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Darden Restaurants interviews

Restaurant teams and managers, US

A desire to win and a passion to serve

“To thrive at Darden, you must have a desire to win, a passion to serve, and the ability to build relationships along the way.”

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Show a passion to serve

How would you show it in one example?

Example

“communicate complex ideas in ways everyone can understand. solve problems & bring simple solutions to the table.”

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Bring simple solutions

Two items from Darden’s list of how it works.

Example

Training from day one, managers from within

“We invest $40 million a year in training our people, and it begins immediately, regardless of role.”

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Expect training from day one

Darden’s restaurant careers page.

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“100% of all General Managers and Managing Partners were promoted from within”

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Managers come from within

From the same page.

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