Tim Hortons Restaurant Manager Interview Questions
Tim Hortons Restaurant Manager Interview Questions

What can you contribute to Tim Hortons?

  • Talk about your last job and say how it relates to the Tim Hortons Management Position. If you have restaurant experience in managing other team members, recruiting, training, and focusing on meeting sales targets then say that first.

Why are you the best candidate for this position?

Have a second read of the job description and find key skills they are looking for, and reassure the interviewer you have those skills. Below are the skills I found after revisiting the job description:

  • As a Restaurant Manager, you empower and lead your team to deliver exceptional guest experiences (skill required: leadership skills)
  • You promote a respectful team environment and manage team members with open communication and understanding (skill required: communication)
  • You thrive in the fast-paced atmosphere and love coming to work every day! (skill required: works well under pressure)

A possible answer to this question is

  • I have excellent leadership skills which will allow me to lead a team to deliver exceptional guest experiences.
  • I have excellent communication skills which will allow me to manage team members and create a positive team environment.
  • Say you work well under pressure which will allow you to thrive in a fast pace environment.

Do you work better individually or on a team?

  • You need to manage others, so say you prefer to work in a team. You can mention you have no problem working individually when required.

How do you evaluate the success of other team members?

  • Say you lay out clear goals and objectives for team members to meet.   You then check and make sure the team members are meeting those goals. For example, take the drive-in and set an average time it takes to serve a customer and constantly improve on those times.

What are your salary expectations?

Where do you see yourself in five years?

  • A great answer to this question is to say you would like to open your own Tim Hortons Restaurant in five years. This will make you sound committed to the business.

Questions to ask on a Tim Hortons Restaurant Manager Interview

  • Why is this position open?
  • What did the previous manager do well and what could he/she improve on?

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