The process took 1 day. I interviewed at Starbucks (Los Angeles, CA) in Sep 2011
Interview
I was definitely interviewed by the hipster barista stereotype. He did not seem to like the fact that I had work experience, and my college degree almost seemed like a deal breaker to him. It was very unprofessional.
After the 1:1 interview, I waited about an hour with others for a small group interview. This seemed to go much better and everyone had a chance to talk.
There's not a whole lot of jobs out there in this downturn economy, and I didn't really appreciate the insinuations that education and work experience are a bad thing.
Basically a short chat about my availability, my interest in the job, why I want to work there, how familiar I am with coffee and what my past experiences in hospitality were.
After applying online they invited me for an online interview that was a group interview then the next stage would have been a one to one digital interview over zoom.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What's a difficult customer interaction you've had?
Easiest interview I've ever had. I was only asked 3 questions, 'tell me about yourself, what are your strengths & weaknesses, what is your availability?' Lasted about 10 minutes maximum
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