How I did it: I went to ALL the Starbucks in my area, and I mean ALL....made friendly with the Baristas and even some of the managers, and submitted applications to them.  I even made sure to come in to the stores alot with friends and demonstrate my knowledge and love of coffee and my friendliness.  Nothing happened.  Then, a new store opened right down the street from both my school and apt....and I went in and put in my application.  One of the mgrs. from one fo the other stores recognized my name, and three weeks later, hired me for the new store!!!  It's been a little over a month, and though it's definitely different than what I expected, it's a blast, and I loooove it. :)

Lessons & tips: You have to have a love for coffee and people, and be passionate about your job.  You can't be one of those people who just want an average job where you do average work...just show up and do whatever you're told to do and then go home and collect your paycheck every two weeks.  Working at Starbucks is soooo much more than that.  If you want it, it's there...just learn about coffee, work on your people skills, apply, and visit the store, remember the Baristas names as well as the managers, and follow up after you've submitted your app.  Oh - and it helps if you have pretty open availability to work...but if not, don't be discouraged...sometimes they only need people for a few hours here and there. :)

Resources: Trying the coffees
talking to people
that's really all.
You really have to like Starbucks to want to work there. :)

Nov 03, 2008, 09:01AM PST | 1 comment