The human resources function is the science and art of first defining the scope of work through specific job descriptions and then finding the proper fit between the applicant and that job description; then training, administering for, managing and sometimes terminating employees. This may be fairly easy with rote task-oriented jobs but becomes much more complex with jobs that involve interactions with others, decision making etc. One way to get a better understanding of this very important subject quickly is by reading: Cooking With Gas: The Official Guide to Restaurant Start-Up and Management. Learn what questions to ask and how to ask them, and then you too will be... Cooking With Gas!!!
Example Interview Questions
What job are you applying for?
What experience do you have?
Tell me what your previous/present employer would tell me about you.
Anything that would severely restrict your ability to work here?
When you go out, what type of dining establishment do you like?
What, in your opinion, constitutes a good dining experience?
What, in your opinion, constitutes a bad dining experience?
OK, what would you do to ensure that each customer has an experience like what you just described?
(First give example of employee who doesn’t know product or service) then ask why he/she did not. How do you feel when people serving you don’t care or don’t know their business or product?
How will you make yourself informed of our product?
Do you have any hobbies? Play sports?
What does it mean to be a team player?
Can you be a team player?
You will be asked to sign a pledge; any problem with that?
A little about (your company name here) and how hard the work is do you honestly think you can handle it?
From time to time you may need to be called in to work an unscheduled shift; any problem with that?
What shifts are you available to work? Days__________, nights__________& weekends__________.
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