Store Manager applicants have rated the interview process at Starbucks with 2.9 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 65% positive. To compare, the company-average is 75% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Store Manager roles take an average of 22 days to get hired, when considering 305 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 Store Manager according to 305 Glassdoor interviews include:
I applied in-person. I interviewed at Starbucks in Jan 2022
Interview
In person or virtual. Takes about 40-60 minutes. You will start off by talking about your story, so make sure you prepare this. They want to get to know you as an individual. You should also prepare answers based off leadership, problem solving and communication.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Tell me about how you achieved KPI at previous job.
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.
I applied through a recruiter. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at Starbucks (Charlotte, NC) in Dec 2025
Interview
I applied online, then I reached out to the recruiter and they set up an interview with me. After the interview I had an interview with two DMs. The first interview was a 30 minute phone interview, the second was a one hour video interview. The DMs asked a lot of follow up questions to the STAR answers, even though I answered them thoroughly. I have plenty of experience for the position and the recruiter called me personally to tell me they had moved in a different direction which I appreciated.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Tell me about a time you had to build relationships with team members.
I applied online. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at Starbucks
Interview
First phone call questions by the recruiter are not about your ability to do the job. Also not to get to know you. I’m not sure what kind of questions were being asked.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Name a time you had a disagreement with the company, management or team members?