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      Barista Interview

      Nov 21, 2012
      Anonymous Interview Candidate
      Spokane, WA
      No offer
      Positive experience
      Average interview

      Application

      I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Starbucks (Spokane, WA) in Nov 2012

      Interview

      I applied online. About a month later I received a call asking to set up an interview for the following day. When I first arrived I was offered a free drink of my choice, and then was lead to a table with two interviewers. The assistant manager, and a manager from another store. They were very friendly and we sat down to begin the interview. I was asked general questions starting with," Tell me about yourself" and then continued on with situation questions from my previous jobs. The interview lasted about 30 minutes, and I was very happy with how I did. I was told I would hear from them by Thursday. Sure enough I received a call on Thursday and was asked to set up a SECOND INTERVIEW with another store manager. I was told it was their company policy to interview with two different managers. The following day I drove to a new location and walked into my interview. This time I was offered a water or "anything". I accepted the water. The manager "was obviously working and told me to grab the closest seat before it got snatched up. I sat down and she headed over a few minutes later. This interview was very casual. It felt nothing like the first. She told me about why she enjoys working for Starbucks, and did throw in a few questions such as "Why Starbucks" and "why do you think you'd be a good fit here". She seemed very distracted because there was an issue going on within the store, a lock had broke. Though she seemed distracted I thought our interview went well. She asked me when I could start, and told me the manager at the other store seemed " very interested". After our interview was over she asked if I wanted a drink and I accepted. She told me she was going to e-mail the other manager and I'd know by Monday. Yesterday I got a call telling me, " We appreciate you taking the time to interview with us, but we are going to move forward with another candidate." Stunned, I just said, " oh, okay thank you". I was so surprised. I should have asked what I could have done to improve. I thought I was going to get the position.

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      "How would you prioritize numerous orders"
      Answer question
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      Other Barista Interview Reviews for Starbucks

      Barista Interview

      Jul 22, 2026
      Anonymous employee
      Accepted offer
      Positive experience
      Easy interview

      Application

      I interviewed at Starbucks

      Interview

      The process was simple and easy. They asked basic interview questions and it didn't take more than 20 minutes. After the first interview, there was a second interview with similar, if not the same, questions.

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      They opened with "Tell me about yourself"
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      Barista Interview

      Jul 20, 2026
      Anonymous Interview Candidate
      San Francisco, CA
      Declined offer
      Positive experience
      Easy interview

      Application

      I interviewed at Starbucks (San Francisco, CA)

      Interview

      Average interview asked availability and some other basic questions like tell me about yourself and what are your weaknesses but they just keep postings up even when they are not hiring

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      Can you tell me about yourself
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      Barista Interview

      Jul 18, 2026
      Anonymous employee
      Los Angeles, CA
      Accepted offer
      Neutral experience
      Easy interview

      Application

      I interviewed at Starbucks (Los Angeles, CA)

      Interview

      It is a pretty straight forward process. The Interview will most likely be 15 mins max. They will most likely ask you situational interview questions and your long term goals.

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      what was one difficult situation you faced and how you handled it?
      Answer question

      Starbucks interviews FAQs

      • Barista applicants have rated the interview process at Starbucks with 2.1 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 74.9% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
      • Candidates applying for Barista roles take an average of 11 days to get hired, when considering 6,375 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Starbucks overall takes an average of 14 days.
      • Common stages of the interview process at Starbucks as a Barista according to 6,375 Glassdoor interviews include:

        One on one interview:  37%

        Background check:  15%

        Drug test:  10%

        Phone interview:  10%

        Skills test:  8%

        Presentation:  6%

        Personality test:  6%

        Group panel interview:  3%

        IQ intelligence test:  3%

        Other:  2%

      • Here are the most commonly searched roles for interview reports -

        1. Barista(45115) ;
        2. Shift Supervisor(9838) ;
        3. Cashier/Barista(4311) ;
        4. Store Manager(3154) ;
        5. Supervisor(1121) ;
        6. Barista, Shift Supervisor(958) ;
        7. Barista Trainer(844) ;
        8. Starbucks-Barista(740) ;
        9. Manager(660) ;
        10. Shift Manager(588) ;
        11. Cashier(460) ;
        12. Assistant Manager(380) ;
        13. Partner(331) ;
        14. Assistant Store Manager(327) ;
        15. Shift Lead(289) .


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