I applied in-person. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at Applebee's in Mar 2012
Interview
I went in for an application, filled one on the spot. Current host gave it to one of the managers, who decided to interview me on the spot. She said she'll pass it on to her GM. A week later, I got a call for a second interview. During the second interview, she just wanted to meet me for herself, since she trusts the manager who first interviewed me. Mouth swab test and ethics test was given that same day.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
How do you feel working in a fast paced environment?
This was a pretty easy interview process. I was asked if I had ever dealt with difficult people and to say what was my motivation for wanting to work at Applebees. It was overall very chill and I enjoyed it.
Was a simple interview and was offered a job afterwards. The manager was kind. It was easy to apply and find an interview time. I was trained shortly after and got paid for the training.
The interview process was fairly straightforward and I felt that the interviewer did what they were supposed to but the focus seemed on like what corporate wants unfortunately. The experience was fine overall though.