I applied online. I interviewed at Caribou Coffee (Saint Paul, MN) in Apr 2017
Interview
Asked mostly about availability and if I'm willing to work early mornings. I was offered any coffee and I politely declined, but I think it would also be appropriate to ask for a drip coffee. Shows that you know what it is and ensures you are not taking too much from them at interview.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Asked what animal I would be if I could choose and why.
I had a Phone call with the General Manger of the store I applied to. The interview lasted about 20 minutes. The Questions were about customer service experience and familiarity with menu and offerings.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Tell me about a time you had to deal with an unhappy customer and how did you fix their experience?
In person interview after asking for a position in person and receiving a paper with steps to apply online. This was a U of MN caribou so it was pretty straight forward and I was hired after the interview the next day.
Did two interviews. It was cool. But two seemed a bit much for a barista role. But it did show they were looking for someone who was serious. It was pretty laid back and went well
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What is your favorite drink
what animal are you most like
Barista applicants have rated the interview process at Caribou Coffee with 1.9 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 78% positive. To compare, the company-average is 75.3% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Barista roles take an average of 7 days to get hired, when considering 72 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Caribou Coffee overall takes an average of 13 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Caribou Coffee as a Barista according to 72 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 41%
Background check: 14%
Drug test: 10%
Personality test: 10%
Phone interview: 6%
Skills test: 6%
IQ intelligence test: 6%
Presentation: 5%
Other: 3%
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