Barista applicants have rated the interview process at Starbucks with 2.3 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 83% positive. To compare, the company-average is 80.4% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Barista roles take an average of 11 days to get hired, when considering 882 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Starbucks overall takes an average of 12 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Starbucks as a Barista according to 882 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 48%
Phone interview: 11%
Skills test: 9%
Presentation: 7%
Personality test: 7%
Background check: 6%
IQ intelligence test: 4%
Drug test: 4%
Other: 3%
Group panel interview: 2%
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I applied online. The process took 1+ week. I interviewed at Starbucks (Toronto, ON) in Sep 2012
Interview
All interviewees will go through two rounds of interview on different dates. The recruiter will set up the first one and followed by store manager in the second round. My interview questions were focused on personality, the recruiter was trying to determine if you could work efficiently within a team and alone.
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.