Starbucks Shift Lead interview questions
Updated Nov 17, 2025Difficulty
Average
Experience
Mostly positive
How others got an interview
- 24%In PersonIn Person
- 12%Employee ReferralEmployee Referral
- 6%OtherOther
- 6%Campus RecruitingCampus Recruiting
Interview search
23 interviews
Starbucks interviews FAQs
- Shift Lead applicants have rated the interview process at Starbucks with 2.6 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 68% positive. To compare, the company-average is 75% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
- Candidates applying for Shift Lead roles take an average of 14 days to get hired, when considering 22 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Starbucks overall takes an average of 14 days.
- Common stages of the interview process at Starbucks as a Shift Lead according to 22 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 27%
Background check: 18%
Phone interview: 15%
Personality test: 11%
Presentation: 9%
Skills test: 9%
Group panel interview: 5%
IQ intelligence test: 4%
Other: 2%
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