Barista applicants have rated the interview process at Starbucks with 2.1 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 78% positive. To compare, the company-average is 74.9% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Barista roles take an average of 11 days to get hired, when considering 6,370 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Starbucks overall takes an average of 14 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Starbucks as a Barista according to 6,370 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 37%
Background check: 15%
Drug test: 10%
Phone interview: 10%
Skills test: 8%
Presentation: 6%
Personality test: 6%
Group panel interview: 3%
IQ intelligence test: 3%
Other: 2%
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I applied online. I interviewed at Starbucks (Apex, NC) in Dec 2024
Interview
It was pleasant, until they started asking me "tell me about a time when" questions. These questions always throw me off because I have a very difficult time remembering specifics from the past.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Tell me about a time when a customer was not happy with the product you supplied and how did you resolve the issue?
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.