IHOP interview questions
Updated Mar 30, 2026Difficulty
Easy
Experience
Mostly positive
How others got an interview
- 43%Applied onlineApplied online
- 8%Employee ReferralEmployee Referral
- 2%RecruiterRecruiter
- 1%OtherOther
- 0%Staffing AgencyStaffing Agency
- 0%Campus RecruitingCampus Recruiting
Interview search
537 interviews
IHOP interviews FAQs
- Glassdoor users rated their interview experience at IHOP as 63.2% positive with a difficulty rating score of 1.69 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty). Candidates interviewing for Restaurant General Manager and District Manager rated their interviews as the hardest, whereas interviews for Sever and Machine Operator roles were rated as the easiest.
- The hiring process at IHOP takes an average of 5 days when considering 511 user submitted interviews across all job titles. To compare, the average duration of hiring at similar companies like BlackRock, Inc. is 14 days, Fabricated Software, Inc. is 2 days, and Apple Inc. is 21 days. Candidates applying for Restaurant Manager had the quickest hiring process (on average 1 day), whereas Busser/Runner roles had the slowest hiring process (on average 60 days).
- Common stages of the interview process at IHOP according to 511 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 43%
Skills test: 11%
Background check: 9%
Presentation: 8%
Drug test: 7%
Personality test: 6%
IQ intelligence test: 5%
Phone interview: 5%
Other: 4%
Group panel interview: 2%
Here are the most commonly searched roles for interview reports -
- Server(1050) ;
- Server/Waiter(518) ;
- Hostess(234) ;
- Server/Waitress(129) ;
- Line Cook(123) ;
- Waitress(123) ;
- General Manager(116) ;
- Food Server(103) ;
- Assistant Manager(101) ;
- Manager(101) ;
- Host(99) ;
- Cook(70) ;
- Dishwasher(62) ;
- Host/Hostess(45) ;
- Crew Chief(35) .
