Line Cooks Interview Question:

Basic Common Line Chef, Cooking, Server & Foodservice Worker, Hostess, Dishwasher Job Interview Questions:

Submitted by: Muhammad

► How many cans of #10 green beans does it take to feed 200 people?
► What kind of formal training have you had?
► Can you show me a sample of your work?
► How do you spend your time when you are not at work?
► If you have to be at work at 5am, what time will you wake up and leave for work?
► There are only ten (10) minutes left to complete your shift. Your cleaning duty is not done, what will you do?
► What would your fellow employees say about your teamwork?
► How do you handle criticism from your manager?
► Tell me about the most recent problem you had with a co-worker and how you responded.
► What would you do if you mess up a recipe?
► What encourages others to talk to you?
► How would you handle a dissatisfied customer towards the food?
► Do you enjoy talking to people regardless of your mood? Can you give me an example?
► What would you do if you knew a fellow co-worker was stealing?
► You have an irate customer at the register, how would you handle this situation?
► How do you handle a situation when things go badly?
► You are stocking and there is only one other worker on the grill. There are 3 customers in line. How would you handle this situation?
► How often do you trade shifts?
► How would you handle a situation where an employee had difficulty following closing procedures?
► Tell me about the last time you had to work past your regular time and how did you handle this?
► Describe the most difficult position you have held?
► If I call your former supervisor, how many days would he/she say you have been absent or late in the last year?
► How do you keep your promises to others?
► Do you pride yourself in being dependable? Can you tell me about it?
► Give me an example of how you handled a complaint from a co-worker.
► Tell me about a big negative event that happened in your life. How did you handle this event.
► What do you think this position requires you to do?
► You have finished your tasks and have 45 minutes left on your shift, but your coworkers are not finished, what would you do?
► If you had extra time on your shift, would you be able to find additional work? Give me any example.
► How do you organize yourself to be more efficient?
► How would you go about making a customer feel welcome in our restaurant?
► How would you handle multiple demanding customers?
► What is the most difficult situation you have faced with a customer and what was the outcome? How would you handle it differently?
► How would you diffuse a situation with an upset customer?
► How do you feel about the philosophy of the customer always being right?
► How would you define a successful server?
► Everybody misses work sometimes. What are some legitimate reasons to miss work?
► Do others like to talk with you? How do you encourage others to talk to you?
► Why have you applied for the position of hostess?
► How do you put strangers at ease?
► Define what hospitality is and what it means to you.
► What qualities do you feel are necessary for the position you are applying for?
► Were you a team player in your last job? Tell me how?
► If we had 100 extra guests, how would you respond?
► How many times in the last year were you late to work, acceptable to you?
► How do you feel about working an extra shift if asked?
► In your last job, what situations kept you from being at work everyday?
► Why do you think dependability is important and give me an example?
► On your last job, what were some of your accomplishments? Choose some of the best and tell me about them.
► Do you participate in any physical activities to keep you in good physical shape?
► Tell me about a time when things were not going well and how you handled it.
► What are the 3 most important details about washing dishes?
► Can you give me an example of how you would accomplish everything necessary in an unusually busy day either at home or at work?
Submitted by: Muhammad