I applied through university. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Darden (Fargo, ND) in June 2010
Interview
Dress professionally to the interview. Darden cares about how well kept you look. Make sure you know the company prior to the interview and prepare questions to ask at the end of the interview. The current process is to apply on line and fill out the assessment. in a week or so the Talent Recruiter calls to conduct a phone interview. Remember to be upbeat throughout the interview. My suggestion is to connect with the recruiter in the first couple of minutes before getting down to business.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Most questions were basic and looked for how to apply my current experience as a future leader for Darden.
They ask you to do a video. This will require you do record yourself without knowing who’s watching you. They let you retake the video is you mess up on it.
I applied online. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Darden (Columbus, GA) in Nov 2017
Interview
My initial interview with human resources started off awkwardly as he said that he's not going too interview me, just had be a conversation. At the end, I was told that I'm overqualified and asked if I would even like to proceed. (Very discouraging) After my second interview with an Olive Garden GM and director of operations I was excited for the first time. That interview went well and I was told that I'll be contacted by HR "by tomorrow" with an offer. I was sent an auto generated email one week later. It felt like unorganized and like my time was not respected. I would not work for them in my local market.
I applied through a recruiter. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at Darden (Austin, TX) in Mar 2016
Interview
The interview was Short and to the point. I met with the Director of Operations in Olive garden in Austin, Tx and we immediately hit it off like we were old pals. The key is always finding something common with the other person or a group of people. It establishes likability and trust and opens up and relaxes a person. People are most vaunerable when their guard is down and thats when you present your case and win them over.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Tell me how would you handle a disgruntled employee?