Monday, April 4, 2011

Unemployed People Rejoice, McJobs to the Rescue!

If you're one of the 13.5 bazillion Americans out of work, your ship is about to pull in.

America's insatiable appetite for deep fried animal byproducts and 97 ounce containers of fizzy corn syrup water have Golden Arches staying open through the wee hours of the night nationwide. Those ground up chicken beaks can't fry themselves into delicious McNuggets, they need your help.

McDonald’s (MCD) plans to hold its first national hiring day April 19 to fill 50,000 jobs at its restaurants nationwide.

The company says it is making a concerted effort to add staff as its business improves and more of its restaurants stay open 24 hours a day.

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Turnover slowed the past few years because of the weak economy, the company says. McDonald’s sees this event as an opportunity to attract employees in a tough job market.

It is also trying to shed the negative connotation of employment at the fast-food chain, once dubbed “McJobs.” McDonald’s says about half of the company’s franchise owners and more than 75% of its managers started in entry-level jobs at McDonald’s.

“A McJob is one with career growth and endless possibilities,” the company said.

McDonald’s held a similar event in its Western region last year. More than 60,000 people applied for 13,000 jobs.

[USA Today]

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