Is it hard to get hired at McDonald's?

Glassdoor users rated their interview experience at McDonald's as 63.7% positive with a difficulty rating score of 1.84 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty). Candidates interviewing for Agent and Assistant Manager Fast Food rated their interviews as the hardest, whereas interviews for Part Time Employee and Pastry Chef roles were rated as the easiest.

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

The hiring process at McDonald's takes an average of 10 days when considering 12,820 user submitted interviews across all job titles. To compare, the average duration of hiring at similar companies like BlackRock, Inc. is 14 days, Fabricated Software, Inc. is 2 days, and Apple Inc. is 21 days. Candidates applying for Pastry Chef had the quickest hiring process (on average 1 day), whereas Chief of Staff roles had the slowest hiring process (on average 360 days).

McDonald's Interview Experience & Questions (2026)

Q: Where can I find McDonald's interview experiences by job title?

Crew Member (31546) ; Cashier (19631) ; Manager (5039) ; Line Cook (4056) ; Cook (4055) ; Sales Associate/Cashier (3196) ; Crew Trainer (3171) ; Atendente (2609) ; Shift Manager (2473) ; Equipier Polyvalent (1858) ; Fry Cook (1763) ; Server (1668) ; Crew Member/Grill Cook (1636) ; Crew (1581) ; Customer Service (1484)

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Glassdoor users rated their interview experience at McDonald's as 63.7% positive with a difficulty rating score of 1.84 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty). Candidates interviewing for Agent and Assistant Manager Fast Food rated their interviews as the hardest, whereas interviews for Part Time Employee and Pastry Chef roles were rated as the easiest.
The hiring process at McDonald's takes an average of 10 days when considering 12,820 user submitted interviews across all job titles. To compare, the average duration of hiring at similar companies like BlackRock, Inc. is 14 days, Fabricated Software, Inc. is 2 days, and Apple Inc. is 21 days. Candidates applying for Pastry Chef had the quickest hiring process (on average 1 day), whereas Chief of Staff roles had the slowest hiring process (on average 360 days).
Common stages of the interview process at McDonald's according to 12,820 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 31%
Skills test: 12%
Background check: 12%
Phone interview: 9%
Drug test: 8%
Personality test: 8%
Presentation: 7%
Other: 5%
IQ intelligence test: 4%
Group panel interview: 3%
Here are the most commonly searched roles for interview reports -
Crew Member(31546) ;
Cashier(19631) ;

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McDonald's interviews FAQs

Glassdoor users rated their interview experience at McDonald's as 63.7% positive with a difficulty rating score of 1.84 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty). Candidates interviewing for Agent and Assistant Manager Fast Food rated their interviews as the hardest, whereas interviews for Part Time Employee and Pastry Chef roles were rated as the easiest.
The hiring process at McDonald's takes an average of 10 days when considering 12,820 user submitted interviews across all job titles. To compare, the average duration of hiring at similar companies like BlackRock, Inc. is 14 days, Fabricated Software, Inc. is 2 days, and Apple Inc. is 21 days. Candidates applying for Pastry Chef had the quickest hiring process (on average 1 day), whereas Chief of Staff roles had the slowest hiring process (on average 360 days).
Common stages of the interview process at McDonald's according to 12,820 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 31%
Skills test: 12%
Background check: 12%
Phone interview: 9%
Drug test: 8%
Personality test: 8%
Presentation: 7%
Other: 5%
IQ intelligence test: 4%
Group panel interview: 3%
Here are the most commonly searched roles for interview reports -
Crew Member(31546) ;
Cashier(19631) ;

Manager

(5039) ;

Line Cook(4056) ;

Cook(4055) ;

Sales Associate/Cashier(3196) ;

Crew Trainer(3171) ;

Atendente(2609) ;

Shift Manager(2473) ;

Equipier Polyvalent(1858) ;

Fry Cook(1763) ;

Server(1668) ;

Crew Member/Grill Cook(1636) ;

Crew(1581) ;

Customer Service(1484) .

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