I applied online. The process took 2 days. I interviewed at HMSHost in Oct 2012
Interview
Talked to manager, then got called back for a second interview with another manager. They discussed your previous employment and skills. After that was sent to do drug test before job offer. Was offered job on the spot.
I applied through a recruiter. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at HMSHost (Tampa, FL) in Mar 2012
Interview
I met the company's HR at a career fair; we talked for a short while and they offered to interview with me the following day. The interview was fairly standard. I then had a 2nd interview over the phone with store manager, since I was applying for an out of state job. I was then called back by the HR director with a job offer.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
"What is the best way to manage people?"
It's such a vague question it was difficult to determine what they were asking for