Prairie Meadows Racetrack & Casino Interview Questions & Reviews

Interviewed Jan 2011 in Altoona, IA (took a day)

Applied online and received a call from the Table Games Trainer shortly after--got a good vibe from him, seemed like a straight forward friendly person. Wore a suit, seemed unnecessary but would do it again. Entered, spoke with security and was escorted to the administrative level with a higher ranking woman who seemed nice, but I've never seen her since. Only heard her name around the business. Interviewed with trainer and TG manager 2 on 1. Both were very nice and straight forward about what the job entailed; nights, weekends, smoky casino, negative people, negative employees. By the end of it, I felt as if I was being sold on the job by the interviewers rather than selling myself to them. I was told that if I was selected, I would receive a call within a day to start training. I received a call not long after arriving home post-interview. Accepted the offer. $7.35+tips which averaged $8-12 additionally. Training is still a part of the hiring process. I trained in a class of 4 which overlapped another class of 2. Six of us total in there for a week, only my four the next week. Of these 6 a year later, 4 remain--probably actually better than the going rate of "new" employees. Very high turnover rate. Learned how to deal Blackjack; pay and take accordingly, game maintenance and security, communication with supervisors. Training is an audition for employment, this is stated to trainees and not a surprise. After passing various elements of training, you hit the floor as a dealer.