I applied in-person. I interviewed at The Cheesecake Factory (Seattle, WA) in Sept 2016
Interview
It took about fifteen minutes. Even though it had been years ago, when I let them know I had restaurant experience the process instantly became a positive, personal discussion rather than an enquiry. When someone begins with how they have the set of skills required it usually becomes much easier. Although they do need a busser, the manager did really well in presenting her case of another one of their roles they need to fill.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Would you be willing to take a position other than bussing?
1 on 1 with a manager in the restaurant. Pretty chill guy during the interview. The questions were pretty straight forward, and the whole process was rather quick.
Also got a free meal afterwards which was cool.
I was asked about my past experience working in the industry among several other things. Including how well I get along with co workers, how much I can lift, if i’m Good at customer service, etc etc etc,
I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at The Cheesecake Factory (Virginia Beach, VA) in May 2019
Interview
The process went as such: The current working manager greeted me kindly, took me to an area in the restaurant where we could comfortably talk, and calmly and patiently asked me a few standard questions while thankfully working with me on availability because I am attending college within the next few months.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Will you be able to come back for work while you're in college?