I applied online. The process took 1+ week. I interviewed at Starbucks
Interview
Applied, and was scheduled for a phone interview within the week.
The interviewer was well spoken and intelligent, clearly going through a list of interview questions prepared for me based on my CV.
Did well on the phone interview; the phone interview took over 1 hour.
Though I made a positive impact on the interviewer, I was offered an assistant store manager as I was lacking food industry experience.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What is one difficult customer situation and how did you handle it?
How did you grow business in your last job?
I applied online. I interviewed at Starbucks in May 2026
Interview
Super easy. Applied online. A recruiter reached out for initial interview, was about 15-30 minutes. Recruiter set up second interview with DM and peer DM for the following week. After that, was interviewed by the regional.
I applied through other source. I interviewed at Starbucks (Chicago, IL) in Apr 2026
Interview
Two district sanagers interviewing over Microsoft Teams. Extensive, heavy "STAR" use required in questions with follow up questions from interviewers. 5 questions for me but our interview went nearly an hour, overall friendly.
I applied through a recruiter. I interviewed at Starbucks (Concord, CA)
Interview
You first have a screen with the recruiter, and she sets up time to speak with you. If you pass that, you get sent to the DM and interview with that DM and another DM and then usually decision after that.