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      Store Manager Interview

      Feb 21, 2019
      Anonymous Interview Candidate
      Declined offer
      Negative experience
      Difficult interview

      Application

      I applied through a recruiter. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at Starbucks

      Interview

      Stage one: Phone interview. This process took about 45 minutes asking the same questions in many different ways. You start to feel like you’re repeating yourself. At the end of the interview the recruiter moves forward giving you a brief job description and salary expectation. Once you agree, on to stage two: District manager interview (I sat with two). This is very similar to the phone interview. Redundant and pretty intense. Except in my experience, my interviewers have never yawned, checked their phone, zoned out, or even lost their thoughts during the process. Also, I was interviewing for Store Manager, then it switched it to Assistant, then down to a Lead, and when I brought up the significant wage difference ($14,000 a year) they used that as a scape goat and called me later to say they will not move forward because they can not compete with my current wage (which was $1.63 under the base pay for what I thought I was interviewing for). I reminded them I was interviewing for the Store Manager position and not a Lead Shift Surpervisor and sounded confused. Awesome. Look, I understand the process to feel out the interviewee but it’s insulting and disrespectful to do some of the listed things. I wouldn’t have moved forward with a company given interviews like that. I also lost my taste for their coffee and won’t be buying their brand anymore.

      Interview questions [2]

      Question 1

      Was there an employee you coached or trained that was promoted because of your training? If so, what did that training look like and how much time did you spend?
      Answer question

      Question 2

      Discribe an opportunity to improve the business and what you did to change it?
      Answer question

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      May 26, 2026
      Anonymous employee
      Accepted offer
      Positive experience
      Average interview

      Application

      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.

      Interview questions [3]

      Question 1

      How would you describe your leadership style?
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      Question 3

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      Store Manager Interview

      Apr 18, 2026
      Anonymous employee
      Chicago, IL
      Accepted offer
      Positive experience
      Difficult interview

      Application

      I applied through other source. I interviewed at Starbucks (Chicago, IL) in Apr 2026

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      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.
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      Store Manager Interview

      Jan 15, 2026
      Anonymous employee
      Concord, CA
      Accepted offer
      Neutral experience
      Average interview

      Application

      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.

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      Question 1

      What involvement do you have in the community
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