It was fine everyone was nice comfortable office met with many people felt like I got a good feel for the work environment they have a strong benefits package it will be nice if they are closer to a metro
I applied through a recruiter. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Host Hotels & Resorts in Aug 2016
Interview
Very thorough. First round was with HR and hiring manager on the phone. After that, was a full day of interviews at the office, in addition to a 1 hour excel test. There was also a take-home 2-part cases analysis. Everyone at the company is friendly but very sharp.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Many macro hotel questions such as, which markets do I find favorable to invest in? What is the forecasted RevPAR growth for this year and the next year.
I applied through other source. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Host Hotels & Resorts (Bethesda, MD) in Aug 2012
Interview
From first contact with the company via a recruitment posting to introductions, telephone interviews and travel to the corporate headquarters this process was highly professional and extremely impressive. The Human Resources staff members and senior management were knowledgable and informative about the well established company and thoroughly helpful as well as extremely organized. They managed the logistics of setting up multiple interviews and travel with ease and constant communication. The experience at the corporate headquarters from sense of arrival to the quality of peer level and senior management interviews and interactions was challenging, informative and stimulating. The exchange of ideas and discipline specific knowledge provided a positive impression of the structure and culture of this company. My experience from start to finish was top notch. Exceeded my expectations.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Within the Hospitality discipline there are distinctly differing approaches to addressing cost efficiencies when managing diverse hotel operational models, some of which are inherently less profitable than others.. Interview questions were posed requiring specific detail on how to creatively and effectively approach driving efficiencies and margins of profit in the less profitable managed assets utilizing best practices and techniques acquired through practical experience in the High yield managed environments. This task required synthesis of a clear and concise summary of concepts encompassing broad and varied applications detailing hotel specific operational knowledge, historical financial data, yield management techniques, economic and market influences as well as strategic integration methods used to effect change.