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90 Restaurant Manager Questions And Answers

42⟩ Operational and Situational Restaurant Manager Job Interview Questions

☛ Have you dined with us before? What would you change or improve?

☛ Have you interacted with our managers or staff? What was your impression?

☛ How would you describe our competitors and our customers?

☛ What's the most challenging aspect of being a manager or a chef?

☛ How would you rate your cost control abilities? What actions have you taken to save costs or increase revenue?

☛ How do you stay up-to-date and precise on revenue reports, inventory reports, and payroll reports?

☛ An item on the menu is not selling well. How would you discuss this with your chef?

☛ Recall a time you resolved a conflict with a guest, employee, or supervisor at work. How did you handle it?

☛ Recall a time you mentored someone. Where were they when you first started? Where are they now?

☛ When was the last time you fired someone? Why did you fire them?

☛ Describe the best employee you've ever hired.

☛ How would you deal with ingredient substitutions?

☛ How do you accommodate special diets? (Vegan, gluten-free)

☛ Describe a time you went above and beyond guest expectations.

☛ Describe a time you anticipated a guest's needs.

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43⟩ Basic Restaurant Manager Job Interview Questions

☛ Tell me about yourself.

☛ Why did you become a restaurant/hospitality manager, chef, etc.?

☛ What do you know about our restaurant/property/company?

☛ Have you been to any of our restaurants/properties? What did you think? What did you observe while you were there? Did you get a chance to interact with any of our managers or staff? What would you improve or change?

☛ What do you think sets us apart from our competitors?

☛ Why do you want to work for our hotel/club/restaurant/property?

☛ Who else are you interviewing with? How do we compare to them?

☛ Have you been offered any positions yet?

☛ What do you think is a chef's/manager's role? What qualities should they possess?

☛ How would you describe your management style? Your personality?

☛ What motivates you? How do you motivate others?

☛ What was the best company you ever worked for? The worst? The best boss you ever had? Your least favorite? Why?

☛ What are some of your greatest accomplishments?

☛ Tell me about your cost control abilities? What have you done to help or improve your financial results?

☛ How would your supervisor/fellow managers/employees describe you?

☛ Have you ever been involved in confrontation with a guest/employee/supervisor at work? How did you resolve it?

☛ How would you handle the following situation?….

☛ What are your career goals? Where do you see yourself in 3/5/10 years?

☛ What are you looking for in a job?

☛ What makes you an effective manager/chef?

☛ What are your strengths? Weakness? What are you doing to improve your weakness?

☛ What are some of you greatest achievements or successes? What are some of your worst failures?

☛ Why did you leave your last job? Why do you want to leave your current position?

☛ What do you like least about being a manager/chef?

☛ Give me an example when you…..

☛ What upsets you/tries your patience?

☛ How long do you think you will stay with our company?

☛ What makes you the best candidate for this position? What do you think you bring to the table?

☛ What questions do you have for me?

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45⟩ Behavioral Assistant restaurant manager interview questions

☛ Do you work well under pressure?

☛ Are you planning to continue your studies?

☛ Give examples of ideas you've had or implemented.

☛ Has anything ever irritated you about people you've worked with?

☛ What kind of personality do you work best with and why?

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46⟩ Phone Based Assistant restaurant manager interview questions

☛ Who was your favorite manager and why?

☛ Can you describe a time when your work was criticized?

☛ How well did your college experience prepare you for this job?

☛ When was the last time you were in a crises?

☛ What assignment was too difficult for you?

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47⟩ Competency Based Assistant restaurant manager interview questions

☛ What were the responsibilities of your last position?

☛ What would you say are your strong points?

☛ What techniques and tools do you use to keep yourself organized?

☛ Why did you decide to pursue this career?

☛ What are three positive things your last boss would say about you?

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48⟩ Situational Assistant restaurant manager interview questions

☛ How did you handle meeting a tight deadline?

☛ What do you think, would you be willing to travel for work?

☛ What would make you happy in a job?

☛ Describe a time you were faced with stresses which tested your skills.

☛ What have you done to support diversity in your unit?

Your answer will affect the rest of the interview. Limit your answer to your career background and experience.

Be clear in understanding the responses.

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49⟩ Video Based Assistant restaurant manager interview questions

☛ What negative thing would your last boss say about you?

☛ Tell me about your proudest achievement.

☛ What was the most important task you ever had?

☛ What was the most complex assignment you have had?

☛ Tell me about a difficult experience you had in working.

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50⟩ Communication Skills Based Assistant restaurant manager interview questions

☛ You have not done this sort of job before. How will you succeed?

☛ What is the difference between a good position and an excellent one?

☛ What is a typical career path in this job function?

☛ What type of work environment do you prefer?

☛ What irritates you about other people?

Note down your answers. These may be useful later if the interviewers wish to confirm any answer with you as they forget or wish to discuss more. Make sure you're well prepared for this Assistant restaurant manager interview questions as you won't likely get a second chance to really shine.

Answer all Assistant restaurant manager interview questions honestly and stay focused throughout the hiring process.

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51⟩ Basic Assistant restaurant manager interview questions

☛ What is more important to you: the money or the work?

☛ A team experience you found disappointing.

☛ Have you ever had to deal with conflicting deadlines?

☛ What steps do you follow to study a problem before making a decision?

☛ What can you do for us that other candidates cant?

Try to answer Assistant restaurant manager interview questions completely. We recommend that you don't immediately respond to the question directly. The best strategy for effectively answering these tough Assistant restaurant manager interview questions is to prepare for it.

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52⟩ Tell me what do you know about our restaurant?

As a serious applicant, you should know a lot about the restaurant. You should do your research and know approximately how many waitresses work there, what is a vision of a restaurant, what culture they try to create, etc.. Good applicant for a managerial position should notice all of this and should have an ability to talk about it openly in an interview.

On the top of that, you can compliment the quality of food and/or service, if you ate at the place before (what you should do).

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59⟩ Tell us what would you improve in our restaurant?

I need to stress it once again: As a good restaurant manager, you should have answer to every question. If you do your research before an interview, you will know what to say. But anyway, even if there's nothing on your mind, you can always count on typical answers, such as that you want to work on brand building and on improving the overall customer experience. That never hurts…

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