The Career Path at McDonald's

May 3, 2014

In order to help young people to obtain their first job, 105 Gibson Centre, Markham, Ontario, has sponsored the Student Employment Mentoring Program ( S.E.M.P.) for the third year.

The Planning Committee has been exploring the possibilities of partnering with some big corporations in Canada and trying to get their support for the youths in our community. We have approached T & T ( brought by Loblaws ) and the McDonald's in our neighbourjood. After meeting with their Human Resources at their headquarters and couple other meetings, we were absolutely delighted about their positive responses and their willingness to support the young people.

Student Employment Mentoring Program Workshop - 105 Gibson Centre

This Saturday, I gave my last workshop for the Youth Employment Mentoring Program and invited two of the consultant managers from McDonals's to come and share their experiences and advice with them.

Donna, One of the Manager Consultants Spoke to the Youths

Dwight and Donna came and informed the youth of the career path and the qualities they looked for in their potential employees when recruiting for their McDonald's' stores.

For Crew staff members, store managers are looking for people who are:                                                 
enthusiastic and  outgoing. They also put strong emphasis on the importance of punctuality at work.

Dwight Shared the Career Path at McDonals' at 105 Gibson Centre

A Crew member can be promoted to become a Crew Trainer after working at their stores for six months and having developed knowledge to train others.
  
After working for a year, a Crew Trainer can be promoted to a Shift Manager.
                  
For the person who likes to be an Assistant Manager, the employees must  show           initiatives on the job.

After a couple of years, an Assistant  Manager can be promoted to the position of a

Store Manager  with good Knowledge of food cost, managerial and other experiences.

With developed knowledge in budgeting, staff training and managing the entire store, a Store Manager with five years of experience can be promoted to the Store Consultant position.

Some of the Guest Speakers for the Youth Mentoring Program

The youth job seekers learned a lot from these two store managers. They learned that being a Crew Member at McDonalds is not just a part time job for highschool kids. With the experience and training they gain, there are real career opportunities and growth with an intentional corporation such as McDonalds.

 105 Gibson is grateful that big corporations such as Mcdonalds and T & T  are doing their part by giving back to the community by llend a helping hand and support the young people in the community!

R.T.
Toronto, Ontario