I applied to my local Darden restaurant and marked down being interested in both a server and a host position on a Monday. That Friday, I received an email telling me that they were interested in interviewing me for a server position and I should call the restaurant over the next two days so we could set up an interview time. I spoke with the sales manager who then scheduled me to talk to her at 2PM the following Tuesday.
I showed up 15 minutes early and everyone was super friendly. I talked to the sales manager and she was pretty impressed with me; I think it was because I showed a willingness to learn about the position and what I had to do, especially because I have no prior serving experience. The GM was there running an orientation and she left to see if I could talk to him right after finishing with her. He came over, asked me a few general questions, and then hired me right there on the spot.