Can you install a VMware server on a Windows PC to test

You don’t need to download anything!

You can use Client Hyper-V if you have Windows 10 Pro just add and enable the feature

After installing the feature and opening Hyper-v (which I am very familiar with at my job) it needs to connect to a server.  I selected the local computer but it states the Virtual Machine Management service is not running.

I do not see this service in Services.

If it is just for testing VMware server you can install it on a bootable USB drive and boot to that.
To do this you can download the VMWare ISO and use the free trial license or get a community edition key.

Or you can install the VMware player to run a single VM on a windows workstation.
Download VMware Workstation Player | VMware 

I did download player earlier.   Is player similar to the full VMware?

Not really the player is just designed for running a single VM inside of an existing OS.
The full VMware Server is a lot different. 

What I am attempting to do is get a quick CRASH course before an interview for a job I have tomorrow.   They know I have no VMWare experience, but I want to let them know I will take the initiative to learn.  

Any suggestions will be appreciated.

Vmware server is quite extensive and takes a while to learn but if you wanted to try it to just know the basic setup etc.
I would download the full ISO and do the install to the pen drive then boot to that. As long as you have enough room on the drive you can create a small data store and create a VM on it and install windows or linux on the vm.
Here is the vmware vsphere install guide
VMware ESXi Installation and Setup - VMware vSphere 7.0 

Andrew, very extensive.

Thanks

23 years man and boy! (as you'll see from the videos!)

I do not see download link for Vsphere on their site.

It is there in my EE Articles.

Step. 1

1. Register with VMware.com and Download VMware vSphere Hypervisor 7.0

thanks

Good Luck with the interview for the new job.