When was the last time you contributed to a team effort and what was your role?
The team environment is an important component of Starbucks' culture at their retail stores. The interviewer wants to hear that you enjoy being a part of a team and that you contribute to the team's success. Start by sharing the last time you added to a team effort. Perhaps it was a massive project at work. Maybe it was on a basketball team. Or, you might have led a Girl Scout troop. All of these make great examples! Discuss how you made efforts to contribute to the team and mention how successful the team was.
"In my current position, we work as a team when receiving new stock. We have one person unpacking the stock, another yelling out SKU numbers, another member cross-checking those SKUs with our online inventory system. It's fun to work as a helpful team member, and I look forward to the collaborative team environment that Starbucks fosters."
