I applied online. The process took 5 days. I interviewed at Events by RHC (New York, NY) in Mar 2018
Interview
Applied online - received email a few weeks later. The first thing she said was let me print your resume ... I politely let her know I had an extra copy. She then looked at it for about 20 seconds looked at me and asked me where are you working now? as if I was full time employed. It was strange considering the event business is all contract work?
She was very "cordial" with me however it was as if she was doing me a favor. She was more lively while having a conversation with the receptionist than the interview. I felt she didn't care about what my skills were professionally or if I was a fit for the company.
I answered her questions using examples from real world experience as a bartender and server etc.
The whole experience was strange to me... especially because I recently sent a friend to interview here because I love the beauty and food flavors of Sonnier & Castle. My friend and a few colleagues work here because I sent them to apply. These friend happen to be male models of which I am not.
Thankfully I am experienced enough with industry and comfortable with myself otherwise I would of been in tears. She was rude. I am pretty sure she might have a degree in HR but no real world (under the gun) event FOH or BOH experience .
Thankfully one of their competitors hired me the next day at the first interview.
I applied through an employee referral. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Events by RHC (New York, NY) in Oct 2017
Interview
Filled out form with prior job experience, went to office and talked about work experience and why I want to work with company. She looked over my resume and answered the questions I had, things like how much I would like to get paid, etc.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Say a client has a choice between a high end catering company and a middle end catering company, and she chose to go with the high end company. what should the client expect the high end company to provide over the middle end company?
I applied in-person. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at Events by RHC (New York, NY) in Apr 2014
Interview
Static. Formulaic. Very visually based, behavior based, fundamentally sound. Very diverse. This is not a criticism of this specific company, but an observation of the interview process.
We now have "human resources" departments at many companies. Human Resources have to do the formal interview, glance-over, and background process of companies both to provide companies with the best available employees and protect the employers from possible hiring violations.
I understand. This is a lot of work, but much of it is taught in schools. What schools can not teach, is the subtle nuances of every industry and every company within that industry.
My greatest criticism of every company is that the people in Human Resources, don't understand the qualities that make up different positions and performance levels at the myriad of positions within a company. They draw up "job descriptions" that often are gibberish. Often, job descriptions can't be matched because the combination of requested qualities can't be obtained, or found within the designated price range of employment.
The words I used at the top of this critique actually put Sonnier & Castle in the higher levels of job interviews I've seen and been a participant on both sides of the table.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What was background experience. Why did I want to work with them. Who had I worked with previously.