Glassdoor users rated their interview experience at AGRO Cafe as 100% positive with a difficulty rating score of 2 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty). Candidates interviewing for Cashier, Barista-in-training and rated their interviews as the hardest, whereas interviews for Cashier, Barista-in-training and roles were rated as the easiest.
The hiring process at AGRO Cafe takes an average of 7 days when considering 1 user submitted interviews across all job titles. Candidates applying for Cashier, Barista-in-training had the quickest hiring process (on average 7 days), whereas Cashier, Barista-in-training roles had the slowest hiring process (on average 7 days).
I applied online. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at AGRO Cafe (Vancouver, BC) in Mar 2008
Interview
I replied to a posting on Craigslist and was called the next day to schedule an interview even though I had no barista or cafe experience. I believe my interview was a couple days later. I entered the cafe, introduced myself to the people there (there were only 2), and was asked to take a seat while the manager collected his documents. While waiting I was able to read a little "about us" type pamphlet they had on all the tables (this helped a lot !since I really did not know much about the company at the time...their website was not in service when I went on it to do research). The interview was fairly straightforward. I was asked if I knew anything about the company, so I said that what I had just read, and what about it I admired (they serve organic, fair trade goods which I thought was cool). This led into me explaining my passion for fair trade and volunteering etc. I was then asked more basic questions about customer service, why I wanted to work there, what relevant skills I felt I had. At the end the manager mentioned that I would be working at a different branch of the cafe and that he would schedule me in for a training shift. I was never told outright that I got the job, but I showed up for my shift and stuck around for good so I guess I did ok.
I think their focus is on finding the right person more than the person with the right experience. I happened to click really well with the manager so I think I just got lucky. It seemed like anyone who didn't was not around for very long.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Be prepared to know something about fair trade or sustainability because that is an important part of the cafe.