Server/Waiter applicants have rated the interview process at Darden with 1.8 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 92% positive. To compare, the company-average is 72.1% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Server/Waiter roles take an average of 3 days to get hired, when considering 12 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 Server/Waiter according to 12 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 38%
Background check: 19%
Personality test: 19%
Skills test: 13%
IQ intelligence test: 6%
Drug test: 6%
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I applied online. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at Darden (Webster, TX) in Feb 2013
Interview
talked with the three different managers. One described my role decided if i should continue on to the next step. The second asked more in depth questions about myself and what i would bring to the company. The third was final paper work.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
why I want this job?
Why they should hire me?
Try to sell me something.
Short and easy. Felt very welcoming. Asked just a brief summary of my experience. I have a fun fact on how many breadsticks we go through in a year, and it made him laugh because he didn’t even know that. I was hired on the spot.
The interview process was very professional, but also welcoming and laid back. The person who interviewed me was very welcoming, kind, personable, and straightforward. It was my first job interview in a restaurant like this, but they made the experience relaxing and easy.
I applied online. The process took 2 days. I interviewed at Darden (Las Vegas, NV) in Jul 2024
Interview
Easy process for the interview process and was a very professional experience for me and not a bad job for many people as the company was good to me, they now pay people daily with a app