Top 20 McDonalds Store Manager Interview Questions Answers
Here are the Top 20 common interview questions and answers for McDonalds Store Manager 2016
Q-1 Are you happy with your career to date?
Ans- Here interviewer want to see your self-esteem, confidence and career aspirations. The answer must be 'yes', followed by a brief explanation as to what it is about your career so far that's made you happy. If you have hit a career plateau, or you feel you are moving too slowly, then you must qualify your answer.
Q-2 Why did you choose McDonalds?
Ans- Interviewer want to know this job will mean more than just a paycheck to you. They often ask this question to see if you want to work for their company or just any company. Use this opportunity to show the research you've done prior to your interview and how passionate you are about the position. If you want to make a hit, then take the time to understand the basics of your target company's brand. Be prepared to tap into the company's carefully crafted reputation from your first conversation all the way through the hiring process.
Example Answer : It is the greater privilege for anyone to work in a reputed company like yours and it's one of the rapid growing industry. When I searching for your company I felt that this is right platform to enhance my skills and contribute my part to the growth of an industry.
Q-3 How long would you stay?
Ans- There is no need to answer this question directly. They’re not expecting you to give them a finite period, but they will be expecting an answer that suggests you see yourself working in the company for the long term. And it’s another way of trying to understand your goals and ambitions.
Example Answer : Well, it's early to say anything about it. But still. As long as I fill that it's my organization as well as the organization feels that I am part of it.
Q-4 What salary are you seeking?
Ans- Be prepared to answer it well and with confidence by keeping these suggestions in mind. Show the interviewer your skills and worth by explaining your accomplishments before discussing salary, Magas says. “You need to convince them that the work you’ve done and are capable of doing warrants greater compensation because of its value and your value”. By swaying the conversation away from salary and toward your skills you can show you’re a good fit for the company, and by the time they bring up salary again, they may be willing to offer more than they would have earlier.
Q-5 What qualifications and experience you have that will make you successful in this job?
Ans- This is another way of asking why should we hire you or what best you are having that will benefit company. You need to describe how your skills, knowledge and experience match the job outline, while also explaining your motivation and goals. Even if you haven't had any direct experience, you can still highlight any transferable skills that relate to the role. Turn your answer into a positive by making it clear that you want the job in order to gain experience in the area. You need to prove that you've handled deadlines successfully in the past. Describe how you overcame obstacles that you had no control over.
Q-6 Describe your leadership skills.
Ans- Leadership skills which includes effective communication, vision, motivating and inspiring other people to excel. It means helping others to mature and turn their mission and vision into truth, making hard decisions. The important thing is to demonstrate that with this experience you had to display qualities such as initiative, decisiveness, organisational abilities and the ability to manage, guide and motivate others. These are skills that can be transferred to any work context and will be invaluable to your future employer. So share your experience when you played a role of a leader and demonstrate your all skills effectively and what was the result.
Q-7 What is your philosophy towards work?
Ans- Interviewers who ask this question expect to hear a thoughtful, intelligent answer of someone who cares to realize himself professionally. Here interviewer want to know that how you normally manage your work or what is your style of doing any work.
Example Answer : My philosophy is, 'Value addition' to the work given by customer is important. Just finishing the given work can be done by anyone. We should always think how to add more value that benefits the customer.
Q-8 If you have an better salary offer from other company also than what will you do?
Ans- Recruiting a candidate costs money to the company so they would like to hire somebody who has some loyalty towards the company. You can answer this question by saying that though you know the attraction of money every job offers but you would first try to analyze the growth opportunities with both the jobs. If your present company can offer you the desired growth with the industry trend, you would not switch. You will discuss the issue with your senior and ask his views on your growth in the present job and if you see that there is a potential to grow in the present job, you will stick otherwise you will politely inform him about your decision to move ahead in life.
Q-9 Why should we offer this position to you?
Ans- Here interviewer wants reason to hire you. With this question, your interviewer is asking you to sell him on you and your status as the best person for the position. Make his job easier by convincing him that. This is your chance to wow them with your highlight reel. Your answer should summarize the top three or four best reasons to hire you. It’s better to have three or four strong reasons with memorable descriptions and/or examples than to rattle off a laundry list of twelve strengths without context. Your answer to this interview question could make or break your chances. You need a brief pitch that matches your experiences with an employer's needs. Embrace that this question as an opportunity to emphasize your value and to demonstrate your knowledge as they work together to show how well you could do the job.
Q-10 Tell me the reason of leaving the previous job.
Ans- The best strategy for effectively answering this tough interview question is to prepare for it. Here’s how to be ready and how to recover when you’re not. Take the opportunity to share what you’ve learned about the potential new company (demonstrating your interest in the opportunity). Talk about the environment and culture of this company, and how you feel it’s a strong match with your strengths and experience.
Example Answer : First of all, I would like to thank my previous company. Because it gives an initial platform to my professional career. And I learnt a lot of things there like how to behave and communicate with clients, how to manage labours, technicians, sub contractors gently and friendly. But now I like to upgrade myself financially and professionally.
Q-11 How good your communication skills are?
Ans- Here you need to demonstrate your communication skills by sharing an example of any incident. The first thing you need to do is demonstrate the hallmarks of good communication: listen attentively, speak calmly and confidently, and engage with the interviewer, making eye contact and asking questions where appropriate. When preparing your answer for this type of communications skills question, bear in mind that the interviewer is most interested in the tools you use to deal with conflict.
Q-12 What experience you have in this field?
Ans- This is the most common question asked in interviews revolves around the candidate's experience. When you are asked questions related to the experience that qualifies you for the job, it's important to be very specific about your skills and experience. Instead of answering it broadly, try to use specific examples of how your past work prepares you for the new role. Here you need to speak about what you've done in the past or what you do in your present job that is related to the position you are applying for. Here you can also include free services you rendered to religious or social organizations, friends and relations. If you do not have any specific experience, get as close as possible.
Q-13 Who are our main competitors?
Ans- Preparation is key for success with this question. It’s one that you may spend more time researching than some others. You should research the major competitors of the company in order to have a solid answer to this question. Try your best to learn about the competitor’s products as well. There are no. of sources available to research about the company.
Q-14 What is the most important decision you make everyday as a store manager?
Ans- Here interviewer indirectly asking that are you a good decision maker or not. The interviewer may ask you to define the meaning of critical thinking and to assess the importance of it to the decision making process. Or do you have the ability to make important decisions or not or to know how you’d handle challenging and stressful situations and how strong your critical thinking skills. This is your chance to show that you’re up to the task of making good decisions in challenging situations. So start with a story that shows you were successful in solving a tough problem and that shows a positive result for your boss and the business.
Q-15 How you maintain a friendly environment at work?
Ans- Here you need to describe an ideal healthy environment to your interviewer and how you maintain it at your work.
Here are some steps to maintain healthy environment at work:
* Develop a positive attitude
* Treat everyone with respect
* Practice active listening
* Connect on a personal level
* Develop relationships outside of work
* Work together for larger good
Q-16 What strategies do you prefer to motivate employees positively?
Ans- Motivating your employees is vital to any business. A motivated workforce means a highly productive staff, all of which will help you achieve your business goals. And this should be a main objective in your organizational and business plan. How you drives your employees to their peak performance will better help you develop programs that both motivate and retain the best employees for your business. Steps to motivate employees :
* Communicate better
* Be an example
* Empower them
* Offer opportunities for Advancement
* Provide incentives
Q-17 How Would You Describe Your Management Style?
Ans- There are various ways to answer this question. You may be tempted to share a specific management style. This a good opportunity for you to show that you will be a great manager, by answering this question. The interviewer will be keen to find out how you interact with staff working under you, how you work on a day to day basis and your perceptions of leadership. Management is about getting a job done and being effective in handling those people responsible for doing the work. Remember to not simply focus on yourself, but to demonstrate how you get the best out of people – the ability to both drive and encourage others, as well as being able to rein in staff when need be. Explaining the role of management may seem unnecessary, but defining the purpose will help to clarify the type of manager that you are.
Q-18 How often do you evaluate your success?
Ans- Figure out which qualities they are trying to find in you and focus on them. These may vary with the specific job, but they should be, more or less, consistent. In your answer, you should be cognizant of the type of job you're applying for. Whereas a large corporation might place all their emphasis on the bottom line, a non-profit would measure success not in money but in social impact. You should avoid talking about how you are completely successful. No matter how capable you are, being able to improve will be appealing to interviewer.
Q-19 How would deal with an employee who was frequently late?
Ans- When you are manager you rely on your employees to help you run your company efficiently. If an employee is consistently late, others in the company start to notice, oftentimes causing frustration and friction so it becomes your duty to handle it and same you need to share with your interviewer that how you use deal with it. Steps to deal with an employee who was frequently late :
* Identify the behavior
* Be proactive
* Verbalize your disappointment
* Come up with an action plan
* Respect a person's privacy
* Clearly outline the consequences
* Reward improvements
Q-20 Have you consistently met your sales goals?
Ans- The interviewer will want to know about your sales history. The ideal candidate will have proven experience meeting and exceeding sales goals.Be prepared to talk about your greatest sales achievements. Refresh your memory before the interview so that you can comfortably cite numbers to demonstrate your success.
Example Answer : I have always met or exceeded my professional sales goals, and most often my personal ones too, especially in the last few years. I think with experience, I have learned to set my personal goals at an attainable level, very high, but not unreachable.
Q-1 Are you happy with your career to date?
Ans- Here interviewer want to see your self-esteem, confidence and career aspirations. The answer must be 'yes', followed by a brief explanation as to what it is about your career so far that's made you happy. If you have hit a career plateau, or you feel you are moving too slowly, then you must qualify your answer.Q-2 Why did you choose McDonalds?
Ans- Interviewer want to know this job will mean more than just a paycheck to you. They often ask this question to see if you want to work for their company or just any company. Use this opportunity to show the research you've done prior to your interview and how passionate you are about the position. If you want to make a hit, then take the time to understand the basics of your target company's brand. Be prepared to tap into the company's carefully crafted reputation from your first conversation all the way through the hiring process.
Example Answer : It is the greater privilege for anyone to work in a reputed company like yours and it's one of the rapid growing industry. When I searching for your company I felt that this is right platform to enhance my skills and contribute my part to the growth of an industry.
Q-3 How long would you stay?
Ans- There is no need to answer this question directly. They’re not expecting you to give them a finite period, but they will be expecting an answer that suggests you see yourself working in the company for the long term. And it’s another way of trying to understand your goals and ambitions.
Example Answer : Well, it's early to say anything about it. But still. As long as I fill that it's my organization as well as the organization feels that I am part of it.
Q-4 What salary are you seeking?
Ans- Be prepared to answer it well and with confidence by keeping these suggestions in mind. Show the interviewer your skills and worth by explaining your accomplishments before discussing salary, Magas says. “You need to convince them that the work you’ve done and are capable of doing warrants greater compensation because of its value and your value”. By swaying the conversation away from salary and toward your skills you can show you’re a good fit for the company, and by the time they bring up salary again, they may be willing to offer more than they would have earlier.
Q-5 What qualifications and experience you have that will make you successful in this job?
Ans- This is another way of asking why should we hire you or what best you are having that will benefit company. You need to describe how your skills, knowledge and experience match the job outline, while also explaining your motivation and goals. Even if you haven't had any direct experience, you can still highlight any transferable skills that relate to the role. Turn your answer into a positive by making it clear that you want the job in order to gain experience in the area. You need to prove that you've handled deadlines successfully in the past. Describe how you overcame obstacles that you had no control over.
Q-6 Describe your leadership skills.
Ans- Leadership skills which includes effective communication, vision, motivating and inspiring other people to excel. It means helping others to mature and turn their mission and vision into truth, making hard decisions. The important thing is to demonstrate that with this experience you had to display qualities such as initiative, decisiveness, organisational abilities and the ability to manage, guide and motivate others. These are skills that can be transferred to any work context and will be invaluable to your future employer. So share your experience when you played a role of a leader and demonstrate your all skills effectively and what was the result.
Q-7 What is your philosophy towards work?
Ans- Interviewers who ask this question expect to hear a thoughtful, intelligent answer of someone who cares to realize himself professionally. Here interviewer want to know that how you normally manage your work or what is your style of doing any work.
Example Answer : My philosophy is, 'Value addition' to the work given by customer is important. Just finishing the given work can be done by anyone. We should always think how to add more value that benefits the customer.
Q-8 If you have an better salary offer from other company also than what will you do?
Ans- Recruiting a candidate costs money to the company so they would like to hire somebody who has some loyalty towards the company. You can answer this question by saying that though you know the attraction of money every job offers but you would first try to analyze the growth opportunities with both the jobs. If your present company can offer you the desired growth with the industry trend, you would not switch. You will discuss the issue with your senior and ask his views on your growth in the present job and if you see that there is a potential to grow in the present job, you will stick otherwise you will politely inform him about your decision to move ahead in life.
Q-9 Why should we offer this position to you?
Ans- Here interviewer wants reason to hire you. With this question, your interviewer is asking you to sell him on you and your status as the best person for the position. Make his job easier by convincing him that. This is your chance to wow them with your highlight reel. Your answer should summarize the top three or four best reasons to hire you. It’s better to have three or four strong reasons with memorable descriptions and/or examples than to rattle off a laundry list of twelve strengths without context. Your answer to this interview question could make or break your chances. You need a brief pitch that matches your experiences with an employer's needs. Embrace that this question as an opportunity to emphasize your value and to demonstrate your knowledge as they work together to show how well you could do the job.
Q-10 Tell me the reason of leaving the previous job.
Ans- The best strategy for effectively answering this tough interview question is to prepare for it. Here’s how to be ready and how to recover when you’re not. Take the opportunity to share what you’ve learned about the potential new company (demonstrating your interest in the opportunity). Talk about the environment and culture of this company, and how you feel it’s a strong match with your strengths and experience.
Example Answer : First of all, I would like to thank my previous company. Because it gives an initial platform to my professional career. And I learnt a lot of things there like how to behave and communicate with clients, how to manage labours, technicians, sub contractors gently and friendly. But now I like to upgrade myself financially and professionally.
Q-11 How good your communication skills are?
Ans- Here you need to demonstrate your communication skills by sharing an example of any incident. The first thing you need to do is demonstrate the hallmarks of good communication: listen attentively, speak calmly and confidently, and engage with the interviewer, making eye contact and asking questions where appropriate. When preparing your answer for this type of communications skills question, bear in mind that the interviewer is most interested in the tools you use to deal with conflict.
Q-12 What experience you have in this field?
Ans- This is the most common question asked in interviews revolves around the candidate's experience. When you are asked questions related to the experience that qualifies you for the job, it's important to be very specific about your skills and experience. Instead of answering it broadly, try to use specific examples of how your past work prepares you for the new role. Here you need to speak about what you've done in the past or what you do in your present job that is related to the position you are applying for. Here you can also include free services you rendered to religious or social organizations, friends and relations. If you do not have any specific experience, get as close as possible.
Q-13 Who are our main competitors?
Ans- Preparation is key for success with this question. It’s one that you may spend more time researching than some others. You should research the major competitors of the company in order to have a solid answer to this question. Try your best to learn about the competitor’s products as well. There are no. of sources available to research about the company.
Q-14 What is the most important decision you make everyday as a store manager?
Ans- Here interviewer indirectly asking that are you a good decision maker or not. The interviewer may ask you to define the meaning of critical thinking and to assess the importance of it to the decision making process. Or do you have the ability to make important decisions or not or to know how you’d handle challenging and stressful situations and how strong your critical thinking skills. This is your chance to show that you’re up to the task of making good decisions in challenging situations. So start with a story that shows you were successful in solving a tough problem and that shows a positive result for your boss and the business.
Q-15 How you maintain a friendly environment at work?
Ans- Here you need to describe an ideal healthy environment to your interviewer and how you maintain it at your work.
Here are some steps to maintain healthy environment at work:
* Develop a positive attitude
* Treat everyone with respect
* Practice active listening
* Connect on a personal level
* Develop relationships outside of work
* Work together for larger good
Q-16 What strategies do you prefer to motivate employees positively?
Ans- Motivating your employees is vital to any business. A motivated workforce means a highly productive staff, all of which will help you achieve your business goals. And this should be a main objective in your organizational and business plan. How you drives your employees to their peak performance will better help you develop programs that both motivate and retain the best employees for your business. Steps to motivate employees :
* Communicate better
* Be an example
* Empower them
* Offer opportunities for Advancement
* Provide incentives
Q-17 How Would You Describe Your Management Style?
Ans- There are various ways to answer this question. You may be tempted to share a specific management style. This a good opportunity for you to show that you will be a great manager, by answering this question. The interviewer will be keen to find out how you interact with staff working under you, how you work on a day to day basis and your perceptions of leadership. Management is about getting a job done and being effective in handling those people responsible for doing the work. Remember to not simply focus on yourself, but to demonstrate how you get the best out of people – the ability to both drive and encourage others, as well as being able to rein in staff when need be. Explaining the role of management may seem unnecessary, but defining the purpose will help to clarify the type of manager that you are.
Q-18 How often do you evaluate your success?
Ans- Figure out which qualities they are trying to find in you and focus on them. These may vary with the specific job, but they should be, more or less, consistent. In your answer, you should be cognizant of the type of job you're applying for. Whereas a large corporation might place all their emphasis on the bottom line, a non-profit would measure success not in money but in social impact. You should avoid talking about how you are completely successful. No matter how capable you are, being able to improve will be appealing to interviewer.
Q-19 How would deal with an employee who was frequently late?
Ans- When you are manager you rely on your employees to help you run your company efficiently. If an employee is consistently late, others in the company start to notice, oftentimes causing frustration and friction so it becomes your duty to handle it and same you need to share with your interviewer that how you use deal with it. Steps to deal with an employee who was frequently late :
* Identify the behavior
* Be proactive
* Verbalize your disappointment
* Come up with an action plan
* Respect a person's privacy
* Clearly outline the consequences
* Reward improvements
Q-20 Have you consistently met your sales goals?
Ans- The interviewer will want to know about your sales history. The ideal candidate will have proven experience meeting and exceeding sales goals.Be prepared to talk about your greatest sales achievements. Refresh your memory before the interview so that you can comfortably cite numbers to demonstrate your success.
Example Answer : I have always met or exceeded my professional sales goals, and most often my personal ones too, especially in the last few years. I think with experience, I have learned to set my personal goals at an attainable level, very high, but not unreachable.
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