Starbucks interview questions
Updated Jun 4, 2026Difficulty
Easy
Experience
Very positive
How others got an interview
- 18%In PersonIn Person
- 7%Employee ReferralEmployee Referral
- 2%OtherOther
- 2%RecruiterRecruiter
- 1%Campus RecruitingCampus Recruiting
- 0%Staffing AgencyStaffing Agency
Interview search
11,511 interviews
Starbucks interviews FAQs
- Glassdoor users rated their interview experience at Starbucks as 75% positive with a difficulty rating score of 2.22 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty). Candidates interviewing for Associate and Construction rated their interviews as the hardest, whereas interviews for Coffee Maker and Software Engineering roles were rated as the easiest.
- The hiring process at Starbucks takes an average of 14 days when considering 8,981 user submitted interviews across all job titles. To compare, the average duration of hiring at similar companies like BlackRock, Inc. is 14 days, Fabricated Software, Inc. is 2 days, and Apple Inc. is 21 days. Candidates applying for Construction had the quickest hiring process (on average 1 day), whereas Senior Marketing Manager roles had the slowest hiring process (on average 360 days).
- Common stages of the interview process at Starbucks according to 8,981 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 34%
Background check: 15%
Phone interview: 12%
Drug test: 9%
Skills test: 9%
Personality test: 6%
Group panel interview: 6%
Presentation: 6%
IQ intelligence test: 3%
Other: 2%
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- Barista Trainer(841) ;
- Starbucks-Barista(735) ;
- Manager(652) ;
- Shift Manager(585) ;
- Cashier(458) ;
- Assistant Manager(373) ;
- Partner(331) ;
- Assistant Store Manager(323) ;
- Shift Lead(288) .
