How do you define being on-time?
Desired answer: scheduling, responsibility, forward thinking

What do you enjoy about the restaurant industry?
Question reveals: requires individual evaluation

How do you make friends when starting a new job?
Question reveals: social skills, shy/out-going nature

What do you enjoy about being part of a team?
Question reveals: social skills, ability to cooperate and support others

Tell me about a person who inspires you and why?
Question reveals: requires individual evaluation

What do you do with your free time?
Question reveals: activity-level, scheduling, time-management

What do you find most difficult about the restaurant industry?
Question reveals: self-confidence, honesty, maturity

How do you handle a project when the deadline is several weeks away?
Desired answer: requires individual evaluation

What would you do if you caught an employee stealing?
Question reveals: ethics, disciplinary techniques

How would you handle it if a fellow employee had an accident on the job?
Question reveals: ability to think quickly, remain calm, and prioritize

What talents make you an effective manager?
Desired answer: planning, organization, mentoring

How do you make work enjoyable for your subordinates?
Desired answer: interpersonal, motivation

What is your weakest managerial skill?
Desired answer: requires individual evaluation

What is your strongest managerial skill?
Desired answer: requires individual evaluation

How do you multitask?
Question reveals: scheduling, time-management

Describe your management style.
Question reveals: requires individual evaluation

Tell me your favorite food. Convince me it's better than mine.
Question reveals: sales techniques

How would you manage a high-strung personality?
Question reveals: social skills, management style, leadership ability

What would you do if an employee came to work under the influence?
Question reveals: discipline techniques, organizational skills

Can you give me your definition of a . . . (position for which you are interviewing)?
Desired answer: skills, adaptability, interpersonal

Name three trends in the industry today - please explain why you like or dislike each.
Desired answer: requires individual evaluation

Tell me the first five steps in the preparation of .....?
Question reveals: ability to think quickly and prioritize, overall food knowledge

In your present job, what has been your single most important professional accomplishment?
Desired answer: improved efficiency, reduced turnover, cost savings

Tell me about your first culinary job? What did you learn from this experience?
Desired answer: requires individual evaluation

In your present job, what has been your single most important professional accomplishment?
Desired answer: improved efficiency, reduced turnover, cost savings

Tell me about your first culinary job? What did you learn from this experience?
Desired answer: requires individual evaluation