Glassdoor users rated their interview experience at Costa as 33.3% positive with a difficulty rating score of 2.17 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty). Candidates interviewing for Waiter/Bartender and Cafe Manager rated their interviews as the hardest, whereas interviews for Barista and Cafe Manager roles were rated as the easiest.
The hiring process at Costa takes an average of 3 days when considering 6 user submitted interviews across all job titles. Candidates applying for Barista had the quickest hiring process (on average 3 days), whereas Barista roles had the slowest hiring process (on average 3 days).
Online questionnaire, then a simple face to face interview with the store manager, outlining your experience, skills and availability. Probs the most simple interview I’ve ever had since my first job.
I interviewed at Costa (Blyth, North East England, England)
Interview
Really nice, felt safe and listened to and asked questions that felt like they wanted to employee me that was good. Not too long got offered the job asap which is good and started amazing quickly
I applied online. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at Costa (Welwyn Garden City, England) in Mar 2025
Interview
good, interviewer was very good at making me feel comfortable and asked me questions to get to know me rather than typical interview style questions. i would recommend to a friend for sure