Chef applicants have rated the interview process at McDonald's with 2.2 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 69% positive. To compare, the company-average is 63.7% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Chef roles take an average of 11 days to get hired, when considering 87 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at McDonald's overall takes an average of 10 days.
Common stages of the interview process at McDonald's as a Chef according to 87 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 20%
Phone interview: 16%
Background check: 15%
Skills test: 14%
Personality test: 10%
Presentation: 7%
Drug test: 6%
Group panel interview: 5%
Other: 5%
IQ intelligence test: 3%
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I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at McDonald's (Didlington, England) in Sep 2025
Interview
Second stage in person interview was asked into a local restaurant to carry the interview out was very friendly staff was lively couldn’t say a bad word about the whole thing a 10/10
The process was average, I applied online and within 5 days the recruiter reached out. We had a 30 min conversation about my background and the companies' culture. A week later I met with a few members of the leadership team. That meeting lasted 45 min.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Tell us about a time you dealt with a difficult team member.
Good did not do too much just asked a few basic questions and it was done. Took very long though as there was a few candidates and they wait for people who are late.