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  • Hello there, my name is Richard McMunn from the interview training company PassMyInterview.com,

  • and in this tutorial, I'm going to teach you how to pass a McDonald's interview. So, it

  • does not matter which job you are being interviewed for at McDonald's, I promise you, if you watch

  • this tutorial from beginning to end, you will not only be fully prepared for your McDonald's

  • interview, but you will know the type of questions they are going to ask. More importantly, how

  • to answer them with the highest scores possible! If you want to tell me the name of your particular

  • McDonald's job that you're being interviewed for, put it in the comments section below

  • this video, and I will give you some interview questions, personal to you, to prepare for.

  • So, before I do that and I get into the McDonald's interview questions and answers training tutorial,

  • a very warm welcome to this video. My name is Richard McMunn. That's me there in the

  • center. I've been helping people for about 20 years now to pass their interviews. I do

  • that by giving you top-scoring answers that you can't find anywhere else. Please do SUBSCRIBE

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  • much. OK. Let's get into my Top 7 McDonald's Interview Questions and High Scoring Answers!

  • Now, I'm going to give you each interview question, give you a number of tips to help

  • you answer it, and then give you my suggested answer for that McDonald's interview question.

  • So the first one is going to be: Tell me about yourself? A couple of tips. This interview

  • question is designed to get you talking, and also for the interviewer to find out a bit

  • about you and what you are like as a person. So, we want to prepare an answer for this

  • question before we head off to the McDonald's interview. My advice is to also use positive

  • words and phrases in your answer. And I'm going to give you a number of these you can

  • use in your own response. What we want to do is give the hiring manager a positivework-focused

  • answer to this interview question that shows you are an employable person. Basically, we

  • want to give them an answer that makes the interviewer think – ‘Yes, I want to hire

  • this person.’ Here is my suggested answer to the McDonald's interview question: Tell

  • me about yourself? “Well, first of all, thank you for inviting me along to the interview

  • today. I believe I am someone who has strong work ethics, a flexible and reliable approach

  • to my work and also someone who is honest, reliable and trustworthy. I am also someone

  • who wants to work in a customer-facing role where the ability to work as part of a close-knit

  • team is very important. As a person, I am happy, professional and caring and I feel

  • I can contribute in a positive way to the McDonald’s team. I am ready to work in a

  • challenging environment where you have to work under pressure and also ensure that you

  • provide great customer service at all times.” That's a very strong answer. And as I said

  • at the beginning, on the previous slide, it's full of positive key words and phrases that

  • demonstrates you are anemployableperson. Next question of your McDonald's interview:

  • Why do you want to work at McDonald's? Again, this is guaranteed to come up. McDonald's

  • understands that for some people, this is going to be their first job and there is a

  • possibility that they are not going to stay there for very long. However, we don't want

  • to go to the interview and say, “Well, I want to work for McDonald's because it's my

  • first job. It's local, but I don't plan to stay there for a long period of time.” We

  • don't want to say that! Whatever your plans are, keep them to yourself. However, what

  • is important is that you want to work in a customer-focused role, somewhere that you

  • can work as part of a team, and you can provide great customer service. Here is my suggested

  • answer to the interview question: Why do you want to work for McDonald’s? “I want to

  • work in a job that involves teamworking, flexible hours, a competitive salary and also one that

  • is customer-facing and local to me, geographically. It’s important for me to work somewhere

  • where I will be able to build new skills, gain new experiences and also work alongside

  • experienced people who will provide the support needed to grow within the role. McDonald’s

  • has a very good reputation as an employer and the fact it is one of the most successful

  • companies in the world, makes you an even more attractive employer to work for.” What

  • I like about that response, is you are being honest. You are saying that you want to work

  • in a job that involves working with other people. You know, flexible hours, a competitive

  • salary and also one that is customer-facing and also local to you, which IS a reason for

  • wanting to work. There’s is nothing wrong with that, because McDonald's is great in

  • the fact that it contributes so much to local communities. And if you are local to the area,

  • then why wouldn't you want to work for this restaurant? Okay. What are your strengths

  • and weaknesses? Again, guaranteed to come up during your McDonald's interview. Strengths

  • are very easy to give, but weaknesses are tougher, because what we don't want to do,

  • is to give the interviewer a weakness that is in line with the requirements of the McDonald's

  • job that you're applying for. So, if you said: “One of my weaknesses is the fact I don't

  • like working with people. I can't stand customers. I'm not very good at team working.” Then

  • you're not going to get this job! I can guarantee that. We need to give a weakness that doesn't

  • damage you. Give the interviewer three or four strengths that you already have, and

  • then just give them one weakness. Show the weakness to be a strength, in certain situations.

  • What do I mean by that? Well, here's a great answer to the question. What are your strengths

  • and what are your weaknesses? “My biggest strengths are that I am good with people,

  • I learn things quickly, I am reliable and trustworthy and I also take pride in my appearance

  • and the quality of work that I produce. The only weakness I believe I have is that I am

  • sometimes impatient, and I don’t like waiting around for people or for things to happen.

  • Whilst I do see this as a beneficial trait to have, especially when I am completing tasks

  • at work, I am learning to be more patient with people and situations when they arise.”

  • So, being impatient can be a weakness at times, but in a work situation, it can actually be

  • a strength, because that would tell me that you want to get your job done quickly. You

  • know, you're not the kind of person to sit around and wait, and you want things to be

  • done and you would act with a sense of urgency when carrying out tasks. It's quite a clever

  • answer to the question: What are your strengths and what are your weaknesses? Next question

  • of your McDonald's interview: Tell me how you'd work with other people? We're trying

  • to find out here what you're going to be like working as part of a team. Some people don't

  • like working as part of a team, but if you're going to work at McDonald's, you have to be

  • good at team working! Working as part of a team is very important, whilst working in

  • the fast food industry. Being a supportive team member who communicates clearly and concisely

  • is also important. We need to bear that in mind when giving our answer. Where possible,

  • my advice is to give examples, if you can, where you have already worked as part of a

  • team. It doesn't have to be in a working environment. You might have already operated as part of

  • a team in a sporting activity. Let's say you were part of a football team or a hockey team,

  • for example. You would have worked as part of a team, so you should know how you will

  • work with other people. But here's my sample response to the McDonald's interview question:

  • Tell me how you'd work with other people? “I’d work with other people at McDonald’s

  • by being a supportive team member. I’d also make sure I always focused on what we needed

  • to do together to complete tasks and jobs diligently, and also making sure we all followed

  • the relevant food safety and hygiene standards. I would get to know my work colleagues, support

  • them if they were struggling with their particular task and always look out for them during really

  • busy periods. Being a part of a team can be very rewarding and I think this would be one

  • of the most enjoyable aspects of working for McDonald’s.” That's a very strong answer.

  • Next question: What do you think it will be like working in the fast food industry? This

  • comes up often during a McDonald's interview. What do you think it will be like working

  • in the fast food industry? For some people, this can come as a bit of a surprise, working

  • in the fast food industry, because it can be quite challenging at times. Make sure,

  • in your answer to this interview question, you tell them both the good bits, and also

  • the challenging bits of working in the fast food industry. You'll notice there that I

  • have not said the wordsthe bad bits”. I've said, “the challenging parts”, which

  • they will be. So, we want to give an honest answer, but one that doesn't show that you're

  • not keen on working in this industry. Here's my suggested answer to this McDonald's interview

  • question: “Before I applied for a job with McDonald’s,

  • I thought carefully what it will be like working in the fast food industry. I think overall

  • it will be a brilliant experience that will enhance the skills I already have, whilst

  • also giving me new ones that will help me in my future career. Obviously, it’s going

  • to be hard work, unsociable hours, perhaps not particularly glamorous at times, especially

  • when I have to carry out toilet cleaning duties, but overall, I think it will be highly rewarding.

  • I believe the best parts of the job will be working as part of a great team, being really

  • busy, which I will definitely enjoy, and also serving customers their food and drinks. Most

  • people who go to McDonald’s are seeking an enjoyable experience, so on that basis,

  • it will be mostly positive from a customer service point of view.” Now, what I've done

  • there, is I've demonstrated that I have thought carefully before applying what it’s going

  • to be like. I've put a bit of consideration into this industry. I think overall it will

  • be really good. I've mentioned a few things that I'm aware will be challenging, but then,

  • and this is the important part, I finish off with thepositiveaspects. The things

  • that I believe will be really good. The next question of your McDonald's interview: How

  • would you handle a difficult customer? Now, whilst working for McDonald's, or any organization

  • where it’s customer facing, you're going to come across difficult customers. 99 percent

  • of the time, the customers will be great, but you will come across some difficult customers.

  • So, this assesses how you would handle a difficult customer. You have to remember, you are representing

  • the McDonald's brand, which stands for brilliant customer service and great food. Theyve

  • spent hundreds of millions of pounds investing in their brand, and it's a great place to

  • go and eat! You have to remember, you are representing their brand. It's very important.

  • So, when dealing with customers, always be polite, remain calm, listen to the customer,

  • and if you are unsure or the situation becomes difficult, always ask for help. Here's my

  • answer based on those tips. How would you handle a difficult customer? “I would first

  • of all remember that I am working for McDonald's, and as such, the customer service I provide

  • will always have to be outstanding. On that basis, I would remain calm, smile, be positive

  • and listen to any concerns they had. I would always follow the training I would have received,

  • and I would never get upset or frustrated whilst dealing with them. Sometimes, the customer

  • may have a genuine complaint or issue with either the food or the service they had received,

  • and if that was the case, I would deal with the situation quickly. Above everything, my

  • aim would be to make their visit to McDonald's a pleasant and enjoyable one. If, at any stage

  • whilst dealing with the customer, I either felt out of my depth or I was unsure what

  • to do, I would seek advice from my Team Leader or Supervisor.” That's a very good answer!

  • It's logical, you follow a sequence and process, and you know exactly how important it is that

  • you provide brilliant customer service whilst representing the McDonald's brand. Next question.

  • Tell me what you know about customer service? McDonald's is all about great customer service.

  • You and I already know that customer service is very important for all McDonald's jobs.

  • It does not matter which job you are applying for. By the way, don't forget to tell me which

  • job you are being interviewed for and I'll give you some interview questions and tips

  • to help you prepare. Customer service covers so many different areas. Show your understanding

  • of this in your answer to this interview question. Customer service isn't just about serving

  • customers. It's about how you present yourself, the cleanliness of the restaurant. You know

  • that the whole experience when somebody arrives on a premise, that’s owned by McDonald's.

  • Here's a great answer to this question. “Well, customer service is very important to McDonald’s

  • and it is one of the main reasons the company has been so successful for a long period of

  • time. Customer service is all about making sure everyone who visits a McDonald’s restaurant

  • has a happy and pleasant experience. It’s also about serving people quickly, accurately,

  • and also responding to any concerns they have and answering food related questions quickly

  • and reassuringly. Customer service is also about making sure the restaurant, the food

  • serving station and also the toilet facilities are clean and hygienic at all times. Customer

  • service covers many different areas and I know it would be my responsibility to make

  • sure it exceeds expectations whilst working for McDonald's.” Make sure you take a note

  • of that and use that during your answer. If you want my full set of 21 Great Answers to

  • Common Interview Questions, there’s a link that’s appeared, right there, in the top

  • right hand corner of this video. Click that and it will take you to my website, PassMyInterview.com,

  • and you can download a copy of those. Hope you enjoyed that tutorial! I believe if you

  • follow the tips that I've provided, and the suggested answers, then, you know, you will

  • be increasing your chances of successfully passing your McDonalds interview. I hope that

  • helped you to prepare for your interview with McDonald's. Thank you very much for watching.

  • Don't forget to tell me the name of your job for McDonald's in the comments section below

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Hello there, my name is Richard McMunn from the interview training company PassMyInterview.com,

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