I applied through an employee referral. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at BJ's Restaurants (Laguna Hills, CA)
Interview
*TIP* A referral will get your foot in the door! :)
Interview Process: Consisted of three interviews. Two floor managers and then the GM. There's a sheet of questions they ask directly from it. First two managers pretty much asked me the same things. Experience? Sales? Steps to service? then finally the interview with the GM after he made me wait 30 minutes lol, asked me "Why BJ's?" and "Why you?"
Hiring Process: Filled out application online. Assessment test. Went in to Bj's to drop my resume and have manager pull out application. Asked to come back for an interview. Hired. Training. Took a while because the next training seminar was a month after. in most cases its the week or two after. I just had an unusual circumstance. Tons of paperwork to fill out because Bj's is entirely corporate-based. GOLDEN STANDARD is strongly emphasized.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What was your favorite drink at your last job and what was in it?? :)
Generally fast, friendly, and informal. For entry-level positions like servers, hosts, or bussers, candidates often participate in a single 15-minute one-on-one interview with a manager. Job seekers are regularly hired on the spot.
One 15 min interview with the manager asking about schedule availability and previous serving/restaurant experience. The I waited for a few minutes before receiving the offer and getting my orientation date. All happened quickly!
I applied in-person. I interviewed at BJ's Restaurants
Interview
I had to interview with 3 different managers. The interview process went fairly slow and on boarding was pretty quick however. Overall, I would say the experience was a six out of 10.