McDonalds Has Lower Acceptance Rate Than Harvard

Submitted by sarajean on 5/06/11 5:04am

The other day, my husband and I joked that when his unemployment runs out, he might be working at McDonald’s by the end of summer. The job market is just that bleak right now; ever since his layoff, we’ve applied to dozens of jobs every week—usually at least 100—and he’s gone on seven interviews. Even so, no luck yet, and the McJob seems to be looming over us.

We are pretty confident that he could work there, since he’s managed a restaurant before—but it just may not be that simple. It turns out that McDonald’s only accepts 6.2% of the people who apply for jobs at the company, which is even less than the acceptance rate of people who apply to get into Harvard! The source article gives an even bleaker percentage regarding the number of people who actually held jobs in 2010, which was 66%, the lowest record we have on history. If that decline was due to people refusing to work for corporations and instead growing their own food, making their own clothes, and bartering for their livelihood, I’d be all for it.

Unfortunately, I have a feeling that that isn’t the case at all—and any number of those unemployed would be vying for that McJob in a heartbeat.

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Submitted by biggirlsdontfry on 5/06/11 8:22pm

Some people make really good

Some people make really good money there, and yet the staff in my area can't ever manage to get my order right. Good luck to you.

Submitted by sarajean on 5/06/11 8:33pm

Our area, either! Thanks for

Our area, either! Thanks for the luck. Still hitting the pavement!

Submitted by Dora (not verified) on 1/20/12 2:52pm

I think the rate of hire is

I think the rate of hire is so low because so many people apply there each year. I know that Mcdonalds is one of the first places a high school student applies. Also I think Mcdonalds is more interested in hiring teenagers. Adults tend to need full time jobs.

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McDonalds Has Lower Acceptance Rate Than Harvard