The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Starbucks (Arvada, CO) in Jul 2008
Interview
I filled out an application in store and turned it into a shift supervisor. All the employees working then went on about how much fun the job is. After 4 days with no call back, I went into the store to follow-up. Manager was not in, but was kindly given a time when she would be working next. I called back in and she was unavailable. Gave me another time when she would be working next. I came back in in person then, and she scheduled a time for my interview (about 5 days later). Interview took about 40 minutes, and was done in the lobby in front of customers (I thought this was strange but I didn't mind it) and was pretty standard. 2 days later I received a call from the assistant manager asking if I would like to accept the job.
Interview questions [2]
Question 1
Describe a situation where you were working in a group or with a partner, and one person was not working hard. How did you resolve the situation?
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.
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
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?
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%
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