Barista applicants have rated the interview process at Starbucks with 2.4 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 70% positive. To compare, the company-average is 72.3% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Barista roles take an average of 12 days to get hired, when considering 71 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Starbucks overall takes an average of 13 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Starbucks as a Barista according to 71 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 38%
Phone interview: 14%
Skills test: 12%
Personality test: 11%
Background check: 9%
Presentation: 7%
Drug test: 4%
Other: 2%
Group panel interview: 1%
IQ intelligence test: 1%
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I applied in-person. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Starbucks (Saugus, MA)
Interview
I Interviewed about 3 times, it was less than typical. Most people will interview twice and get an offer. This manager was a little less than productive.
The best manager I had would have the ASM interview and then if the candidate sparked their interest the SM would then interview. It seems fairly standard.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
I don't have a most difficult or unexpected question but the format of the interview is what they call SARI: Situation, Action, Result, Interesting fact. Any question asked goes something like, "describe a situation when you had to deal with a difficult customer, or employee". Answer it in less than a couple minutes. Describe the situation, feel free to use names, they won't know these people, state what you did, what the other person did, and for the interesting fact that is basically what they take out of the situation and could be a follow up question based on something you said. It is easier to state something like, " if I had to do it again, I would probably approach it this way..."
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.