The Hiring Self-Check

L0 → L1: Write the questions down.

Choose 8–10 questions tied to the GM and DM capabilities in the guide, emphasizing the hiring priorities you defined for this location. Ask every candidate the same ones.

Your gaps

• ·We ask every candidate the same core interview questions.
• ·We score answers against the same written scoring guide.
• ·Each interviewer scores independently before we compare notes.
• ·We can explain in writing why we chose one candidate over another.
• ·Candidates work through real restaurant numbers (a P&L, food cost, or labor report) before an offer.
• ·We test food cost and labor decisions, not just ask about them.
• ·We test how candidates handle a guest or employee situation.
• ·We keep the same core questions for everyone and add follow-up probes based on each candidate's results.
• ·We review each new manager against the job's priorities at 30, 60, and 90 days.
• ·We document what we change in our hiring based on those reviews.