Career

WHAT IS FORM + MATTER?
About us!


WHO SHOULD APPLY?

  • You believe in a team-first mentality, graciousness and humility, putting others before yourself.

  • You embrace working hard, growing constantly and pushing past your limits.

  • You are comfortable with new ideas, constant evolution, and challenging what exists.

  • You believe doing what we do (hospitality) is a privilege.

  • You want to learn about cocktails, spirits and techniques, while building a career in hospitality.


HOW DO YOU APPLY?

Send us an email at info@fomabar.com

  • Subject: “FO+MA Application: [Insert your full name]”

  • Attach your resume

  • In the message, please copy and paste the below questions and also include your responses:

    General:

    • Name:

    • Phone number:

    • Social Media(s) (platform – handle):

    • Are you comfortable using WhatsApp for communication?

    • Please provide 3 professional references [name, working relationship, reachable contact info]

    • Why do you want to specifically work at FO+MA?

      • What do you hope to gain and / or learn from working here, versus any other bar in CDMX?

    Hospitality Mindset:

    • What does hospitality mean to you? What does this look like during service?

    • What does being a hospitality professional mean to you?

    • What’s your end-goal in a career in the hospitality industry?

    • What are your 1-year, 3-year and 5-year plans? What are your personal and professional goals in the time ranges? (make sure they're milestones that are achievable, vs. a vague direction!)


      • What are you doing and what do you plan to do in order to be successful in accomplishing your goals?


      • How does working at FO+MA fit into these goals?

    • What does humility mean to you? What does it look or sound like? Can you provide examples of how you’ve humbled yourself or been humbled in the past? What do you think is the hardest part of exhibiting humility?

    • What does graciousness mean to you? What does it look or sound like? Can you provide examples of times you’ve shown graciousness?
What do you think is the hardest part of exhibiting graciousness?

    Mentality & Behaviors:

    • On a scale 1-10, what would you say your level of sense of urgency is?


      • As applicable, can you provide examples of how you employ a sense of urgency in your life?


      • Are you comfortable with the expectation and reinforcement of a constant sense of urgency at work? 

    • Providing a great experience for our guests requires us to work really hard and constantly humble ourselves - including: taking constant instruction from your team, admitting you’re wrong or you don’t know, taking the high road with guests, doing the dirty work, and acknowledging room for growth and putting in the work to improve. Are you truly comfortable with all this and still want to join our team? You're answering this question for yourself, not for us, so be honest with yourself!


    • How comfortable are you with constantly having to adapt to change? How do you feel about change (does it intimidate you, does it excite you, etc…)? Can you provide examples of recent experiences where you had to adapt to change (what was the context around the change and how did you respond)?

    • On a scale 1-10, how organized do you feel you are? Can you provide examples of your organization (physical organization and logistical organization)?

    • On a scale 1-10, how detail oriented would you say you are? What does being detail-oriented mean to you? Can you provide specific examples demonstrating this?


    • On a scale 1-10, how important is the cleanliness of your workspace, personal space and property to you? Do you maintain them at the same level as their importance? Can you please provide details?


    • What’s the longest shift you are comfortable working, on an exception basis?

      • Would you happily volunteer to work an extra hour or two beyond the end of your scheduled shift, if you knew it was needed or asked by your teammates?

    Team Dynamics:

    • Tell us about your concept of a team and teamwork:


      • What is a team in a work setting? 


      • What does successful teamwork look like?


      • How are you accountable to your teammates? 


      • How are your teammates accountable to you?


    • How do you prefer to receive feedback?

    • When was the last time you received constructive criticism? What was it? How was it delivered? What did you do or how did you respond?


    • How do you handle conflict with teammates in a work environment?

    • What is your conflict resolution language? Do you internalize problems, do you avoid the problem(s), do you give it time to play out, or do you immediately address the source of conflict directly?

    • Does your conflict language change between a peer or a manager?

    • If current or former co-workers were to identify the one trait that makes it an absolute joy to work with you, what do you think that would be? Why do you think this is and how does this make you feel?


    • If current or former co-workers were to identify the one trait that makes it most difficult to work with you, what do you think that would be? Why do you think this is and how does this make you feel?


    • What is a rumor?

      • How do rumors get spread?

      • What are the negative effects of rumors? How might rumors negatively impact a workplace?

      • When a rumor(s) is shared with you, how do you make the decisions of:

        • Do you share it? Why or why not?

        • Who would you share it with? Why?

        • Do you need to stop it? Should you stop it? Would you stop it?

        • If so, why and how would you stop it? If not, why?

  • What are your thoughts regarding the application questions? Why do you think we ask the questions we’re asking?

Thank you for taking the time to complete and submit a complete application! We will review your application as soon as possible and be in touch. Thank you again for your time and understanding.