I applied through an employee referral. The process took 5 weeks. I interviewed at Starbucks (Seattle, WA)
Interview
Convoluted and confusing. The phone interviews were rushed and not at all remotely thorough. Was invited in for face to face, expecting deeper conversations. Nope. Getting there was a challenge, was told they would email me a parking pass, that didn't happen, spend $36 on valet parking. Each interview (of 6) was 30 minutes, not enough to really get into experience or strategy discussions. One actually just fired off question after question for 30 minutes, never looking up from her laptop once. At one point there was a panel interview with the team I would be managing, that was ackward to say the least. They didn't want to be there, and spent the time sipping coffee and staring at the clock.
Be prepared for their culture, they love their coffee (everyone speaks to this numerous times), its cubicle land (VP's get offices), no parking in SODO, and as much as they try to say there are no egos (the middle management is littered with them).
I was trying to convince myself of the job, and how I would eventually like the atmosphere.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Mostly situational
Very few strategy-which is disappointing. Fairly sure they have no clue on setting a meaningful strategy, and will keep doing what they have been doing for decades.
I applied through a recruiter. The process took 3 months. I interviewed at Starbucks in Mar 2007
Interview
Had a bad day at work and contacted a recruiter due to the company reputation. Within a few weeks I had an interview in front of the necessary parties. The process was lengthy but thorough and overall a good experience. Behavioral interview questions are used by all interviewers throughout the process.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Describe a time when??? All questions are like this.