I applied to my local Darden restaurant and marked down being interested in both a server and a host position on a Monday. That Friday, I received an email telling me that they were interested in interviewing me for a server position and I should call the restaurant over the next two days so we could set up an interview time. I spoke with the sales manager who then scheduled me to talk to her at 2PM the following Tuesday. I showed up 15 minutes early and everyone was super friendly. I talked to the sales manager and she was pretty impressed with me; I think it was because I showed a willingness to learn about the position and what I had to do, especially because I have no prior serving experience. The GM was there running an orientation and she left to see if I could talk to him right after finishing with her. He came over, asked me a few general questions, and then hired me right there on the spot.

My personal experience was positive. The first interview was with the direct manager. The second one was on the same day with the general manager. The process was very fast. The day after the interview we filled the paperwork and I started working the next day