I applied online. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Starbucks (Brooklyn, NY) in Feb 2011
Interview
You apply online and hope to get called. This doesn't always work. A lot of people call in after submitting their application and ask the manager to look up their profile. I got lucky and got called 2 weeks after I applied online without calling the manager. I got a call and set up an interview for the following week. The interview is fairly easy they ask you about work ethic past experiences with customers, a time you made a customer leave satisfied and a time a customer was very unsatisfied with you. After that you get set up for another interview in which the next manager which may be a manager from another store will ask you the same questions again (huh?). My number one advice for an interview? DON'T BE SHY. Being shy and closed up will not get you the interview. Talk to the manager about stuff you like to do. Get to know the person tell them something that will make them like you and make you stick out. Being a very happy person and telling them how much you love to put the customers first will probably nail you the job. DO NOT! Forget to smile constantly. Don't put a fake smile but show the manager you can smile. Be polite and say thank you after the interview it shows them you know how to say thank you to customers.
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 6,377 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 6,377 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 -