No. Many Starbucks stores hire candidates from retail, food service, restaurants, or customer-facing environments. Focus on reliability, communication, teamwork, and any experience helping train or support coworkers.

Include customer service experience, onboarding or mentoring experience, operational skills, flexibility, food safety awareness, and examples of helping team members succeed in fast-paced environments.

Most effective Starbucks cover letters are between 250 and 400 words. Hiring managers prefer concise, practical letters that quickly demonstrate operational fit and reliability.

Yes, especially if applying for a drive-thru-focused store. Mention headset communication, order accuracy, multitasking, speed during rush periods, and customer handoff experience.

The biggest mistake is writing generic hospitality cover letters that focus only on loving coffee instead of demonstrating reliability, operational consistency, teamwork, and training capability.