I applied through an employee referral. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Starwood Hotels & Resorts in Oct 2008
Interview
Great phone conversations explaining what they were looking for and what I was interesting. Used behaviorial interviewing during the second interview and had two key players from other departments interview me the first round. Came back a second time and spent 15 mins with the individual I would be reporting to and the third time a great interview with the General Manager and Director of Ops.
I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Starwood Hotels & Resorts (San Francisco, CA) in Jan 2016
Interview
Applied on a Thursday, received a call on Friday, had my first interview with the HR Manager, received an email response from my Thank You email to the HR Manager to setup an interview with the GM for the following week.
Interview questions [2]
Question 1
Questions from the HR Manager were all behavioral questions...have answers prepared. Example:Tell me about a time when you had to take on responsibility of a situation when you did not have to. - Describe a situation when you felt you might loose control of your self and explain how you reacted. - Give me an example of how you handled a situation with a coworker who gave you trouble, and how did you handle the situation and resolve it.
The GM asked: Tell me about yourself? How would you go about starting out your day? What made you apply to Westin? Know about the company culture and values...
I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Starwood Hotels & Resorts
Interview
Did a screening interview with the hr director and met with GM. Had a phone interview with 2 persons from hr team. This is a typical behavioral interview where you are asked to give specific examples for certain situations.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Describe a time when you had to address performance of an employee that needed to improve.