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%
IQ intelligence test: 1%
Group panel interview: 1%
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I applied through an employee referral. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Starbucks (Los Angeles, CA) in Oct 2011
Interview
I was initially given an interview by one manger after a friend referred me. From there I was told to apply online so she could process my application and send me to the "job fair". When I arrived at the job fair location they had me wait a few minutes before leading me to a table where two people were sitting. These two people did my initial interview asking me various, basic interview questions. There were other people being interviewed be other interviewers all around me. When they had finished asking me questions I was told to wait for the group interview, meaning I had passed the first round. At the group interview there were three of us being interviewed and three store managers that were interviewing us. They asked more questions, which were slightly more in depth and difficult to answer and we would take turns responding. When it was over we all shook hands and were told that we would be hearing from them soon. I was offered the position about a week later.
Interview questions [2]
Question 1
What was a situation in the past when you've taken the moral high ground?
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.
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.
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.