I applied in-person. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at McDonald's (Chicago, IL) in May 2016
Interview
Asks simple questions to make sure I am aware of the role. I did the interview with a friend and was hired on the spot. They also asked a personal question to get to know us.
The interview consists of a few Basic questions to test your understanding of customer service. Very relaxed approach to hiring and you typically hear back very quickly(within a few days )
Phone call. Then in person interview, if it goes well they'll do a background check. Very streamlined process, it isn't difficult. They mostly care about what hours you are free.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Current occupation. Available Hours. If you have a history of crime.
Very simple questions, about school, personality etc. Then we went straight to discussing availability and it was as easy as that. They aren't looking for much so you don't need to do much.
Crew Member/Grill Cook applicants have rated the interview process at McDonald's with 1.6 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 60% positive. To compare, the company-average is 63.7% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Crew Member/Grill Cook roles take an average of 5 days to get hired, when considering 175 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 Crew Member/Grill Cook according to 175 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 44%
Background check: 11%
Drug test: 10%
Skills test: 8%
IQ intelligence test: 7%
Presentation: 6%
Other: 5%
Personality test: 5%
Phone interview: 4%
Group panel interview: 2%
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