Work Experience Review

During my time at Mcdonald's on work experience i learned basic skills with serving customers and taking orders. I also moved around and helped other employees and developed my skills communicating and seeing what it was like in a working environment. I would usually do one shift a day but have 2 days off a week. These shift could be anything from 4 hours long to 7.

As previously mentioned, i improved my communication skills. I learnt the skills which are for the job at hand, such as making the food and the correct way to do this. I also worked on the till for a small time too which i have never done before and was a new experience for me.

I quite enjoyed my work but i think this was mainly because the people i was working with where very friendly and spoke to me throughout the day asking how i was getting on with the work. My work experience was unpaid so i wasn't worked hard and i was able to enjoy my time there as well as get some good benfits!

It was organised to an extent. I had a primary contact at McDonald's however if they were busy then i knew i could speak to someone i was with for help with anything. In terms of my work, it was fairly organised however i was just told where i would be working for the day and asked if i was ok with that.

I learnt a bit more about the company then what i already knew. I was briefed about the core values and culture of the company but apart from a small briefing at the start and end of my experience i was not tought anything more in terms of company values.

In my future i wouldn't mind working at McDonald's however i do not want to be working there for all my life. i think it's a good starting point for my career and it gave me some good experience and helped me communicate more and learn about the general working life.

No, my job was just a work experience placement that i applied for. Initially i was going to work for just a week however they told me i could come in around my school schedule and work for a couple of weeks if i wanted to. This benefitted and suited me more due to some exams i had.

Yes i spoke to a lot of employees there having been moving around the company a lot learning different jobs. There are a couple of employees i still speak to now and then and would like to see again perhaps if i end up getting a job there in the future.

Yes

i think it was a good starting point and experience for anyone such as myself, coming out of school not fully knowing what to do or where to start in their career. I learned and improved my basic skills and also felt comfortable working there as well. The benefits are good too.

I would ask the manager or a member of staff if they offer any work experience placements. If unwilling to do unpaid work for a couple of weeks then it may be harder to get a job there, however the recruitment process is straightforward and they should tell you if a placement is available and give you the relevant documents to apply etc.