Job Interview tips please

Thing is... given the number of people who do it temporarily, if you actually took a job like McD's super seriously you could potentially do ok out of it.
 
Forget all the guff, just sell yourself and make it clear why hiring you will benefit the company / department. Essentially tell them why you're the right guy :)

Oh and if they ask "where do you want to be in 5 years?" Don't say "in your wife".
 
Do your research on the company, seem genuinely interested, make sure you have some questions for them that aren't 'how much are you paying me'.

Make sure you have an answer for 'What are you weaknesses' that isn't 'I don't have any'.
 
Currently a McDonald's employee so perhaps I can provide some insight:

*Your only being interviewed because your answers to the online form created an integer high enough to qualify you for the interview.

*The manager does not care about you (sounds harsh) but at our store, if there are two vacancies, he'll ask HR for about 15-25 candidates.

*Despite the obvious advice for interviews... What if I told you that you weren't being interviewed... They generally wont give a toss about previous employment history, unless you were sacked or whatnot. Its to see how YOU as a person handle social engagement, are you warm and friendly, with an authentic smile and good but non-dominant eye contact? Crucially can you handle obtuse questions. I got asked something along the lines of:

"What gets you fired up on a good day?"

*I mean what on Earth! This is needed as those who can think on their feet can work through customer's weird ass questions and maintain a high level of satisfaction, such as "Have you ******* in my burger,mate?"

* You more than likely won't get an OJE, unless the manager has serious time to kill (plus if you don't get the job they have to bin the uniform) however they may show you around and ask you what is wrong with a part of the store. I got asked this at front counter when everyone was just chatting away and not working... Easy peasy!

*Lastly, relax! It's McDonalds, you know it, they know it, everyone knows it! They are looking for humans with good people skills not PhD students who can code C# (Although that won't go a miss!)

*Leave a lasting impession, I was called up 30mins after my interview because I was smiley, confident, but not arrogant, cracked a couple of jokes and was nice, it crucially left a lasting impression with the store manager so when he was looking at a giant bundle of forms wondering who to hire I popped straight into his mind! I stood out, rather than faded off with all the other candidates.

Any other questions mate feel free to message in trust :)
 
I worked in McD as a kid, loved it. Was a young crowd and really good fun, I didn't really take it seriously though as a student job :p

Highlighted when I locked myself in the crew room for two hours to watch the England/Germany quarter finals in the Euros and wouldn't come out until full time :p
 
Trim and clean your fingernails; along with dirty shoes and furry yellow teeth, it is among the first things they will notice.
 
Be miserable, at least you'll be honest. I kind of agree with David Mitchell, it is silly you have to pretend that you really want to work in McDonald's when the reality is you just need something to pay you money so you can pay your bills.

 
A good tip is to imagine the interviewer naked. An easy way to help with this is to ask the interviewer to undress. This means you don't need to imagine anything and can instead concentrate on his or her questions.
 
GTO656 said:
Hey guys well I came back holiday a couple weeks ago and started applying for some jobs again here and there. I applied two at McD, which I wasn't even keeping my hopes high, one got rejected but the other got accepted which was surprising it only take me 10 mins to get there and located along with other food franchises and I know it is very busy. Position is of Part-time Crew Member. So im looking for tips again from anyone who has worked in this position before and would love help from every1 else. It says that it will have 15 min OJE and 15 min interview. But im not too sure as it could be an interview only. ideas please guys?



Much appreciated
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For that type of job, and I mean this in a nice way, just turn up with a lisp and a nice shirt and you're gold. :p
 
[FnG]magnolia;24702908 said:
A good tip is to imagine the interviewer naked. An easy way to help with this is to ask the interviewer to undress. This means you don't need to imagine anything and can instead concentrate on his or her questions.
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Apparently if you want McDonalds employees to get naked you just need to phone the store up and tell them you're a police officer

http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/weird-news/compliance-new-movie-tells-true-1779908

For three hours Summers – and later her fiancé Walter Nix – did everything “Officer Scott” asked, even as his demands became more bizarre and increasingly perverted.

But the voice on the line wasn’t a lawman at all. Terrified Louise was just the latest victim of one of the strangest and cruelest phone hoaxers ever.

The same caller – believed by cops to be 38-year-old prison warder David Stewart – is thought to have duped managers of more than 70 fast food outlets in 31 US states into strip-searching, humiliating and sexually abusing customers and staff.
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Brilliant thanks guys, Would passport be enough at interview, im not sure if they ask for birth cert as I have that elsewhere? what would be good questions to ask them? as I know that they close at around 8/9pm so no late night shifts,

Thanks again
 
Just got the job I went for on Monday, so happy. A nice £3k payrise from my current role.

Two tips I'd give (although the first mainly applies to the metrics used by my employer).

1) STAR (Situation, Task, Action, Result) - When asked a question we get 'points' for each thing mentioned. So when asked something like "Tell me a time you had to deal with an awkward customer) you say what the situation was, what they expected, what you did and what the end result was. Always concentrate on positives, so instead of saying 'the boat didn't sink' you say 'the amount of sinking was severly reduced'.

2) Any questions? When it comes to this part you want to turn the tables and start interviewing them. You don't want to just ask "what are the hours" or talk about pay (in fact you should avoid both those areas until the job offer) you want to ask stuff like "What is your vision for the future of the department". I also use it to cover my positive attributes that weren't covered in the questions they ask. So for me I asked "Do you agree having someone with exceptional technical knowledge and the ability to extract and analyse data would be beneficial to the role?".
 
dowie said:
Thing is... given the number of people who do it temporarily, if you actually took a job like McD's super seriously you could potentially do ok out of it.
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You can do very well out of it, 2 guys I went to school with started working for them when the rest of us went to 6th form.
They're now in managerial positions and doing better than most of the people I know who done their A levels and went to uni.
It might be a low level temp job for most people but if you're prepared to put the time and effort in then the rewards are certainly there.
 
Basically, if I were to give advice it'd just echo much of what has been said already, but please FOR THE LOVE OF GOD don't give limp/weak handshakes...

I've always been a stern believer that a handshake speaks volumes about their character.
 
Suarez7 said:
So what's the job title? McBurgerFlipper?
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Do you feel especially down about your job that you have to try and make others feel bad?

OP, good luck. Just come across as a professional and you should do fine. As posted on the previous page, get your practise in.
 
thx, what would be good questions to ask them? as I know that they close at around 8/9pm so no late night shifts.
 
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