I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Starbucks (El Paso, TX) in June 2010
Interview
Very friendly partners conduct phone and 1:1 interviews. They spend the time to get to know you and find out where you are in your career. Most questions are situation based. The are also operations based questions. They want to determine your work ethic and mind set towards retail business.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Describe a time you were successful in motivating a team.
I applied online. I interviewed at Starbucks in May 2026
Interview
Super easy. Applied online. A recruiter reached out for initial interview, was about 15-30 minutes. Recruiter set up second interview with DM and peer DM for the following week. After that, was interviewed by the regional.
I applied through other source. I interviewed at Starbucks (Chicago, IL) in Apr 2026
Interview
Two district sanagers interviewing over Microsoft Teams. Extensive, heavy "STAR" use required in questions with follow up questions from interviewers. 5 questions for me but our interview went nearly an hour, overall friendly.
I applied through a recruiter. I interviewed at Starbucks (Concord, CA)
Interview
You first have a screen with the recruiter, and she sets up time to speak with you. If you pass that, you get sent to the DM and interview with that DM and another DM and then usually decision after that.