Cooking Question:

► What situations, during the last year, have kept you from fulfilling your job duties and coming to work on time?
► How do you handle situations that could cause tardiness or absenteeism?
► Everybody misses work sometimes. What are some legitimate reasons to miss work?
► During the last year, when your replacement hasn't shown up and your manager asked you to stay late, what percentage of the time have you stayed late?
► What outside situations would affect your dependability on the job?
► Why do you think dependability is important for a restaurant cook?
► When you do not show up for work, how does it affect your co-workers?
► How many unscheduled absences did you have with your previous employer?
► How often are you late for work?
► Where does your employment fall in your list of priorities?
► Do you have your own transportation?
► Could I call your previous employer and ask how your attendance was and what would they tell me about your attendance?
► As a cook, if you see an increase or decrease in customer flow, how do you respond?
► If you see product getting low, what would you do?
► Give an example of a time when you did something without being asked? Can you give me another example?
► How would you handle not having everything in stock that you need to make the product you are assigned?
► What about your character would help you do this job day in and day out?
► The restaurant is busy, you're tired, short-handed and you haven't had a day off in six days. How does this affect your work and attitude?
► Tell me about the hardest job you have ever had? How did it end?
► How many hours can you stand on your feet without a break?
► What would your reaction be if your replacement didn't show up?
► How do you pace yourself through the day?
► What would you do if a 30 top table walked in?
► Are you willing to take on extra tasks or what kind of extra tasks would you be willing to take on?
► How do you handle complaints about meals you have prepared?
► What steps would you take to insure your job is done in your allotted amount of time?
► What would you do if a delivery driver accidentally left double the number of an item that his company charges us a lot of money for?
► Tell me about a time you saw a coworker taking out food they did not pay for?
► If you are shopping and the item you would like is not available in your brand, would buy something else?
► How do handle requests to work a non-scheduled shift?
► How do you respond when your manager changes your shift on short notice?
► How do you handle working with a co-worker you are not fond of?
► What if you get a special request from a customer, what do you do?
► If another work needs help in order to get a job finished on time, what would you do?
► You are cooking for dinner and the convection oven goes out, what would you do?
► Your boss changes the special, what would you do?