The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at The Cheesecake Factory (Denver, CO) in Apr 2011
Interview
I applied on a Friday and didn't hear anything back the following week. I called and was told to come in on the following Monday for an interview. The manager didn't know that I was supposed to be coming in, but set aside everything and gave me a full (friendly) interview with basic questions that apply to the hospitality industry. That went well and he said I would be getting a phone call the following week to schedule a second interview. The following week passed and I heard nothing so I called a few times and was told the managers were either in a meeting, etc., and that they would be in contact. Still nothing, and another week passed so I walked in and spoke with one of the head managers. He looked at my previous interview info and said it looked great and he was puzzled as to why he wasn't informed of this, and I was told to again call the following Monday. I called and was set up on a final interview with another head manager which literally only lasted for about a minute. The only question he had for me was why I would be a good candidate to work here. I responded and he said he would like to offer me a position (busser) and to come in two days later for orientation! My advice would for anyone else is to just be persistent, but then again that's true for anything worth wanting out of life. :)
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Do you believe you learn something new everyday? What did you learn yesterday?
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?