Cashier/Barista applicants have rated the interview process at Blue Bottle Coffee with 2.5 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 50% positive. To compare, the company-average is 61.1% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Cashier/Barista roles take an average of 18 days to get hired, when considering 2 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Blue Bottle Coffee overall takes an average of 20 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Blue Bottle Coffee as a Cashier/Barista according to 2 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 40%
One on one interview: 40%
Group panel interview: 20%
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I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Blue Bottle Coffee (Los Angeles, CA) in Jul 2017
Interview
For some reason, even though I had nearly a decade of food industry and customer service experience, I went through FOUR interviews for an entry level job there. The whole process took almost 2 weeks, and I had to wait another 2 weeks until it was time to start my on-boarding training. Thankfully I had some saving or I would have been completely screwed, not very respectful of time...
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Can you describe a time when you had to deal with a difficult co-worker, how did you solve this?
I applied online. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at Blue Bottle Coffee (San Jose, CA) in Jan 2022
Interview
There is a phone interview, then a scheduled in-person interview. Relatively easy interview process, especially if they are hiring for seasonal/holiday traffic that picks up and where a bigger team is needed
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
How much experience do you have with coffee and/or Blue Bottle Coffee?