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Updated May 31, 2023

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Anonymous Interview Candidate in Virginia Beach, VA

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Neutral Experience
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I interviewed at Red Lobster (Virginia Beach, VA)

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Red Lobster started by reaching out and giving me a very quick, fast, and not hard to do. The longest part was getting someone on the phone to answer my questions, then again?

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Anonymous Interview Candidate in Miami, OK

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Positive Experience
Easy Interview
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I applied online. I interviewed at Red Lobster (Miami, OK)

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Love it very much the environment was great I really enjoyed it very much. I really enjoy it very much. Thanks for allowing me to write a review.I love it very much I really do

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  • Hey how are you ? Hope your doing well
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Anonymous Employee in Plano, TX

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I interviewed at Red Lobster (Plano, TX)

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Basic interview questions and background information. It was pretty easy especially if you have any experience as a server. The get your schedule and previous work history. Also when you can start.

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Anonymous Employee

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Quick, not great just ok. More interested in showing off than asking good questions. Seemed like they were distracted and just being macho and dominating. Decided to give it a shot but not really thinking it would work out. It did not work out.

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Anonymous Employee

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Positive Experience
Easy Interview
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I applied in-person. I interviewed at Red Lobster

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It wasn’t too extensive. The manager knew what he wanted to see in his employees and was concerned about education in college and growth. Asked about prior jobs and experiences. Interview went well overall.

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Anonymous Interview Candidate

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Straight forward. Organized. Strong Management. Didn't offer a schedule that promoted good work-life balance. Chose not to continue as it didn't fit my personal standards. Could be a great place for someone new to the industry.

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Anonymous Employee in Florence, AL

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Positive Experience
Easy Interview
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I applied online. I interviewed at Red Lobster (Florence, AL)

Interview

We discussed my previous experience serving. They liked that I said “we” when speaking about the previous restaurant I worked at. The interview lasted 10 minutes at most. It was very laid back interview.

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  • How would you handle a customer that is upset?
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Anonymous Employee

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Neutral Experience
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I interviewed at Red Lobster

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Interview was pretty straightforward, they sat me down and discussed what the role was and what skills and attitudes I had that would help with waiting. The whole process took maybe 30 minutes and I was offered the job at the end of the conversation

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  • Provide an example of a problem that arose during a customer service situation and how you resolved it
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Anonymous Interview Candidate

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I applied online. I interviewed at Red Lobster in Jan 2023

Interview

They will ask you if you know your liquor. So, make sure to come prepared because they don't hire rookies. I had read online they do hire rookies but I was wrong and caught off guard. The boss said you can work your way up to being a bartender though.

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  • For example, what liquor goes in a margarita and what are ways margarita is served.
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Anonymous Interview Candidate in Bakersfield, CA

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I applied online. I interviewed at Red Lobster (Bakersfield, CA)

Interview

Well we sat down. I was asked very standard questions such as "why should we choose you?" "Why do you want to work here?" "Have you ever eaten here before?" This was years ago I don't know i just need access to Glassdoor again

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Red Lobster Interviews FAQs

Glassdoor users rated their interview experience at Red Lobster as 71% positive with a difficulty rating score of 2.14 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty). Candidates interviewing for Hotess and Customer Service rated their interviews as the hardest, whereas interviews for General Manager and Senior Software Engineer roles were rated as the easiest.

The hiring process at Red Lobster takes an average of 8.78 days when considering 744 user submitted interviews across all job titles. Candidates applying for Senior Software Engineer had the quickest hiring process (on average 1 day), whereas Hostess/Server/SA roles had the slowest hiring process (on average 30 days).

Common stages of the interview process at Red Lobster according to 744 Glassdoor interviews include:

One on One Interview: 38.03%

Personality Test: 11.49%

Presentation: 9.70%

Skills Test: 8.80%

IQ Intelligence Test: 8.18%

Background Check: 7.57%

Drug Test: 6.67%

Phone Interview: 5.09%

Other: 2.27%

Group Panel Interview: 2.20%

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I have my 1st in person interview soon. Besides doing my homework on the company and position and making sure I look professional what else do I need? It is for a large, professional insurance company. I used to print a copy of my resume on a nice, thicker paper as well as a list of references and put them in a folder and leave it with the interviewer. Is this dumb? Everything is electronic now and I am worried about getting the position at all and I don't want to come off as old fashioned.

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I have been at my current position for 7 years 8 months and am really burned out struggling as movement within my division is or seems to me to next to impossible.. I have started looking and a while back interviewed w a manager I know wanted to hire me but then upper decided they didn’t want a remote .. I get that. So she has been emailing me about open positions and checking in provided a referral to a position in an adjacent department and I have interviewed, they went ahead and scheduled

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Is it rude to respond to recruiters with the suggested “no thanks” LinkedIn message?

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