I applied online. The process took 5 days. I interviewed at Caribou Coffee (Minneapolis, MN) in Jun 2018
Interview
We sat at an unusually small table and the supervisor hit me with the usual customer service type questions. One memorable moment: they asked me what I would do with an elephant, were I given one. I suppose it was supposed to gauge how fun and spontaneous I was.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Yeah, be prepared for the elephant question. Or something nonsensical like that.
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
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Question 1
What is your favorite drink
what animal are you most like