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 6,367 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 6,367 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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In Person, straight forward. be direct. be honest. this is a great job for a year or 2 (I worked it while in college). People respect it much more than fast food, even though it is basically the same work. plus you get tips
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.