Food Server applicants have rated the interview process at Darden with 2.4 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 79% positive. To compare, the company-average is 72.1% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Food Server roles take an average of 5 days to get hired, when considering 14 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Darden overall takes an average of 12 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Darden as a Food Server according to 14 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 37%
Drug test: 15%
Skills test: 11%
Personality test: 11%
IQ intelligence test: 7%
Background check: 7%
Presentation: 7%
Phone interview: 4%
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I applied online. I interviewed at Darden (Cypress, CA) in Feb 2012
Interview
3 interviews with different managers. The restaurant manager conducted her strenuous interview on the last interview. She was very straightforward with her questions. Be sure to make eye contact and know a favorite item on the menu. She also asked about your current availability
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
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.