Starbucks Job Application Form

Starbucks Application Form

Starbucks opened in the UK in 1998 and hasn’t looked back.  There doesn’t seem to be a town left that doesn’t have a Starbucks somewhere in its high street or in its main shopping centre!

The company’s mission is to serve high quality coffee grown in an ethical way and it operates in more than 50 countries.  Because of its size and diversity, Starbucks regularly needs staff to work in its many coffee shops and has a comprehensive careers section on its website.

Career opportunities

Starbucks calls its coffee shop staff baristas.

The company has also recently launched an apprenticeship scheme called Starbucks University.  The programme takes 12 months to complete, providing on-the-job experience and a qualification, and guarantees a job at the end.

For those with career ambitions, you may want to read about the careers stories of some of the company staff.  There are examples of people starting in a temporary job and rising to the post of Store Manager or even a regional manager role to inspire you.  The company always keeps a proportion of its vacancies for internal advertising.

The general store career path involves developing from barista to barista trainer and them onwards to shift supervisor and retail manager.  The company offers on-the-job training, learning modules and workshops.

Salary

Starbucks generally pays at National Minimum Wage level for new staff but there is opportunity to progress.  The company also offers a pension scheme, a 30% staff discount, a free bag of coffee each week and long service rewards.

The salary at Starbucks starts off with between £7,435 – £14,657 for a general entry level barista job. For a retail store manager, your salary will be between £16,182 and £39,139pa.

How to apply

If you are interested in a barista or shift supervisor post, click here to visit their job site and download the company’s application form.  To apply, you should complete the form and hand a hard copy in to the manager at your local Starbucks store.

The application form asks you to describe the qualities that would make you an ideal fit for Starbucks and how you would provide first rate customer service as well as indicate when you would be available to work.

For store management and central support (based in London) function vacancies, the company operates an online application system and lists all of the available posts

Interview

If your application is successful, the store manager will invite you to attend an interview.  You should be prepared to talk about what you think makes for excellent customer service and how you have developed transferable skills from your previous experience.

If the interview goes well, you will be asked to spend a few hours working alongside staff in the store.  This will make sure that you are comfortable with the tasks that are required and that you have the right aptitude for the job.  If you do well, you will be offered the post.

Graduates

Starbucks have also recently launched a graduate scheme, more information about the roles and how to apply can be found on their website.

Click here to download Starbucks form.