told they are desperate for people and will give you the shifts you want and they days off you want. once thats scheduled though its in stone so you better get your days right the first time. they also insist that you work sundays because no one wants to work them. they will lie and tell you that the job posting stated that you must work sundays.
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The interview consisted of a 1:1 Interview, an IQ/Intelligence Test, a Skills Test, a Personality Test and a Background Check.
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Management Praining Program at Hillstone Restaurant Group
Posted Mar 24, 2012
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3.0
Average Interview
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Overall Neutral Experience
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Interviewed and No Offer
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Interviewed Nov 2011 (took a day)
Submitted my Resume and the next day got a call from a hiring recruiter. Set up an interview for the next week. The interview was really natural and easy. She asked me to talk about myself and why I wanted to work for the Hillstone Restaurant group.
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I applied In-Person and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview and a 1:1 Interview.
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Manager In Training at Hillstone Restaurant Group
Posted Mar 14, 2012
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4.0
Difficult Interview
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Overall Neutral Experience
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Interviewed and No Offer
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Interviewed Jan 2012 (took a day)
Very serious. The third round consists of a day in a restaurant where you work in the kitchen and get interviewed randomly by multiple HR reps throughout the day.
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Other Details
I Applied Online and the interview consisted of a 1:1 Interview and an IQ/Intelligence Test.
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Management Summer at Hillstone Restaurant Group
Posted Mar 3, 2012
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3.0
Average Interview
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Overall Positive Experience
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Interviewed and No Offer
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Interviewed Dec 2011 in New York, NY (took 3 weeks)
I submitted my resume through a liberal arts school job consortia. Got an email to call for a phone interview. After the phone interview I was asked for a skype interview which was a fine experience of standard questions about my life, experiences, and skills
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I got the interview through a College or University and the interview consisted of a 1:1 Interview and a Phone Interview.
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Server at Hillstone Restaurant Group
Posted Jan 28, 2012
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4.0
Difficult Interview
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Overall Negative Experience
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Received and Accepted Offer
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Interviewed Jan 2012 in Manhattan Beach, CA (took 3 days)
Long
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Other Details
I applied In-Person and the interview consisted of a Background Check, a Personality Test, an IQ/Intelligence Test and a 1:1 Interview.
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Server at Hillstone Restaurant Group
Posted Jan 17, 2012
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4.0
Difficult Interview
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Overall Positive Experience
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Received and Accepted Offer
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Interviewed Jan 2012 (took 1 week)
The interview process moves quickly through all the senior managers. You only have a few minutes to make an impression. Concentrate on what you know about the restaurant group and your personal strengths. Ask questions. If you make it past the initial interview, you will be asked to take a personality test. If you pass the personality test, you will be as to take an I.Q. test. Before you are offered employment, you will need to pass a background check.
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Other Details
The interview consisted of a 1:1 Interview, an IQ/Intelligence Test, a Skills Test, a Personality Test and a Background Check.
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Management Trainee Program at Hillstone Restaurant Group
Posted Dec 4, 2011
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4.0
Difficult Interview
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Overall Positive Experience
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Interviewed and No Offer
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Interviewed Nov 2011 (took 3 weeks)
I interviewed with a senior HR executive after submitting my resume through my University's career center. I was asked dozens of questions within the half hour that ranged from what I know about Hillstone to what I was thinking about at that specific moment. The interviewer avoided eye contact and I struggled to gauge his interest in me. His questions came out in quick succession and it was difficult to keep my thoughts composed. This was unfortunate but I definitely could have prepared more thoroughly. I would suggest researching the company thoroughly, researching the restaurant/hospitality industry thoroughly and practicing interviews before hand. The interviewer seemed intimidating but I believe that was just part of his effort to see how candidates would fair in a fast-paced and volatile environment.
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The interview consisted of a 1:1 Interview.
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Management Training Program at Hillstone Restaurant Group
Posted Nov 28, 2011
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2.0
Easy Interview
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Overall Positive Experience
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Interviewed and No Offer
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Interviewed Nov 2011 (took a day)
I submitted my resume and a few days later was offered an interview. The interview was about a half-hour long and consisted of pretty standard behavioral interview questions. The key, I think, is to show a passion and commitment to a CAREER in restaurant management. The recruiter was very pleasant and didn't make me feel at all nervous. Have good, detailed, thoughtful answers for questions about where you see yourself in 5 years, how you deal with criticism, and how you deal with pressure.
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I got the interview through a College or University and the interview consisted of a 1:1 Interview.
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