Max's Restaurant Initial Interview

Max's SM Valenzuela is hiring these days so I decided to check it out. They posted an ad on Jobstreet in search for staff for the about-to-open franchise branch in SM Valenzuela, opening this March (or so I hear). If you're interested in the position, send an e-mail to careers@maxschicken.com.ph like I did. 


Here are the links to their advertisements in Jobstreet for Waiter, Waitress, and Kitchen Personnel respectively:


http://www.jobstreet.com.ph/jobs/2012/2/default/80/3120370.htm?fr=21
http://www.jobstreet.com.ph/jobs/2012/2/default/80/3126641.htm?fr=21
http://www.jobstreet.com.ph/jobs/2012/2/default/80/3127805.htm?fr=21


They mailed me back for interview within the same day I sent the e-mail, and was invited for exams and interview at their EDSA Caloocan branch, located at 498 EDSA Caloocan City. How to get there?


If you're from the North Caloocan/Fairview area like me, you can simply:

• Ride a bus which says UE/Letre/Monumento. You can look out the left-side window and watch for signs that say EDSA Caloocan, and it won't be difficult to see Max's there. The EDSA Caloocan path is past SM North EDSA.
• With that being said, you can also take an FX to SM North, and ride a jeepney going to Monumento, and stay on watch for the Max's resto.

Got there at 9AM. The first batch of examinees were already in and taking the exam, I waited a little while more. There were a lot of applicants applying for different jobs--from CSA to Supervisor, and they also have applicants for the Housekeeping staff.

Exam was fairly easy, just the usual abstract exams, but within 12 minutes. There are people who failed the exam, though, because they ran out of time. (I did, too, but I only had a few numbers left when I did and I just randomly checked any box to make up for it.)

And then we waited to be interviewed by the two HR ladies there; they conducted group interview in groups of five. In my group, only one question was ever really asked: Tell me something about yourself.

They sort the wheat from the chaff with just one question, so better make that one answer count. Talk about things before they even ask it: where you graduated, previous work experience, things that they would obviously want to know, etc.

After qualifying for that interview, we were told that there would be one more interview conducted by the Area Manager, and we were told to come back at a later time that day for it. I took my lunch and burned time shopping and waited for it.

The Area Manager conducting the second interview was a friendly guy and generally nice. Be prepared to answer the usual questions, and if all goes well, you'll have an endorsement for final interview with the branch owner of the SM Val branch. Which I am just about to show up for this Monday, so I'll tell about it then.

If you live near SM Val at all, I encourage you to apply for it. (I know I don't, but I still decided to check it out.)