McDonalds Interview

Dr. Jonathan Crane

Hi guys,

Have an interview for a part time job at McDonalds on Thursday and I'm just looking for some advice.

I'm a 20 year old student, finishing up in May and wanted to secure a job now as I can't currently afford to continue on to a degree right now. (currently doing a HND)

I'm thinking of wearing black slacks, black leather shoes and a checkered shirt from H&M, is this appropriate? I have a tongue piercing which I'll be removing and several tattoos on my arm which my shirt will cover.

Has anyone has done an interview with them before, if so, what kind of questions were you asked? I don't know if the interview will be group or one on one, but the e-mail telling me I had an interview just gave me a time and a manager name.

Should I bring anything with me to the interview? I have three referees I included during my application, but no physical references from them, although I might be able to secure one before Thursday.

If I do get the job, fingers crossed, I have some other questions.

Does anyone know McDonalds stance on tattoos? I assume if they have long sleeved uniform shirts I'll be fine, or I could wear a long sleeved top under a short sleeved shirt? I have no issues with covering them, I'm just hoping a manager wont either

How are they to work for? I know there's a lot of people who say they have too much pride etc to work for them, but I'm a student with less than a 10% chance of employment in my field without further education when I finish in May so I have no issues working anywhere in this current climate. So if anyone has or currently works for McDonalds, some insight would be great.

Finally, what's the pay like? I don't want to ask this at the interview and to be perfectly honest, a job is a job to me and if I'm lucky enough to get it I'll be happy with anything, but it doesn't hurt to know!:p

srsly78

It's a McDonald's interview, just use common sense. Main requirement is having a pulse.

Dr. Jonathan Crane

srsly78 wrote: »

Main requirement is having a pulse.

Great response, I'm sure you had a hearty chuckle after that zinger.

Mr Simpson

Afaik the pay is over €9 an hour. Emphasise that you like dealing with the public, work well in a team etc. list of referees is fine, obviously if you have physical references thats better, but don't worry if you don't.

Re the tattos haven't a clue, sorry.

Good luck

road_high

srsly78 wrote: »

It's a McDonald's interview, just use common sense. Main requirement is having a pulse.

I disagree. I'd imagine there are many more candidates than jobs these days so no one can afford to be that arrogant.
OP treat it as you would any other interview i.e. prepare, research and put an effort into your appearance.

Dr. Jonathan Crane

MarkMc wrote: »

Afaik the pay is over €9 an hour. Emphasise that you like dealing with the public, work well in a team etc. list of referees is fine, obviously if you have physical references thats better, but don't worry if you don't.

Re the tattos haven't a clue, sorry.

Good luck

Thanks, contacted my referee over a physical reference and she said in the past just having her on the CV has been fine for people, but if a written reference is requested she'll get me one.

mfitzy wrote: »

I disagree. I'd imagine there are many more candidates than jobs these days so no one can afford to be that arrogant.
OP treat it as you would any other interview i.e. prepare, research and put an effort into your appearance.

Will do, just hoping what I have in mind will work regards appearance. I did a search for similar threads here in the past, where some have said suits are overkill. I don't own one but I'm willing to pick a cheap one up if it'll work in my favour.

jacool

Best of luck OP.
And refrain from ANY horse jokes - you're not looking for a job in comedy.

average_runner

Most companies ring up the references now.

Never did an interview there but be yourself. Have examples in your head of where you dealt with the public on a good scenario and scenario.

Best of luck

BuffyBot

I've seen McD employees with tattoos before, so I'm not sure they'll be a deciding factor (though from what I remember, the uniform has short sleeve shirts. I can't recall seeing anyone wearing long sleeve ones, but that doesn't mean they don't exist. Someone else might weigh in on that).

I'd imagine if they are not particularily offensive, they won't have a problem if you are their "kind" of person

srsly78

There's a guy working in McD Rathmines with full tattoo sleeves on both arms (and I do mean FULL). Very very noticeable with short-sleeved shirt. Noone seems to mind.

monkeysnapper

Good luck in the interview . I've done loads of jobs. My in laws have a takeaway and do the od shift . Life boils down to attitude , it doesn't matter what job it is .use it as experience.

Wee Kid

I worked in McDonalds for 2 and a half years so here's my 2 cents. Your outfit is fine, a suit would just be too much. For my interview I didn't bring a written reference but then again my interview was so long ago and McDonalds jobs were less in demand so it wasn't expected. Obviously things have changed so maybe jusy bring one just incase. As far as tattoos I have never seen any McDonalds have a problen with them so I wouldn't worry about that. As far as working for them goes they are great, there is always enough staff to swap shifts and they have alot of oppurtunites for management courses and what not. Only downside is pay, I was lucky enough to be there long enough to be paid €9.30 but anyone new taken only got €8.20 an hour. Thats all I can think of for now so good luck in the interview.

ciano1

I'm thinking of wearing black slacks, black leather shoes and a checkered shirt from H&M, is this appropriate? I have a tongue piercing which I'll be removing and several tattoos on my arm which my shirt will cover.

I did an interview there last summer, wore a blue river Island shirt, black pants and shoes

Has anyone has done an interview with them before, if so, what kind of questions were you asked? I don't know if the interview will be group or one on one, but the e-mail telling me I had an interview just gave me a time and a manager name.

My interview was a one on one with the restaurant manager. The majority of the interview was literally just a casual chat about the restaurant and one or 2 typical interview questions (Why would you like to work with up etc).
Was over after about 10 minutes.

Should I bring anything with me to the interview? I have three referees I included during my application, but no physical references from them, although I might be able to secure one before Thursday.

I brought nothing with me, nor did I have any references or any previous work experience.
After the interview, I got a call about 2 hours later offering me the job.

If I do get the job, fingers crossed, I have some other questions.

Does anyone know McDonalds stance on tattoos? I assume if they have long sleeved uniform shirts I'll be fine, or I could wear a long sleeved top under a short sleeved shirt? I have no issues with covering them, I'm just hoping a manager wont either

I worked with people with tattoos, no issues at all.

How are they to work for? I know there's a lot of people who say they have too much pride etc to work for them, but I'm a student with less than a 10% chance of employment in my field without further education when I finish in May so I have no issues working anywhere in this current climate. So if anyone has or currently works for McDonalds, some insight would be great.

I thought it was great craic to work there, especially doing the night shift after the pubs (Not for everyone, especially if you're a girl with all the drunks coming in acting the c*nt and passing comments)

Finally, what's the pay like? I don't want to ask this at the interview and to be perfectly honest, a job is a job to me and if I'm lucky enough to get it I'll be happy with anything, but it doesn't hurt to know!:p

Basic rate is €8.75 and the night/Sunday rate is Time + 10% (€9.60) and you get a free meal on your break (I've heard of other food chains charging staff for food)

Mrs OBumble

ciano1 wrote: »

I thought it was great craic to work there, especially doing the night shift after the pubs (Not for everyone, especially if you're a girl with all the drunks coming in acting the c*nt and passing comments)

I did it for about 3 years in college. (Long ago in a different country, so my work expereince probably isn't relevant to the OP - despite what they say, some rules do vary between countried).

But we found that women with the right attitude had an advantage: guys didn't see us as a threat, so didn't get all aggressive when we had to challenge their behaviour or chuck them out.

Dr. Jonathan Crane

Luckily the McDonalds I'm applying to isn't in town so I shouldn't have too many problems with that. There's a pub up the road but afaik the McDonalds doesn't stay open past 11 (used to be 24 hours so may change again)

Irish_wolf

Wee Kid wrote: »

I worked in McDonalds for 2 and a half years so here's my 2 cents. Your outfit is fine, a suit would just be too much. For my interview I didn't bring a written reference but then again my interview was so long ago and McDonalds jobs were less in demand so it wasn't expected. Obviously things have changed so maybe jusy bring one just incase. As far as tattoos I have never seen any McDonalds have a problen with them so I wouldn't worry about that. As far as working for them goes they are great, there is always enough staff to swap shifts and they have alot of oppurtunites for management courses and what not. Only downside is pay, I was lucky enough to be there long enough to be paid €9.30 but anyone new taken only got €8.20 an hour. Thats all I can think of for now so good luck in the interview.

Same situation here and this guy pretty much covered it. Worked there for 2 years, have since quit/let go just before I quit, and yes a suit would be too much, I wore pretty much what you're planning to wear OP and I got the job. You will be hired on the lower payment by the way but then 8.20 an hour is easy money for the work involved.

The tattoo may be a problem if it's very noticeable, and if it's vulgar you probably wont get the job plus if they ask you tell them about it cause if they find out later they wont keep you on.

Other than that it's hard to say really. Lots of craic in mcdonalds with the rest of the crew because nobody really cares too much about the job. It's the managers that are the problem. You'll have lots of different managers and depending on which ones are on duty that day is directly related to how good of a day you'll have.

And i know it's only mcdonalds but try and show a bit of enthusiasm, learn the new stations and try and do it well and ask people to show you how to do stuff you dont know how to do. You'll get better hours if you are better and looking to improve. I remember when I started I started part time, but 2 weeks in they were already asking me to cover some late shifts during the week whereas the other three I started with were on 1 day a week. Doing your job well is the best way to avoid stress in the long run and other people will like you better cause they arent picking up your slack.

Can you say specifically which mcdonalds it is? I might have a friend who can put in a good word :cool:

Miaireland

A friend of mine worked with them while she was in Uni. I remember the meeting was more like an informal chat. She said they did seem to want to know about her knowledge of the company, she was also asked a few common sense things about food safety.

Take a look at the our people section on the mcdonalds.co.uk