Barista Interview Experience How to Interview Baristas at Coffee Shops?

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Let me start with an opening line: "As someone who lurks in multiple coffee groups and roams across various social platforms as the first onlooker..." This time, I'm bringing you baristas' interview experiences.

Whether it's experiences of baristas being interviewed, or experiences of interviewing for barista positions! Just looking at everyone's brief descriptions, you can see how eye-popping they are.

A: Interviewer     B: Applicant

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A: You don't have previous work experience in the coffee industry, why do you want to become a barista?

B: Because this job doesn't require thinking, it's comfortable! ...

— Still the same old line! Being a barista is not comfortable at all (a tear runs down)

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A: Can you do latte art? Can you prepare pour-over coffee?

B: I can't.

A: Then why are you applying for the barista position?

B: Because I like coffee, and the work is comfortable!

B: And I'm a quick learner, I can learn these coffee skills in two days! ...

- Going to an interview without any coffee foundation, even if you pass the application, most of the work content will be unrelated to coffee. There's no free lunch in the world. Coffee shops hire people for labor and can provide everyone with basic product service training and standards. The possibility of learning a lot of coffee knowledge in a coffee shop, as everyone imagines, is very low.

If you really want to learn coffee knowledge and skills, you can study independently by reading more professional knowledge books and watching technical video sharing. If you don't know where to start, you can enroll in coffee training courses as a stepping stone into the coffee world, and then continue to细分 the learning framework provided in class and continuously deepen your understanding and research.

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A: The probation salary won't be very high, is that acceptable?

B: The work performance during probation won't be very good, is that acceptable?

...

— This is really a conversation that leaves one with mixed feelings, so I won't comment. The purpose of probation is to observe whether an applicant can meet the employer's requirements. Usually, the probation period for coffee shops is 2-3 months. Probation salary is generally the base salary, with the main difference from formal employees being benefits and commissions.

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A: We require baristas to know latte art, pour-over, write promotional content, have professional coffee knowledge...

B: Isn't this just for a holiday part-time position?

A: All baristas here must know these things.

B: I'm just an amateur coffee enthusiast, a student coming to do holiday part-time work... At 20 yuan/hour, do you still require professionalism?

A: Yes. Professional coffee knowledge is required.

...

— Although it's certainly important for baristas to have professional knowledge and skills, recruiters sometimes need to decide requirements based on the situation and offer reasonable salaries when setting requirements. As a full-time barista, meeting all the mentioned requirements is very difficult, let alone for part-time positions. Since this is a holiday part-time position, just someone to temporarily relieve holiday labor pressure, other requirements that fit the position should be established.

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B: I'm here for an interview.

A: Can you make espresso-based products? Can you make a latte for me to see?

B: Ah! You use semi-automatic machines here! I can't.

B: The places I worked before all used fully automatic coffee machines! You should switch to fully automatic machines, otherwise how can I make drinks? ...

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It's not easy, really not easy! Everyone has it tough... I dare not say, I dare not ask. Being a barista, while professional knowledge and skills are important, knowing how to communicate effectively is also a required course for baristas. I also hope everyone can treat every job sincerely. No job is truly comfortable. If you feel it's unfair, you don't have to choose it at the beginning. If you do choose it, you must have the right attitude.

Finally, let's all share together, do you remember any interview experiences you've had?

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