Barista applicants have rated the interview process at Starbucks with 2.4 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 77% positive. To compare, the company-average is 76.4% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Barista roles take an average of 28 days to get hired, when considering 43 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Starbucks overall takes an average of 29 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Starbucks as a Barista according to 43 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 36%
Presentation: 12%
Drug test: 12%
Background check: 9%
Other: 7%
Phone interview: 7%
IQ intelligence test: 5%
Skills test: 5%
Personality test: 5%
Group panel interview: 2%
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I applied in-person. The process took 5 days. I interviewed at Starbucks (Richland, WA) in Apr 2009
Interview
My interview took place with the store manager. All managers work off of a deck provided by Starbucks. They use what is called, "behavor-based" interview questions. The interview lasted about thirty minutes. Though I was being interviewed for a barista position, the store manager did speak with me about taking a shift supervisor role doe to my past management experience.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
The question was regarding a client encounter that did not go well and what could have been done in order to achieve a better outcome.
Received an email asking to schedule an interview for the following week. The interview took place in the store itself, and took about 15 minutes. The questions were pretty average.
First interview went well, just the basic behavioral questions that should be answered using the STAR method. Second interview was less questions but with the district manager. Still waiting to hear back (if they reach out at all).
Interview questions [5]
Question 1
Tell me about a time where you had to navigate a situation where the supervisor wasn’t available.
Basically a short chat about my availability, my interest in the job, why I want to work there, how familiar I am with coffee and what my past experiences in hospitality were.