I applied in-person. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at Starbucks (San Francisco, CA) in Aug 2008
Interview
I put in the application in person. a week later, the manager called me for an interview. I sat down for a one on one with the manager. During the interview she asked questions like: What are your strengths? What are your weaknesses? Have you ever had a conflict with a coworker? How did you deal with it?
She called over the Assistant Manager to ask me a few questions. Pretty straightforward -They just want to get the feel for if you're a friendly and genuine person.
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.