Barista applicants have rated the interview process at Starbucks with 2.5 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 76% positive. To compare, the company-average is 78.6% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Barista roles take an average of 22 days to get hired, when considering 41 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Starbucks overall takes an average of 23 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Starbucks as a Barista according to 41 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 22%
Skills test: 19%
Personality test: 13%
Presentation: 12%
Group panel interview: 9%
Background check: 7%
Phone interview: 7%
IQ intelligence test: 6%
Other: 3%
Drug test: 1%
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Just tell them what they want to hear. Whatever you think gets the job will get the job. Really simple process. Don’t even need any experience in being a barista or making coffee.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
When’s one time you’ve helped solve a problem a customer had?
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.