I applied online. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at McDonald's (Galway) in Aug 2016
Interview
General interview. Nothing unusual. General expected questions. Took place in lobby of restaurant. Store manager interviewed me one on one. Manager wanted to get sense of my personality and if I would suit manual work expected.
The interview consists of a few Basic questions to test your understanding of customer service. Very relaxed approach to hiring and you typically hear back very quickly(within a few days )
Phone call. Then in person interview, if it goes well they'll do a background check. Very streamlined process, it isn't difficult. They mostly care about what hours you are free.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Current occupation. Available Hours. If you have a history of crime.
Very simple questions, about school, personality etc. Then we went straight to discussing availability and it was as easy as that. They aren't looking for much so you don't need to do much.