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McDonald's interviews FAQs
Line Cook applicants have rated the interview process at McDonald's with 1.8 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 66% positive. To compare, the company-average is 63.7% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Line Cook roles take an average of 6 days to get hired, when considering 534 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 Line Cook according to 534 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 26%
Skills test: 14%
Background check: 14%
Phone interview: 11%
Drug test: 10%
Personality test: 7%
Presentation: 7%
Other: 6%
IQ intelligence test: 4%
Group panel interview: 2%
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Very long, I was ghosted for 2 weeks after applying. Only then was I contacted, and then I did 2 interviews. They were easy—the hardest part was simply waiting. How many more words could I use to describe it? It’s a pretty simple interview process.
Easy, we started with the typical behavioural process. Who are you, why you applied, etc. then moved onto technical questions.
Easy, we started with the typical behavioural process. Who are you, why you applied, etc. then moved onto technical questions.
Lot's of questions
Practical test and psychological test. pretty tough.
Had to meet many employees and make sure we can satisfy patrons.
Tested on knowledge of my cooking and baking.
It was all a very good process. They were very nice and they also were very pleasant to talk to. They wanted to let me have the job and it was very refreshing to be around someone who is so kind.