I applied for a job at a local restaurant, which is opening in December. I was fortunate enough to be offered an interview, which is taking place on Monday.

They said on the email that it would take place between 6 and 9pm, but I kind of assumed that this is when all the interviews were taking place, and that I would merely be allocated a timeslot. It would appear that I am there for the solid 3 hours...


The job in mention is bar staff... The restaurant does many house-cocktails as well as a couple of the classics. I'm just wondering if you think I would be tested on any of the drinks.

Has anyone ever gone for such a long interview? The interview for this job (happily been there for over 18 months now!) was a 10 minute long 'this is where you will be working, this is what you will wear. If you want it, you can have it and I will see you next weekend'. That was easy, and I enjoy my job.

But 3 hours? Wow. Has anyone been through a similar interview procedure? Remember, for bar staff 


Cheers

Jayhawk Jake wrote on Nov 13^th, 2011 at 10:23am:


...and got the Bar Staff job?

Paul... .. ...!

expat wrote on Nov 13^th, 2011 at 11:46am:

Be positve Matt. Look at as if it were a little of both.  

As a former manager of IHOP restaurants for 14 years I cannot imagine why an interview would take 3 hours.  Even for an upscale restaurant.  Most of the interviews I gave were like expat's, 10 minutes.  I would guess they are going to test you on your bartending skills.  As a manager I rarely hired based on experience (keep in mind this was a restaurant, not an airplane manufacturing firm) but on personality.  Will this individual fit in with the 40-50 others working here or will they conflict.  I like to think I am a reasonable judge of character and can make that decision based on 10 minutes with a person.  Whatever happens, be yourself.

Fozzer wrote on Nov 13^th, 2011 at 12:44pm:

Oh!  How do I agree with you Fozzer!  Now that I am my own boss the only people I must deal with are my clients.  And it usually happens via e-mail and telephone.  I rarely deal with anyone face-to-face anymore (business-wise).

3 hours would total me.

In my entire life, only 7 interviews, 4 were sucessful, 2 I rejected, and the other 1 was unsucessful, thankfully. 

The shortest was the music store interview for a guitar instructor in 1972.   "Can you read music?"  "Yes."  Can you play bar chords?"  "Yes".  "OK, when can you start?"  That job lasted 7 years.

The CPA Firm interview, the longest and last of the 7, and most important of all of them, in 1980, lasted 15 minutes, the boss liked me and knew I was just right.  The job lasted 23 years, and I'm still working for some of the CPA guys that rented space in that Firm.

Maybe there are quite a few applicants and they want a cheap coffee boy for the morning.................

Matt

machineman9 wrote on Nov 14^th, 2011 at 10:47am:


Oh Boy! 

what would be wrong? you are so young ,you have the Entire life ahead of you , my son which is about your age its also looking a job in restaurants ,I want him to start to work no matter on what he's star as long is it legal and honorable

Job is a Job specially at this age ,Its better than not be doing anything

Some day you will end as the chief ...trust me

Alex