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 85% positive. To compare, the company-average is 79.2% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Barista roles take an average of 15 days to get hired, when considering 13 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 13 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 53%
Background check: 11%
Group panel interview: 11%
Presentation: 5%
Phone interview: 5%
Drug test: 5%
Personality test: 5%
Skills test: 5%
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One interview, mainly want to see how you work with others and customers. Very smooth process, asked my availability as well.
Offers you something to drink before the interview as well
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.