Job Interview - What do they usually ask? - Page 2

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United Kingdom2770 Posts

May 14 2010 19:26 GMT

#21

They ask you the most horrible questions you can imagine.

Why do you want to work for us?
What can you bring to this role?
Tell us about yourself.
What relevant experience do you have?

If you don't have a shit hot answer for all these questions and more be prepared to improvise/look around shiftily while stuttering.

I always find they ask nice, normal, easy questions then just throw a total stinker in there. Maybe that's just my personal experience but I find it really hard to answer why I want to work for them other than uhh I want a job....

sLiniss

United States849 Posts

May 14 2010 19:27 GMT

#22

Most interviews have questions that mean nothing. They are most likely trying to see what kind of person you are. So as a waiter, you need to have certain qualities, like being sincere, ability to speak clearly/confidently, and not being obnoxiously ditzy. Answer the questions with these and mind and you should be set.

leejas

United States440 Posts

May 14 2010 19:38 GMT

#23

If it's just a waiter job, they'll ask some of the questions like...

"Describe how you would handle (or how have you handled) issues with unhappy customers or associates?"
"What does customer service mean?"

Falcynn

United States3597 Posts

May 14 2010 19:42 GMT

#24

Also if they ask anything about some sort of problem/crisis, the answer is ALWAYS "I'd let my supervisor/manager know and follow his/her instructions/warnings". Find out a guy is shooting heroin in the bathroom? Find a fellow worker stealing money from the register? Have a customer who's extremely unruly and is harassing other workers/customers? Tell them that you'd let your supervisor/manager know.

Usually, if you're just applying for a waiter job, all they want is someone who can follow instructions and act nice. Even if you'd know how to properly handle any of the above situations, they'd rather you trust the person who was specifically hired to handle those kinds of things.

Although this doesn't apply for things like "what would you do if the customer's unsatisfied with their food" or something relatively minor like that.

Holgerius

Sweden16951 Posts

May 14 2010 20:19 GMT

#25

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