Many employees climb the corporate ladder from crew member to management, and according to a 2012 McDonald's survey, almost 50% of McDonald's corporate restaurant managers started out as crew members, as did more than 60% of the company's owner operators.
"Can you eat 20 chicken McNuggets in less than 5 minutes?" — Cashier candidate
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"If you were a wallflower, what color would you be?" — Burger flipper candidate
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"How much does a quarter pounder weigh?" — Burger flipper candidate
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"If you could change one thing about yourself what would it be and why?" — Crew member candidate
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"Would you bend the rules?" — Restaurant manager trainee candidate
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"What came first ... the chicken or the chicken nugget?" — Fryer candidate
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"When was the last time you completed something on a deadline where you where almost late and what was this?" — Crew candidate
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"Why should we hire someone with food service experience to work behind a desk?" — Customer service representative candidate
Iranian worker Karim Jalalpour cleans the kitchen at "Mash Donald's" fast food restaurant, a knock-off version of McDonald's in western Tehran, Iran.
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"Is the tomato a fruit or vegetable?" — Server candidate
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"What do you define as success?" — Intern candidate