Impressive turnout for local McDonald’s hiring day

Last Tuesday 144 applicants showed up at the local McDonald’s as part of McDonald’s National Hire Day. The company held a nationwide search to add 50,000 new employees, 1,000 from Arizona.

“We had a great turnout,” said Rikki Allenby, general manager for both the John Wayne Parkway and Wal-Mart locations. “It kept us going all day.”

Because there were so many applicants, Allenby conducted group interviews and has already begun to narrow down her selections from Tuesday. She will now schedule sit downs with the candidates for individualized interviews.

Of the 144, she will set her potential candidate list at 25.  Of that number, 15 people will be selected for employment. She plans to hire 10 for the John Wayne Parkway location and five for the Wal-Mart location. 

The individual interviews will likely be set up for early next week, and all positions will start off as part-time employment.

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