Starbucks CV example

You will want a CV for a Starbucks barista job: Starbucks’ adverts set out the steps as application, CV review, then an interview and in-store experience, and its careers FAQs ask you to keep your CV up to date.

You do not need café experience. This example is a student’s CV for a part-time barista job, with no coffee experience, in Word and PDF, with each part of the advert matched to a line.

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Ross Campbell

Student and sales assistant

Glasgow · 07700 900683 · [email protected]

Profile

Third-year business student with two years of weekend work in a busy sports shop, where most of the job is talking to customers and helping them choose. Learns a new routine quickly, is happy with early starts and stays calm at the till when the shop is full. Looking for a part-time barista job of 12 to 20 hours a week around lectures.

Experience

Sales Assistant, Stride Sports, Glasgow September 2024–present

Help up to 80 customers on a Saturday find the right running shoes, asking how they run and watching them try a pair.

Step onto the till or the shop floor wherever the queue is longest when the shop is busy.

Work the till, including refunds and exchanges, and open the shop at 8:30am on Sundays with the supervisor.

Unpack two deliveries a week and keep the shoe wall full and in size order.

Know many regulars by name and the shoes they run in, and point them to new arrivals.

Named team member of the month twice in 2025 for comments from customers.

Welcome Week Volunteer, Students’ Association, Glasgow September 2025

Showed new students around the campus and answered questions at the help desk for a week.

Education

BA Business Management, Kelvinside University (2024–2028), third year

Highers: English A, Business Management A, Mathematics B (2024)

Skills

Friendly, unhurried conversations with customers

Till work, refunds and exchanges

Opening routines and deliveries

Remembering names and what people like

Early starts and weekend shifts

Availability

Mondays and Fridays all day, weekday evenings from 5pm and Sunday mornings: 12 to 20 hours a week, more in university holidays.

Fictional example for a student applying to Starbucks. Every person and employer in it is invented. Replace every detail with your own.

How Starbucks takes applications

How you apply	What it means	What to do with your CV
A barista job in a store Starbucks runs	You apply through Starbucks’ careers site. Its adverts set out the steps: application, CV review, an interview and in-store experience, then the offer. The store’s manager reviews your application if they are recruiting, and other hiring managers nearby may see your profile too.	Upload a CV with every detail changed to your own and kept up to date, as Starbucks asks, and check your contact details twice before you apply.
A store run by a licensed partner	Some UK Starbucks stores are run in licensed partnership with other operators, and their vacancies are not on Starbucks’ careers site.	If you cannot find a vacancy for the store you want, ask in the store how to apply, as Starbucks suggests.
Applying again, or to other stores	A store application stays valid for 60 days; after that you can apply to the same store again. You can apply to any other store at any time, and to more than one role.	Apply to every store you could get to, not only the nearest.

From Starbucks’ careers FAQs and a barista advert on its careers site, checked 18 October 2026.

What a Starbucks barista advert asks for, and where this CV shows it

The job asks you to	Where this CV shows it
Give customers great service and create genuine connections	Helping up to 80 customers on a Saturday choose running shoes
Get to know your customers and their favourite drink	Knowing many regulars by name and the shoes they run in
Support store procedures: opening or closing, cash handling, safety and security	Opening the shop on Sundays; till work, refunds and exchanges
Support your fellow partners at busy times	Stepping onto the till or the shop floor wherever the queue is longest
Keep a clean and organised workspace	Keeping the shoe wall full and in size order
Work early mornings, evenings and weekends	Availability: Mondays, Fridays, weekday evenings and Sunday mornings

The left column is from a Starbucks barista advert for a Glasgow drive-thru, read 18 October 2026 on Starbucks’ careers site, put briefly here. The advert says no previous experience is needed, so lines about people and busy shifts count for more than coffee knowledge.

Facts checked against Starbucks: Careers FAQs on 18 October 2026, Starbucks: Barista, Glasgow London Road (advert) on 18 October 2026 and GOV.UK: National Minimum Wage and National Living Wage rates on 18 October 2026.

Pay at Starbucks

The barista advert offers a competitive starting rate in line with the National Living Wage, which from April 2026 is £12.71 an hour at 21 and over (GOV.UK). Its benefits include 28 days’ holiday a year including bank holidays, plus a special day of your own, free drinks and food on shift, a free bag of coffee each week, a 30% partner discount, Bean Stock shares and an interest-free loan towards a rental deposit (Starbucks, checked 18 October 2026).

Inside this example

Profile: 63 words here
Experience: 135 words here
Education: 17 words here
Skills: 25 words here
Availability: 22 words here

How to write yours

Lead with people, not coffee

Starbucks says you need no previous experience, only a passion for bringing joy to customers. Lines about helping customers, remembering regulars and busy shifts matter more than knowing coffee.

Give your availability

Store hours can include early mornings, evenings, weekends, nights and holidays. Put the times you can work on the CV, and say if you can do more in the holidays.

Keep it up to date

Starbucks’ own tip for a better application is an up-to-date CV, as much relevant information as you can give, and contact details checked twice.

Show you learn quickly

Every new barista starts with training in the store. A line showing you learned a till, an opening routine or a product range quickly tells the manager the training will stick.

Questions about a Starbucks CV

Do I need a CV to work at Starbucks?

For a store Starbucks runs, have one ready. Its adverts list a CV review after the application, and its careers FAQs ask you to make sure your CV is up to date (Starbucks, checked 18 October 2026).

Do I need barista experience?

No. Starbucks says you don’t need previous experience to join as a barista. Every store partner starts with an introductory training programme in the store, led by its trainers and coaches (Starbucks barista advert).

Why can’t I find a vacancy for my local Starbucks?

It may be run by a licensed partner. Some UK Starbucks stores are run in licensed partnership with other operators, and their vacancies are not on Starbucks’ careers site; Starbucks suggests visiting the store to find out how to apply (Starbucks).

How long will Starbucks take to reply?

For a store role there is no set time: the store’s manager reviews applications when they are recruiting, and your application stays valid for 60 days. Every unsuccessful applicant is told by email or phone. Support centre roles can take up to three weeks (Starbucks).

Can I apply to more than one store?

Yes. You can apply to any store that interests you, and to more than one role at a time, and hiring managers nearby may see your profile even if you did not apply to their store (Starbucks).

Can Starbucks sponsor a visa?

No. Starbucks cannot sponsor visas, so you need the right to work in the UK before you apply. Our guide shows how to put your right to work on your CV (Starbucks).

Keep it to one page. A barista CV with your current job, your studies and the hours you can work is everything a store manager reads before inviting you in.

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Starbucks reviews your CV before the interview, so pick the example closest to your experience and make it yours.

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Guides for this CV

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