Is it hard to get hired as a Cook at McDonald's?

Cook applicants have rated the interview process at McDonald's with 1.9 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 65% positive. To compare, the company-average is 63.7% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.

How long does it take to get hired as a Cook at McDonald's?

Candidates applying for Cook roles take an average of 12 days to get hired, when considering 507 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at McDonald's overall takes an average of 10 days.

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based on 667 ratings - Updated Jul 20, 2026

Easy interview difficulty

Very positive interview experience

How others got an interview

63%
Applied online
Applied online
24%
In Person
In Person
4%
Other
Other
3%
Campus Recruiting
Campus Recruiting
3%
Employee Referral
Employee Referral
2%
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667 interviews

Cook Interview

Nov 3, 2017

Anonymous Interview Candidate

Declined offer

Neutral experience

Average interview

Application

I applied online. I interviewed at McDonald's (McAlester, OK) in Sep 2017

Interview

It sucked really bad, they had a lot of roaches running rampant and I only declined because I WOULD NOT INFLUENCE ANYONE TO WORK THERE. Good luck to you all.

Interview questions [1]

Question 1

What are you alergic to?

1 Answer

Cook Interview

Oct 30, 2017

Anonymous employee

Accepted offer

Negative experience

Difficult interview

Application

I applied online. The process took 12 months. I interviewed at McDonald's (New York, NY) in Jan 2013

Interview

The interview processes was boring, long and awkward. The manager kept staring at my chest and kept asking me these weird questions. I think he wanted to go out with me but i don't date mcdonalds managers.

Interview questions [4]

Question 1

You like chicken?

1 Answer

Question 2

What is your political stance on Trump?

1 Answer

Question 3

Do you eat our food?

2 Answers

Question 4

Are you single?

1 Answer

Cook Interview

Oct 1, 2017

Anonymous employee

Accepted offer

Positive experience

Easy interview

Application

I applied online. The process took 5 days. I interviewed at McDonald's (Port Orange, FL) in Aug 2017

Interview

I walked in and the manager asked me a few questions and took notes, and later gave me papers to sign and said he will contact me in a couple days. After a couple days, I got called back and went in to sign a few papers and was put into orientation where they train you.

Interview questions [1]

Question 1

What would you do if an employee is giving a hard time with you?

1 Answer

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